GALLERY: The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories in June 2021

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Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in June 2021.

Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in June 2021, including non-cold chain meat shipping, Coca-Cola Japan's freeze-dried beverages, Mondelez's snacking report and more.

Read more on non-cold chain meat shipping, Coca-Cola Japan's freeze-dried beverages, Mondelez's snacking report and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for June 2021.

FNA top 10 June 2021
FNA top 10 June 2021

Read more on non-cold chain meat shipping, Coca-Cola Japan's freeze-dried beverages, Mondelez's snacking report and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for June 2021.

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'Tetra Pak' for meats: Hong Kong's IXON on shipping fresh meat from US to Asia without the need for cold chain
'Tetra Pak' for meats: Hong Kong's IXON on shipping fresh meat from US to Asia without the need for cold chain

Hong Kong-based IXON Food Technology, which has developed advanced sous-vide aseptic packaging (ASAP) to store fresh meat, fish and seafood at room temperature for up to two years, is building a pilot plant in the United States as part of its plans to grow its B2B and D2C channels.

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Drop it then it's hot: Coca-Cola Japan creates freeze-dried tea and coffee cubes to reduce packaging waste
Drop it then it's hot: Coca-Cola Japan creates freeze-dried tea and coffee cubes to reduce packaging waste

Coca-Cola Japan has developed a barley tea, green tea and coffee freeze-dried cube under the 1,2,CUBE brand to bring an innovative, convenient, and environmentally friendly solution to the instant beverage market.

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Pandemic snack attack: Rise of work-from-home culture driving snacking trend in Australia - Mondelez report
Pandemic snack attack: Rise of work-from-home culture driving snacking trend in Australia - Mondelez report

The rise of the work-from-home culture in Australia ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit has simultaneously led to a rise in snacking frequency, especially among younger consumers, according to a report by Mondelez Australia.

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Beyond soy and almond: APAC's plant-based dairy firms step out of the conventional box with alternative sources and formats
Beyond soy and almond: APAC's plant-based dairy firms step out of the conventional box with alternative sources and formats

The plant-based dairy industry in the Asia Pacific region has traditionally seen products such as soy milk and almond milk lead the pack, but recently firms have been utilising many more unique plant-based sources to produce dairy alternatives, or creating new interesting plant-based formats to attract consumers.

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'No innovation, no future': Yili says digital technology a key driver for aggressive NPD strategy
'No innovation, no future': Yili says digital technology a key driver for aggressive NPD strategy

China dairy giant Yili has highlighted the use of digital technology all through its supply chain as a key factor for its new product development, having aggressively expanded its dairy portfolio in the past year.

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Multicultural versatility: Let's Plant Meat makes first overseas debut in Singapore with launch of nation's 'most affordable' plant-based meat
Multicultural versatility: Let's Plant Meat makes first overseas debut in Singapore with launch of nation's 'most affordable' plant-based meat

Thai plant-based firm Let's Plant Meat has just launched in its first export market Singapore with the 'most affordable' products on the market and a focus on multicultural versatility, according to its CEO.

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Non-dairy, low sugar, functional and sustainable: Suppliers take on the four trends driving APAC's beverage innovation
Non-dairy, low sugar, functional and sustainable: Suppliers take on the four trends driving APAC's beverage innovation (kazoka30/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Ingredient suppliers have identified four key trends that are driving beverage innovation in Asia-Pacific, namely non-dairy, low sugar, functional and sustainability.

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Plant-based meats and health: Pinduoduo and SIFBI team up to study impact on different ethnic groups in Singapore
Plant-based meats and health: Pinduoduo and SIFBI team up to study impact on different ethnic groups in Singapore (RHJ/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

China's agriculture and grocery retail platform Pinduoduo and the Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI) have signed a research project agreement to study the impact of plant-based meats on human health in the Singapore population.

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Looking LIVELY: Nestle Malaysia's new adaptogen-enriched teas tap traditional ingredients for stress management
Looking LIVELY: Nestle Malaysia's new adaptogen-enriched teas tap traditional ingredients for stress management

Nestle Malaysia's new range of adaptogen-enriched teas is set for a nationwide rollout in August 2021, and aims to utilize the functionality of traditional natural ingredients to capture the attention of stressed-out consumers.

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Post-pandemic look: Hygiene standards, at-home experiences and vegan trend will form the future of China and India's F&B industry
Post-pandemic look: Hygiene standards, at-home experiences and vegan trend will form the future of China and India's F&B industry

Hygiene standards, at-home experiences and the vegan and healthy trend are expected to form the post-pandemic future of the food and beverage industry in two of the world's largest economies, China and India.

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