GALLERY: The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories in January 2020

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Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in January 2020.

Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in January 2020, including top 2019 trends, cell-based milk, the Australian bushfires and more.

Read more on top 2019 trends, cell-based milk, the Australian bushfires and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for January 2020.

FNA Top 10 January 2020
FNA Top 10 January 2020

Read more on top 2019 trends, cell-based milk, the Australian bushfires and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for January 2020. 

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Five top trends set to shape the APAC food and beverage sector in 2020
Five top trends set to shape the APAC food and beverage sector in 2020

We take a look at the five top trends that look set to shape the Asia Pacific food and beverage industry in 2020, from fortification to cell-based development to sustainability and more.

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Milk minus the cows? Meet the Singapore start-up using stem cells to make milk
Milk minus the cows? Meet the Singapore start-up using stem cells to make milk

Singapore start-up TurtleTree Labs is producing milk in the laboratory using stem cells, and is now beginning discussions with major brands to gauge their interest in collaboration.

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Australian bushfires: Food safety and produce shortages additional concerns as blazes rage
Australian bushfires: Food safety and produce shortages additional concerns as blazes rage

The deadly bushfires raging across Australia are also posing serious food safety risks, officials have warned, while damaged transport links are also likely to lead to shortages of some fresh produce.

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Six need-to-know regulatory issues on the agenda for the APAC F&B sector in 2020
Six need-to-know regulatory issues on the agenda for the APAC F&B sector in 2020

From sugar taxes to hemp regulations, here are six major regulation and policy updates to be expected from the APAC food and beverage industry in 2020.

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Singapore’s War on Diabetes: How industry has played a key role in government’s health battle
Singapore’s War on Diabetes: How industry has played a key role in government’s health battle

Three years after Singapore officially launched its War on Diabetes campaign, with the aim of ‘mobilising the whole nation’ to tackle the condition, we assess how the food and beverage industry has been a key ally in the battle.

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Allergen focus: Australia and New Zealand look to tighten mandatory labelling rules
Allergen focus: Australia and New Zealand look to tighten mandatory labelling rules

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is looking to implement stricter mandatory allergen labelling regulations in both countries, particularly surrounding aspects such as clarity, consistency and prominence, and has opened this proposal to public comment.

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Milk vs climate change: How can dairy compete against its ‘sustainable’ competitors?
Milk vs climate change: How can dairy compete against its ‘sustainable’ competitors?

The dairy industry has been a subject of intense debate in recent years, fuelled by climate change crisis concerns worldwide as well as the advancement of various plant-based alternatives claiming to be more sustainable replacements.

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Next-gen products: Safety first as Singapore delves into regulatory framework for cell-based meat
Next-gen products: Safety first as Singapore delves into regulatory framework for cell-based meat

Singapore is looking into developing a comprehensive regulatory framework to govern novel food production for human consumption in the country, which would cover new items such as cell-based meat and alternative proteins.

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Taste and solubility: Cargill pea protein product boasts ‘high flexibility’ for product innovation
Taste and solubility: Cargill pea protein product boasts ‘high flexibility’ for product innovation

Cargill is looking to further extend its reach into various product categories across the Asian protein market with its new Radipure pea protein, which it claims to be exceptionally flexible for usage in new product formulations as a result of its neutral flavour and high solubility.

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Plant-based OmniMeat launches in Singapore retail, with Japan and UK next on the horizon
Plant-based OmniMeat launches in Singapore retail, with Japan and UK next on the horizon

Meat substitute product OmniMeat has been launched on the retail market in Singapore after notching-up success in the foodservice sector, with Japan and the UK next on the brand’s hitlist.

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