Middle Eastern mineral water giant Agthia Group is focusing on functional benefits with its latest product launches, with intentions to expand further into the APAC market.
Hypermarket chain Lulu Group reported a 25% growth in the sales of Australian food products in the past two years, in view of an expanding Australian expat community ahead of the 2022 World Cup and growing interests from locals.
How Singapore rose as a food hub in 20 years, New Zealand's food security woes, FSSAI packaging rules and more amongst our trending social media stories featured in this edition of Hot Right Now.
Omega-3 intervention trials must be vastly improved using accurate data from Omega-3 Index testing, so more precise and personalised approaches to treatment can be adopted.
China has surpassed Europe as the second largest country for omega-3 value share for the first time, only behind the US in 2017, according to the Global Organisation of EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED).
Regulatory and consumer demands are converging to drive free-from demand in APAC, with government action around sugar taxes and regional preferences for meat-free and dairy-free products spurring innovation.
Health concerns are overtaking flavour preferences in China — where dishes are traditionally prepared with substantial amounts of seasonings and spices — and food companies are increasingly using this trend to their advantage.
Morinaga, Megmilk Snowbrand, and Meiji, will introduce new prices for their milk, yogurt, and other dairy products with effect from April 1, as firms seek to come to terms with lower domestic milk production and higher costs.
The tea market in China appeared to have hit peak growth in 2017-2018, but analysts at Mintel say that using non-traditional complements like non-dairy milks could spell broader opportunities.
Kirin — which has its roots in the beer business — has launched a nine-year plan to better align its food, nutrition and pharma sections, with a major focus on health and wellness.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the biggest buzzwords as manufacturers seek to digitise and revolutionise their production processes across a raft of industries – that’s why we have chosen the topic to kick-off our first monthly, multimedia feature,...
Ten years after after consecutive poor seasons forced generations-old South Australian orchardist family to spin off a juice company from scratch, their brand has become recognised nationally and is now eyeing export markets.
Separate research from China and Thailand have both found that diets high in soy products could be the answer to lower hypertension risk in Asians, in contrast to traditional fruit- or vegetable-rich diets.
Singapore is rightly proud of its status as South East Asia's leading food and nutrition hub, but the city state is refusing to rest on its laurels, and is now striving to develop a thriving start-up scene and tackle challenges around food safety,...
While it’s hard to visualize what a commercial cell-based meat plant might look like as no player in this embryonic field is yet producing it at scale, delegates at a conference in San Francisco were given some insights into how firms are approaching...
The very first Nutraingredients Omega-3 Summit in Singapore is now just one week away, but there is still time to register as a delegate and join scores of industry experts in Singapore.
There is little evidence to support the idea that eating breakfast promotes weight loss or that skipping breakfast leads to weight gain, according to a review from Australia published in The BMJ.
Australian academics have drawn attention to 'poorly understood' food allergy — Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES), which is often misdiagnosed in infants as sepsis or gastroenteritis.
The market for natural colours in APAC is continuing to display double-digit growth potential, with consumers and regulators increasingly demanding alternatives to synthetics, according to Chr. Hansen’s sales director for ANZ and SEA Adam Dundas.
South East Asia’s first cell-based clean meat company, Shiok Meats, is aiming to bring animal-, health- and environment-friendly seafood products to APAC and the United States in the name of sustainability.
Brand owners will need to fulfill four steps for their products to evolve from an internet viral to a well-trusted consumer brand, according to Chinese ice-cream maker Chicecream.
PepsiCo's response to Indofoods' withdrawal from the RSPO, F&N Malaysia's NPD focus, Danone's reentry to Indian dairy and more feature in this edition of Brand New.
Sales of semi-cooked dishes, pufferfishes, and gift boxes containing fresh products boomed in Tmall as the Chinese New Year (CNY) draws near, according to a consumer report.
The three As — accessibility, affordability and accuracy — of omega-3 index testing are key to maximising the category's personalised nutrition potential in APAC, according to BASF, a diamond sponsor at the first NutraIngredients Omega-3 Summit.
French-based Danone has ended the manufacturing and sales of its Yili bottled mineral water in China amid pressure from the ever-changing market conditions.
New packaging laws by FSSAI in India, Thailand's trans fat ban, Coca-Cola in China, Jamie Oliver's sugar tax video and more feature in this edition of Policy Picks.
Singapore plant-based review platform abillionVeg started as a review engine for users to review dishes in food outlets, but now has its eye on the packaged foods arena.
New Zealand’s largest organic food brand Ceres Organics has a grand vision to make organics ‘available to all’, including several countries in the Asia Pacific region.
Chinese herbal tea manufacturer Jia Duo Bao (JDB) and COFCO has signed a major packaging deal this year, which will see the latter producing 70% of metal cans that JDB needed.
From Chobani's new coconut-based range of spoonable and drinkable products to US food tech firm JUST aiming to take its plant-based product, JUST Egg, into China, a lot has happened over the past seven days. Here’s a round-up of the top seven global...
The first NutraIngredients Omega-3 Summit will take place from February 20 to 22 in Singapore. If you haven't already joined the scores of global delegates who have registered, here are five reasons you can't afford to miss this inaugural event.
Nestlé has opened the Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences, which carries the main objective of researching and developing ‘functional, safe and environmentally friendly packaging solutions’.
Following the recent establishment of its first overseas factory in Indonesia, Mengniu continues to grow its international footprint, with its Oceania centre set for completion this year.
