Ferrero India has revealed its plans to build a new product portfolio for the mass market in India, with the firm assessing opportunities for some of the 20 confectionery brands it acquired from the US unit of Nestle at the start of the year.
Online grocery sales in China will grow 286% by 2022 — accounting for 11.1% of the country’s total market — as the retail market continues to undergo unprecedented change.
Harrison Hart, son of New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart, is putting together a ‘food manufacturing powerhouse’ with the acquisitions of cereal manufacturer Hubbard Foods, Hansell Food Group and the Gregg’s sauce unit.
Nestlé risks no longer being able to claim the use of certified sustainable palm oil following suspension of its Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) membership.
China's cross-border e-commerce or haitao purchases are set to reach US$125bn, but it appears food and nutrition firms need to develop more comprehensive strategies in order to overcome inherent market challenges.
Anmol Industries - a branded packaged food company focussing on biscuits and cakes - has filed draft papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO).
Finless Foods' CSO and co-founder Brian Wyrwas says the firm is making considerable progress in slashing production costs for lab-grown fish, claiming "there is continuous progress every single day to get to price parity with Bluefin tuna".
Chinese poultry meat producer Qingdao Rongxing Foods Co is planning to construct a logistics centre in Indjija, in northern Serbia, as part of the company’s plans to expand its foothold in European markets, according to senior local government officials.
Japan’s halal wagyu industry is poised for rapid growth, thanks to demand from an increasing number of Muslim tourists and the opening of new export markets.
Badia Farms, a UAE vertical indoor farm, has signed a distribution agreement with Classic Fine Foods, a distributing firm that serves five-star hotels and upmarket restaurants across the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Alibaba says it has already completed transforming a quarter of RT-Mart’s 400 China stores, equipping them with ‘new retail’ technology designed to bridge the gap between e-commerce and traditional bricks-and-mortar operations.
Aussie retail giant Woolworths has caved into public pressure and given the green light for one of its rooftop car parks to be used for a naked photoshoot.
Three promising business and finance graduates in Singapore have started a B2B ecommerce business for the retail of blemished or imperfect-looking food products.
China is set to become one of the most attractive cereals and bakery markets worldwide, with the bakery sector reaching $47bn by 2020 as more people chose to eat snacks on the go.
Saputo Inc. has released its annual financial report, revealing an increase in revenue following a string of acquisitions and comments on the recent dairy tariffs in Mexico.
Candy and snacks company Hsu Fu Chi has struck a deal with China’s second largest e-commerce channel JD.com to improve its logistical efficiency by building an 'unbounded plant' in South China.
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has released its opinion that Fonterra’s estimate of risk in calculating the cost of financing milk processing operations is too low.
The chairman and CEO of Chinese rice crackers maker Want Want Holdings, Tsai Eng-Ming, has declared the company could become ‘one of the greatest brands in Chinese history’ following a 6.6% revenue increase for FY2017.
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have invested 1.7 billion yen in Spirulina manufacturer Tavelmout Corporation.
Asia Pacific’s rapidly ageing population will drive significant opportunities for the region’s food and nutrition industry, according to keynote speakers on day one of the inaugural event in Singapore.
Within 24 hours, a total of 428,000kg of durians were sold out on JD.com during its annual Super Durian Day, president of JD FMCG and Foods, Xiaosong Wang, told FoodNavigator-Asia.
The China Fisheries Association has hit back at “media reports based on subjective and inaccurate understanding”, following consumer concerns that rainbow trout was being sold as Norwegian salmon.
Japanese chain Daiso will close its Taiwan retail branch in Penghu and end its online shopping operation in the country by mid-June following a two-year import ban.
Food manufacturers are expected to be hard hit by an anticipated hike in palm oil prices due to a dip in production in Indonesia and Malaysia — the world’s biggest producers.
Bangkok-based expert of edible insects, Massimo Reverberi, has penned a three-part overview into the history, opportunities and challenges of expanding the market for alternative sources of protein. In this final article, he unveils the industry's...
Confectioner Master Chewing Gum & Candies plans to bring its sugar- and aspartame-free mastic gum to the US, as it believes consumer’s dissatisfaction with the traditional gum flavors and packaging is to blame for the declining category sales.
A store specialising in selling local Malaysian products to customers in Saudi Arabia has moved to vastly bigger premises on the back of rising consumer demand.
One of the largest UAE based supermarket chain, the Lulu Group, said the company has increased vegetables and imports from other parts of India and Sri Lanka by 20 tonnes per day following a ban on Kerala products.
Bangkok-based expert of edible insects, Massimo Reverberi, has penned a three-part overview into the history, opportunities and challenges of expanding the market for alternative sources of protein. In part two, he assesses the global farming landscape,...
Singapore is set to host our first Healthy Ageing APAC Summit next week, with scores of delegates from big-name industry firms confirmed to attend, and a host of industry experts taking to the stage.
Bangkok-based expert of edible insects, Massimo Reverberi, has penned a three-part overview into the history, opportunities and challenges of expanding the market for alternative sources of protein. In part one, he assesses growing interest from the West...
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) plans to launch a raft of South Asian breakfast options to capitalize on the Indian consumer’s growing demand for more traditional products.
Australian biscuit maker Kooka’s Country Cookies is moving to a new site to cope with increased demand following a decision by Woolworths to cease stocking the biscuits that paradoxically sent sales soaring.
A self-sustaining ‘future food city’, featuring a mixed crop cultivation of vegetables, seaweed and fish, could be established off the coast of Singapore.
New Zealand cooperative Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, is expanding its online presence to consumers in Southeast Asia for the first time through a new partnership with Lazada, an online shopping destination in the region.
