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).
New technology that measures the colour and intensity of reflected light on skin pigments could help detect if people are consuming enough fruit and vegetables, new research by Curtin University in Australia has found.
The Vietnamese food and beverage industry is seeing strong growth along with rising incomes, and its unique characteristics and preferences bring opportunities that food firms need to know how to seize.
10 food and beverage trends around the world have already trickled into the Thai market in 2018, and are starting to shape the 'next generation' of consumer demands.
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".
Coca-Cola and bottling partner Swire Group have opened a new production plant in Yunnan, China, adding another piece to the puzzle in the beverage giant’s China growth strategy.
Pre-diabetic adults who are often sedentary should opt for a low-energy first meal to improve their postprandial glucose and insulin regulation, say researchers in Australia.
The US meat industry has welcomed US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) efforts to secure approval for 20 additional facilities that are now eligible to export beef to China.
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.
The food industry needs to better ‘hold a mirror’ to older consumers in order to meet their purchase needs, instead of telling them what they should be buying, or even worse, discarding them in favour of younger shoppers.
If major food manufacturers are not striving to make genuinely healthier products then they are shaping up for failure, according to a former senior research and development executive at Unilever and Masan Consumer.
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.
Food Innovation Australia Limited (FIAL) is urging food SMEs to reformulate products to provide lower salt levels, with grants totalling $300,000 available.
India’s proposed new Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations been dubbed a ‘good start’ but in urgent need of amendments to be truly effective in tackling obesity and diabetes.
Middle Easter consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental impact of food waste, but the volume of goods being wasted remains stubbornly high.
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.
Experts from Australia are hopeful that Asian manufacturers and consumers can learn from their experiences in leading the fight against diabetes by formulating low-GI foods.
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.
Front-of-pack (FOP) labels with graphic warnings are the most effective in reducing intended sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) purchases, according to researchers from Australia.
Three promising business and finance graduates in Singapore have started a B2B ecommerce business for the retail of blemished or imperfect-looking food products.
The Vietnam Beverage Association (VBA) has backed official plans to double the value of the nation’s alcohol and soft drinks exports between 2020 and 2035.
Interest in alternative protein is rapidly growing across Asia, but food firms need to rethink their approach in terms of local preferences and health and nutrition priorities.
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.
Constantia Flexibles plans to double sales in India within the next five years thanks to its acquisition of a majority stake in Creative Polypack and its group companies.
While the US beverage industry is “fundamentally strong” with double-digit sales growth in the last five years, it also is experiencing “big swings” that are reordering the leaderboard as consumers revamp their daily routines to focus more on their health...
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.
New research by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) shows that Australians are not eating the right types, or the right quantities of protein for healthy weight loss.
US functional coffee and matcha tea firm NuZee has established a new, wholly-owned subsidiary and broken ground on a new manufacturing plant in Korea as it seeks to boost its trade in Asia.
Reformulation experts have warned food and beverage manufacturers against seeking to create ‘wonder foods’ in an attempt to solve Asia Pacific’s growing health challenges.
In 2014, a dentist and a scientist joined forces to disrupt the world of halal meat and create new concepts for the ‘millennial Muslim’ – and, so far, it seems their initiative is reaping strong rewards.
The food sector is locked in a “vicious cycle” of increased production, environmental degradation and a mounting public health crisis, according to a report from think-tank Chatham House.
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has called for the European Union to toughen up rules governing food labelling in order to stamp out what it described as the “misleading tricks” used by food makers to “sugar-coat” the quality of their products.
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.
Minimizing product and utility waste while adhering to the most stringent process and product quality standards are among the biggest challenges for dairy processors.
Dutch health and nutrition company Royal DSM says its Accelerzyme CPG, the company’s proprietary enzyme for accelerated cheese ripening, is now benzoate-free.
The latest insights into the health concerns driving supplement and functional food purchases across different age groups have been revealed at our first Healthy Ageing APAC Summit.
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