Read more on Indonesia's palm oil export ban, Nestle price hikes, Singapore food security and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for May 2022.
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Read more on Indonesia's palm oil export ban, Nestle price hikes, Singapore food security and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for May 2022.
Click through the gallery to see them all.
Indonesia's palm oil export ban announced earlier this month has left the door open for Malaysia to swoop in and expand its market share – but this will very much depend on contract timings and labour viability, say industry experts.
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Nestle has announced healthy growth in Asia in the first quarter of 2022 after imposing price rises across all its markets, with the F&B giant warning of further hikes to come due to the Ukraine crisis.
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The scale of Singapore's challenge to achieve 30% food self-sufficiency by 2030 has been underlined by new data released by the city state's national food agency.
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Chinese consumers have determined the traffic light labelling system as well as distinct warning labels highlighting 'negative' nutrients such as sugar, salt and saturated fat to be the most effective forms of front-of-pack labelling (FOPL), according to a new study.
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Chinese dairy heavyweight Mengniu has urged the government to focus efforts on boosting local dairy self-sufficiency alongside its efforts to increase consumption, highlighting that a dependence on dairy imports is not an effective food security strategy in the long term.
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Green Rebel, an alternative protein start-up from Indonesia offering whole-cut plant-based meat for the Asian taste bud, aims to be on major Singapore supermarket shelves by Q3.
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Coca-Cola has revealed how it is deploying data and striving to extend shelf life to help slash food waste in Japan.
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Singapore's upcoming implementation of its sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) labelling system Nutri-Grade is driving local beverage firms to reformulate and create low-sugar product options to avoid potential repercussions, including upcycled drinks firm Imperfect Drinks.
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Broken-down microplastics have been found in blue mussels and water within the intertidal zone at some in southern Australia's, sparking fears they are now finding their way into food supplies.
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The South Korean government has updated national standards for food packaging recyclability, meaning that food and beverage manufacturers will need to review their current packaging to ensure it doesn't fall into the 'difficult to recycle' category.
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