Read more on the alternative proteins debate, exclusive insights from Thai Union, Ajinomoto full-year results report and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for January 2023.
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Read more on the alternative proteins debate, exclusive insights from Thai Union, Ajinomoto full-year results report and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for January 2023.
Click through the gallery to see them all.
Creating a sustainable food supply to meet population demands will require more than just a focus on growing the alternative proteins sector despite its current hype, according to industry experts.
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The plant-based space is nowhere near hitting the premium space yet, with affordability fundamental in driving demand amid deepening consumer economic concerns, says Thai Union.
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Japan food heavyweight Ajinomoto has highlighted localisation and innovation as key pillars of its sustainability strategy in the firm's most recent report, with its leaders pledging to take a 'fundamentally different' path from other MNCs.
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South Korea has given the nod for recycled PET plastic to be used as a material to make new food and beverage containers as part of its national sustainability strategy, citing work by international brands such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo as an inspiration.
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Nestle's strategy to focus on product affordability and accessibility appears to have paid off in 2022, with the firm seeing more significant growth from its business in emerging markets even amid inflationary and economic turbulence.
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Singapore has developed a new set of voluntary food safety guidelines for businesses across the food e-commerce supply chain.
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South Korea has emerged as the latest Asian market looking at the development of food standards to govern the alternative protein products sector, proposing specific requirements to ensure food safety and quality management during manufacturing.
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Hindustani Unilever Limited (HUL), the Indian arm of international FMCG giant Unilever, has stressed that its beverage-based nutrition or health food drinks (HFD) portfolio will remain a major area of focus for the business despite current setbacks caused by inflationary cost hikes.
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Manufacturers of plant-based seafood need to ensure they get the sensory experience right if the sector hopes to reach the scope and consumer acceptance that other plant-based meat alternatives have achieved, according to Thai Union.
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Expanding seaweed farming would help address the planet's food security and could contribute up to 10% of future diets, an 'ambitious' model by Australian researchers has shown.
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