A reward system is effective in motivating farmers to provide rice farming data, as seen in the case of Indonesian rural farmers, according to e-commerce giant Amazon.
Demographic changes and the increasing health challenges seen in Saudi Arabia will provide new opportunities for food and beverage growth, but firms have been warned that brand loyalty may be a thing of the past.
New Zealand plant-based protein company Sunfed Limited has successfully raised NZ$10mn (US$6.9mn) in investments and aims to first tackle the Australian market in its mission to go global.
Taiwanese food giant I-Mei Foods will purchase 150 tonnes of cabbage amidst the country’s cabbage glut in order to help local farmers and stabilise market prices.
A JD-COFCO joint research centre has published a white paper which sheds light on the eight consumption and innovation trends dominating China's infant nutrition market.
In our year-end round up of the top 10 stories relating to start-ups this year, we recap the firm’s that have made breakthroughs in new products, from tea to chips to plant-based products.
Singaporean start-up Doki Doki is bang on board with current health and wellness trends as it it targets opportunities in the Asia Pacific market – with its superfood puree product being dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan and containing no artificial additives.
Japanese snack food maker Calbee has introduced Potato Chips Lovely Cheese, designed to appeal to women in their 20s and 30s who enjoy sharing pics of whatever they are eating on social media.
San Francisco-based JUST - best-known for its plant-based eggs and mayo – has struck a deal with Japanese Wagyu beef producer Toriyama, and meat and seafood supplier Awano Food Group, to develop, sell, and market cell-cultured Wagyu beef products.
A new global standard in food safety management, which puts responsibility on senior management to identify the level of risk they are prepared to take, has been welcomed by Mondelēz International’s head of food safety.
Barry Callebaut has extended its partnership with Indonesian food and beverage giant Garudafood, with an eye on capturing a bigger share of country’s chocolate market.
The UK and New Zealand arms of the global cereal giant have teamed up with artisanal breweries to create two limited edition beers from its breakfast cereals to reduce food waste.
KitKat Japan has launched more than 350 new KitKat flavours over the past 45 years, and Nestlé Japan, the manufacturer of KitKat in Japan, has pledged to maintain its innovation focus.
UK beverage brand DRGN (pronounced 'dragon') has set its sights on APAC with its new functional soft drink, which combines ingredients originating from and popular in Asia to target consumers in the region.
China’s home-grown brands took the top three spots for the most consumed food and beverage brands amongst Chinese families, research from Kantar Worldpanel has shown.
Irish taste and nutrition company Kerry has signed a licensing agreement with Renaissance BioScience Corp to manufacture, sell and distribute Renaissance’s non-GMO acrylamide-reducing yeast enzyme, Acryleast.
The Alibaba Group has teamed up with Malaysian durian supplier BEHO Fresh to sell Malaysia-sourced Musang King durians to China via e-commerce, on the back of soaring consumer demand for the ‘King of Fruits’.
Coca-Cola Amatil has decided to sell SPC following a strategic review of the business. Without the loss-making cannery, the Aussie bottler could find its way back on track.
Indian bakery and dairy giant Britannia Industries will diversify its product offerings in the bakery segment over the next year in an effort to evolve into a ‘total foods company’
Unilever will acquire GlaxoSmithKline’s Health Food Drinks portfolio in Asia for €3.3bn ($3.8bn): a move that will boost its presence in the Indian market.
Coca-Cola India has turned to mobile technology to sell its Kinley mineral water to Indian customers, as part of its ‘digital transformation’ strategy.
The UAE brand, which successfully debuted in 2008 and entered the global market in 2009, produces chocolate ‘of the very highest quality’ using camel milk as the core ingredient.
Japanese firm Tsukuba Dairy Products is expanding its presence by introducing more varieties of its flagship premium almond milk in Indonesia, and also breaking into new markets such as Singapore at the same time.
Danish dairy company Mille Food was at the recent SIAL food innovation event in Paris, France, promoting its soon-to-be-launched range of organic infant formula for the European market under the Møko brand.
Cup noodle giant Nissin aims to expand its business in Asia (excluding China) by over three times to US$ 213mn (JPY 24.1bn) in FY 2021 by focusing on a variety of areas including product development and premium branding.
Iranian dairy firm Dorin Poudr Company, which manufactures and sells dairy products under its flagship brand Calin, is setting its sights on entering the Oman market.
Siemens PLM Software and Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd. have signed a strategic agreement focusing on the digitalization of Feihe Dairy's research and development, simulation and testing, as well as quality monitoring, supply chain management...
Fraser and Neave (F&N) Holdings Bhd is looking at a possible price increase for 90% of its beverages, following Malaysia’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax announcement.
Kancor’s recent acquisition by MANE has given the company a stronger, more holistic view of solutions from farm to fork, especially in its top-priority market in Asia Pacific, said a top company official during the recent Fi Asia expo in Jakarta.
As part of the global popularity in ‘Brand Australia’, new owners of Violet Crumble sign deal with British Wholesale Imports, Inc. to target candy lovers in the United States.
Alibaba group’s fresh food supply platform Win-Chain has joined forces with Norway’s Marine Harvest in an effort to meet China’s growing demand for fresh seafood.
The new Nestle China Incubator team has revealed a series of new products from soups to snacks, which are specifically designed to suit the tastes of local consumers.
