China Focus: 2025 regulations, emerging F&B categories, and dairy market potential

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This edition highlights key 2025 regulatory updates impacting the APAC F&B sector, emerging categories poised for significant growth, and expert insights into dairy opportunities in Asia.

Five must-know regulations set to impact the APAC food and beverage sector in 2025

From the delay of the much-disputed EU Deforestation Regulation to Singapore’s Nutri-Grade being expanded to sodium and fat content, FoodNavigator-Asia brings you five of the most need-to-know regulatory updates that will have a major impact on the food and beverage industry in 2025.

Three emerging food and beverage categories to watch for major growth in 2025

With many companies both large and small within the Asia Pacific food and beverage sector on the lookout for new and innovative product strategies to stand out and attract consumers with added value amidst trying economic conditions, we believe these three emerging categories are set to see rapid growth in the region in 2025.

Five major trends set to shape APAC food and beverage industry growth in 2025

We take a closer look at five of the top trends that look set to have a major impact on the growth of the Asia Pacific food and beverage industry in 2025, from affordability and accessibility taking centre stage, alternative protein rejigs, better-for-you’s continued growth across various sectors and more.

Dairy opportunities in Asia abundant for foreseeable future – expert insights

Dairy has a particularly strong advantage in markets like China where the industry has strong government backing as well as established domestic companies.

“China is still at a stage where it needs more dairy, not less,” Yili Innovation Centre Oceania Head Dr Philip Wescombe said.

a2 Milk taps on senior nutrition in a move to maximise China’s market potential

The a2 Milk Company is doubling down on its senior nutrition business in China as it explores different ways to maximise the market’s potential.

It plans to launch China label versions of its existing fortified adult milk powder products designed for supporting the immune system and bone, joint, and muscle health.