Japanese firm Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.’s Oronamin C beverage has entered the South East Asian market for the first time, with its recent launch in Indonesia seeking to capitalise on the country’s rising demand for nutritional products.
DSM said it was striving to work with manufacturers to tap into the rising trend of snacking and increasing number of convenience stores, in order to make nutritional products more affordable and accessible.
Land-scarce Singapore will receive a timely boon with the republic’s largest indoor farm boosting local produce and giving food firms greater locally-sourced options.
Pinduoduo CEO Huang Zheng has pledged that the e-commerce site would take action to crack down on counterfeit products available on its platform, including food and beverages.
Heineken will take a $3.1bn stake in the parent of China Resources Beer, China’s largest brewer. The deal gives Heineken greater access to the Chinese market; while China Resources will be able to grow in the premium market and potentially expand its...
Sales of Beyond Meat products has multiplied by four times since it was launched in Hong Kong last April, David Yeung, founder of retailer and restaurant chain Green Monday told FoodNavigator-Asia.
New Zealand dairy company Synlait Milk Limited has sought to clarify its arrangements with Tetra Pak and Ebert Construction Ltd in the delivery of two capital projects at Synlait Pokeno and Synlait Dunsandel, following the announcement that Ebert Construction...
New Zealand beef producers retaining younger cattle are among the factors helping the steady rise in cow herds, according to Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).
The root cause of under-nutrition and malnutrition is not the lack of nutritional products, but ineffective marketing methods, according to business consulting firm Hystra.
Singaporean flavours and fragrance firm KH Roberts (KHR) has marked its 50th anniversary with the launch of a new $20m, 100,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility.
Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) is on track to achieve the aim of acquiring 50% of their main raw materials from sustainable sources, said Mitchell Leow, head of corporate affairs at APB Singapore.
Hershey has posted a net sales increase of 5.3% in Q2, reaching $1.75bn, after it recently divested Tyrrells potato chips and Golden Monkey candy brand in China.
Retailers need to view millennials as their most important consumer segment and shift their approach across everything from customer service to the brands they stock, according to the CEO of Nielsen and the boss of Australian supermarket chain IGA.
Hershey has sold Golden Monkey to Henan Yuxiang Food Technology Company (河南御翔食品科技有限公司) four years after it acquired the Shanghai-based confectionery brand for $577m.
Chef-in-Box is building on its vending machine success in Singapore by striking deals for its extended range to be sold in supermarket chain NTUC Fairprice and convenience store Cheers.
PepsiCo’s “Better-for-you” snacks category is growing at a faster rate than the “Fun-for-you” category in Thailand, according to Nitin Bhandari, marketing director for foods at Pepsi-Cola Thai Trading.
The boss of Dairy Farm International Holdings – the owner of retail powerhouses Giant, 7-Eleven and Cold Storage – has shared his top tips of retail management…including what he learned from rap superstar LL Cool J.
A grocery comparison and delivery app in Australia that compares prices between Coles and Woolworths to give consumers the best prices has been growing rapidly, with a web app recently launched and Aldi to be added to the mix within the next week or so....
‘New retail’ — where online and offline strategies converge — may be the sector’s hottest topic after it was coined by Alibaba founder Jack Ma last year, but what is the thought behind the buzz word?
Nestlé Japan is seeking to increase its online sales to 20% – a target that the firm has acknowledged is higher than many of its competitors in the market.
Allergen-Free Foods, an arm of Nikkoh Co., is targeting growth with free-from chocolates after establishing an independent factory to develop products that do not contain 27 types of allergens.
'Engay' food, produced for patients suffering from the swallowing disorder dysphagia, can provide tasty, nutritious and enjoyable meals for APAC's growing ageing population, according to one of the pioneering Japanese companies behind the...
China's beverage manufacturing industry saw its profits rise 25.2% in the first five months of this year, according to a report from China-based consultancy firm Askci Consulting.
China's 'new retail' phenomenon — whereby companies like Alibaba seek to converge e-commerce insights with bricks-and-mortar retail operations — could provide as many opportunities for supplement brands as it has done for food firms, Blackmores...
Nestlé India has launched a new range of breakfast cereals – NESPLUS – which the firm says has been tailored to local tastes, and adds another product to the increasingly competitive category.
Barry Callebaut’s APAC president said the firm’s Asia strategy is ‘boringly consistent’ – namely to be the heart of the cocoa industry in the region – but underlined that constant innovation is needed to deliver on that objective.
Artesa chickpea protein: 'It's as close to dairy as any plant protein we've tested'
Plant-based proteins are hot property, but organoleptic and functional challenges continue to hold the market back, claims Virginia-based Nutriati, which says its new chickpea protein concentrates can open up new application opportunities and give soy,...
Product innovation for the ageing population should not follow the usual food and beverage business model, according to the deputy manager of the Nestlé research centre in Beijing.
Ingredients firm AAK has been rapidly growing its footprint in Asia-Pacific across a number of categories, backed by plans for a new plant in the Philippines and a customer innovation centre in Japan.
Coca-Cola Turkey is using thermochromic inks to design its soft drinks' aluminium cans this summer. The thermochromic inks on the cans would only be visible when the cans are chilled.
Wine Australia and the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre (NWGIC) have signed a $9m ($6.6m USD) co-investment research, development and extension agreement. The partnership will work on projects such as a smartphone app for on-the-spot nutrient assessments...
Beverly Hills luxury confectionery manufacturer and retail brand Sugarfina will open its first store in Asia this July and already has further expansion plans for other Asian markets.
TSI's Australia MD Ross Norris urged firms operating in China to diversify their sales channels, such as venturing into domestic manufacturing and trade, instead of betting all stakes on e-commerce.