Asia is primed to drive the sales of global organic products between 2020-2030 as consumer understanding and government support grows, claims an industry pioneer in India.
San Miguel Corp (SMC) has revealed it will consolidate its food and beverage businesses under San Miguel Pure Foods Co Inc in a P336.35bn (US$6.5bn) share swap with its group companies.
The demand for goat milk infant formula in soaring in Asia, according to Nuchev CEO Ben Dingle, who is targeting South East Asia market entry on the back of his company's success in China.
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is buying into an American whey protein concentrate and lactose manufacturer for an undisclosed amount in order to secure its US-sourcing network.
New Blackmores CEO Richard Henfrey has pledged that the firm will look to move beyond selling 'bottles of pills', hinting that a more personalised nutrition approach featuring tests and value-added services could be an option.
The European Commission says it will begin the process of establishing a legal definition of vegetarian and vegan food in 2019, an announcement that has been welcomed by food manufacturers.
Suntory Beverage & Food and PepsiCo have agreed to create a soft drink joint venture in Thailand, helping Suntory expand its beverage business in the country.
Food manufacturers must re-formulate to keep their consumers healthy in a region famed for its love of sugar, and many are now cottoning on to their responsibility.
Global ingredients and flavours company Kerry Group is helping the world’s largest halal meat business, Brazil’s BRF, launch clean-label meat products.
Australian manufacturer Trisco Foods has turned its attention to the rapidly growing supplement market for elderly people in APAC through its recent acquisition of Enprocal and Prime Nutrition.
China-owned pork giant Smithfield Foods will sell its products on China’s second-biggest e-commerce portal in a three-way deal with Henan Shuanghui Investment and Development.
Campbell Soup’s global biscuits and snacks division has brought Tim Tam single-serve packs to the US and has set about educating consumers on the Tim Tam Slam.
After many rumors over the potential sale of Australia’s Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co. Limited, Canadian dairy company Saputo Inc. has emerged as the company that will take over the cooperative.
Membership services, snack-style products and interactive packaging will help drive Asia-Pacific's supplement sales to US$56bn by 2022 — an almost $10bn increase from 2016’s figure.
Starbucks’ Indian joint-venture has marked the opening of its hundredth store and fifth anniversary in the country with the announcement of a series of strategic initiatives.
The 40-year relationship between one of Australia’s biggest beef suppliers and its exclusive domestic customer is on the rocks following an export dispute that has landed before the courts.
Gold kiwi fruit supplementation increases the abundance of bacteria associated with a lower risk of gastrointestinal disorders, leading researchers to conclude it offers a potential strategy for improving gut microbiota composition.
China Foods will sell all its wine and non-beverage business to its parent Cofco for HKD5.1bn (US$649m) after years of poor performance and gloomy forecasts for future business.
Major Malaysian retailer group Bison is accelerating its move into food manufacturing by partnering with two Japanese firms to produce bakery and ready-to-eat convenience goods.
The Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Investment Company (Salic) has joined the UAE’s Al Dahra in a SAR5bn (US$1.3bn) joint venture to invest in the Black Sea region.
The National University of Singapore academic behind what is believed to be the world's first probiotic beer has revealed the considerable challenges that had to be overcome for good bacteria to survive in booze.
Nestlé has brought its Australian cereal and snack bar brand, Uncle Tobys, to China through one of the country’s biggest e-commerce platforms, VIP.com.
Work is underway to promote Japan’s quality wagyu beef to athletes and tourists visiting Tokyo for the 2020 summer Olympic Games to boost exports in the long term.
Norwegian officials hope their visit to Beijing last week will have put an end to an impasse over salmon exports, which have hardly registered since a Nobel prize was awarded to a Chinese dissident in 2010.
E-commerce is now the main entry point for dairy imports into China, having achieved a two-thirds share of the entire consumer market for dairy imports in 2016.
Yakult is planning to investigate the effects of probiotic consumption on mental health conditions, following positive results from an initial trial in relation to physical stress.
Basmati rice manufacturer LT Foods will launch premium rice-based snacks through a joint venture with Kameda Seika of Japan, under the brand name Kari Kari.
A trial vineyard irrigation project that set out to reduce reliance on the River Murray is expanding and could soon provide enough water for an entire wine region, a year after it was first commissioned.
Prabhat Dairy is seeking to expand its consumer business across India in a bid to achieve annual sales of 20 billion rupees (US$307.2m) by financial year 2019-2020.
