Singapore start-up Craft Truffles is aiming to branch out beyond its domestic market by expanding its product portfolio and participating in trade shows to connect with overseas distributors.
Industry experts from the United States say Singapore is the top market for premium cheese in South East Asia, bucking the regional trend for processed products.
Japanese beverage major Kirin has started exporting its craft gin Yatsushiro Distillery YATSU BOSHI to Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and South Korea in a bid to gain a bigger share of the spirits market in Asia.
Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories from January 2024, including the five top industry trends, emerging categories and regulations going into 2024, cultivated meat concerns, Nestle Vietnam's new Nescafe concentrate and more.
Food industry experts in Thailand remain optimistic over the potential of plant-based meat in the country despite slower-than-expected uptake, citing hybrid innovation as one of the growth opportunities.
Malaysian palm oil is likely to gain an edge in terms of exports to the United Kingdom thanks to the latter obtaining membership into the CPTPP and new acknowledgement of the South East Asian nation’s sustainability standards.
The active nutrition category has a stable blueprint of trends, but consumers have fast-evolving needs so brands must focus on evolving their communication strategies to hit the right note with the modern customer.
The Asia Pacific insect protein industry will need a substantial amount of both big brand and retailer support alongside regulatory developments in order to move past its longstanding 'nascent' status towards more mainstream progress.
Read our top 10 most viewed Middle East food and beverage stories from 2023, featuring UAE food security, Mondelez AMEA snacking insights, Saudi fast food trends and more.
Better-for-you beverages fortified with minerals such as calcium need to ensure a smooth mouthfeel and taste to meet rising demand from older consumers in APAC.
The cage-free egg sector in China has rapidly gained in popularity over the past year due to major support from both government and industry players as well as rising consumer demand.
Mumbai-headquartered ProV Foods is doubling down on healthy on-the-go snacks and flavour innovations, amid rising demand for snacks with functional benefits in the country.
The Smart Cube’s senior commodity specialist examines the fluctuating commodity market and how things are shaping up this year, as he warns oil, gold and sugar costs are set to rise.
Hippo Energy Drink, 2024 categories and trends to watch, OATSIDE growth plans and more social media trending news feature in this edition of Hot Right Now.
While Irish butter exports to the US continued to grow and demand from the Middle East increased, the Irish Food Board recorded a decline in dairy exports across all key regions in 2023.
Industry experts from major players Danone, PepsiCo, BYHEALTH and Mondelez are among the first wave of keynote speakers confirmed for our Growth Asia Summit 2024.
Plant-based beverages may be considered suitable alternatives to their dairy counterparts but must overcome challenges related to flavour, consumer health, stability and nutrient dissolution, say researchers in Singapore, the UK and China.
Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories from December 2023, including the need for food fraud monitoring, reactions to Fonterra's sustainability strategy, new sugarless sweetener Zerup and more.
New Zealand-founded hard seltzer brand Everyday Weekend is aiming to seize growth opportunities in the ready-to-drink (RTD) alcoholic beverages category across Asia through affordable pricing and community marketing strategies.
We take a closer look at five of the top trends that look set to shape the Asia Pacific food and beverage industry in 2024, from the newly-emerged ‘premium affordability’ to the evolution of plant-based protein, the rise of RTD beverages and more.
After a hugely successful second event in 2023, our Growth Asia Summit returns for 2024 with a new July date and an agenda packed with the latest food, beverage and nutrition growth opportunities.
Read our top 10 most viewed stories from the South East Asian food and beverage industry this year, featuring ASEAN trade news, Nestle product affordability focus, post-COVID-19 regional troubles and more.
Individuals who experienced early-life exposure to the Great Chinese Famine are more likely to suffer from gut microbiome disruption and face a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, say Chinese researchers.
A plant-based diet may have the potential to lower the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy, according to researchers in Fujian Province, China.
Read our top 10 most-viewed food and beverage stories from Australia and New Zealand throughout 2023, featuring The Mad Foodies' healthier RTE meals, All G Foods' precision fermented proteins' Singapore debut, caffeine consumption concerns...
South Korean plant-based food brand UNILMEAT has opened an online store specially catering to the US market to satisfy consumer demand following positive growth and sold-out launches.
As the Asia Pacific food and beverage steadily moves out of the shadow of the pandemic, geopolitical instability and inflationary pressures – we believe that these three emerging categories will come into their own in 2024.
We bring you the top 10 most-read alternative protein stories from the APAC food and beverage industry in 2023, featuring this year's updates on plant-based meat and dairy, cultivated meat and hybrid products from Kraft Heinz, All G Foods, Perfect...
From product affordability to specific category trends, alternative proteins and more, we bring you the top 10 most-read trends stories from the food and beverage industry throughout 2023.
Food and beverage products with tea bases and botanical-infused flavours or aromas are seeing a surge in popularity amongst consumers in APAC, with more and more people seeking out ‘refreshing’ sensations.
Read our top 10 most-viewed food and beverage stories from China throughout 2023, featuring Kraft-Heinz's regional plans, Mengniu's RTD protein focus, the government's 'Excellent Milk' project and more.
See our top 10 social media trending APAC food and beverage stories from 2023, featuring reactions to the EU Deforestation Regulation, new product launches throughout the region, groundbreaking food and nutrition study findings and more.
See our top 10 most read food and beverage industry stories from 2023, featuring local brewery Bira 91, snacking firm Beyond Snack, domestic basmati rice regulations and more.
FMCG e-commerce holds significant growth potential in the Middle East, as consumers in the region increasingly turn to online shopping for time-saving and convenience, filling larger virtual carts than in physical stores, say experts.
The major novel protein technology sectors in APAC covering cultivated meat and precision fermentation now see scaling up and subsequent product affordability as the next important evolutionary milestone for the sector as regulatory pushbacks ease.
See our top 10 most-read healthier innovation stories from 2023, featuring The Mad Foodies' low-carb RTE meals, Singapore's Nutri-Grade system, healthier alcohol options and more.
New Zealand kiwifruit industry leader Zespri believes that continued focus on health and wellness in the APAC region and beyond will propel the sector to even further heights, bolstered by the innovations it hopes to find via the launch of its new US$2mn...
Functional beverage is becoming a cheaper alternative to health supplement as consumers tighten their budget amid the current microeconomic environment, according to the observations of functional ingredients distributor Brenntag.
Insights from Tokyo Toyosu Wholesale Market have helped form a comprehensive study on how COVID-19 affected seafood prices in Japan, providing implications for future policies during a pandemic.
Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories from November 2023, including Nestle India's millet innovation, Hindustan Unilever India's tea industry predictions, RedMart on Singapore e-commerce trends and more.
Climate conditions in Asian countries are a key driver behind lower production costs and ‘ready-made’ opportunities for the region to emerge as a major insect farming market, providing a more affordable alternative source to the global protein supply.
India-based The Brooklyn Creamery is making headway in the Middle East by catering to the buying behaviours and eating habits of consumers in the region, including healthier options and innovative flavours.
The better-for-you snacks sector in Asia Pacific will need to step up its focus on product functionality and freshness if it is to build on the boom it has enjoyed in recent years.
