Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations will negatively affect the protein, micronutrient, and vitamin content of rice, with potentially disastrous health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries in Asia.
A 20% sugar-sweetened beverage price increase would reduce sales and increase purchases of healthier options — while not hitting retailer revenues, according to a small trial in Australia.
China retailer JD Supermarket has launched the JD Healthy Food Initiative in a bid to improve food safety, traceability and consumer access to healthier foods.
Chinese consumers have deep-rooted concerns about food safety and fraud in the domestic supply chain, according to research led by Newcastle University.
An Australian start-up believes it has found a better way to dehydrate all manner of food than freeze-drying, claiming its technology can even unlock the nutrients that are often discarded from processing as sludge and slurry.
New research from a pilot study in Australia – funded by Winclove and Nutrimune – has shown that probiotics may improve the quality of life of hayfever patients.
One out of 11 samples of ‘gluten-free’ foods tested in foodservice outlets in Melbourne, Australia, have been found to be contaminated with gluten at levels which could prove harmful to those with coeliac disease.
JUST CEO Josh Tetrick has predicted that consumers will be able to get their first taste of lab-grown, clean meat by the end of this year – with the product likely to first debut in restaurants.
Morinaga Milk's financial results for the last year saw a slight dip overall, with net sales falling 0.1% (¥530m) year-on-year to ¥592,087m, but the firm is targeting sales success with its higher-value functional products.
South East Asia’s growing middle class and the ASEAN nations’ developing markets are attracting more Australian food and beverage businesses seeking commercial or investment opportunities.
An Australian start-up that has developed technology to increase crop yields has won US$100,000 in the second Future Food Asia Award, while Singapore’s Alchemy FoodTech — which develops products to lower GI — was one of four firms to secure a SG$50,000...
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to finalise its food labelling and display regulations for packaged food products — including proposed traffic light labelling for high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) foods — within the next two...
Pernod Ricard says its new whisky joint venture in Myanmar represents the first time a major global producer of wine and spirits has established a formal presence in the country.
Supplement and functional food firms have a considerable opportunity to help educate consumers, and increase sales, of products targeted to improve fatty liver disease.
A one-stop dairy hub that will offer a range of research and development, processing, warehouse and tech services could help Singapore firms slash costs and increase export opportunities.
New blockchain technology – HalalChain – has been launched to enable consumers to trace and track halal products, in an attempt to overcome difficulties posed by scores of accreditation schemes and regulatory uncertainty.
Authorities in several parts of the Middle East, including Qatar and the UAE, have increased the number of food inspections this Ramadan to ensure proper food preparation, storage and transportation.
Turkey has become Nestlé’s fastest growing market in the Middle East, Europe and North America, with the firm set to plough in TRY 100m (US$22m) to expand capacity and build new plants.
Cambodia’s food and beverage market has been rapidly developing in recent years, which makes it ripe for investment from regional and international brands, according to Professor Samnang Nguon of the Cambodian Association of Food Science and Technology...
Hershey is rumored to be selling Golden Monkey to China’s state-owned food processing company COFCO as early as next month, but it has declined to comment on the speculation.
The global trend for natural colours has been slower to catch on in APAC, where the market is still overwhelmingly driven by price, according to a senior executive at Arjuna.
The Australian federal and state governments have recently set a target for all packaging in the country to be reusable, compostable or recyclable by 2025, but the question from various parties is, how exactly is that going to be realised?
Indonesia and the UAE will drive growth in the global US$55bn halal packaged food and drinks market over the next five years, with China also performing strongly despite its minority Muslim population.
South Asia is in dire need of more sustainable vitamin A supplementation programming, with the region suffering from the world's second highest rate of vitamin A deficiency among children.
Cochineal dye - which produces red colour in food, drinks and cosmetics - has been found to cause allergic actions such as redness, itching, swelling and anaphylaxis in a small number of cases, Japan researchers say.
More personalised formats, a growing number of unmanned outlets, and soaring online sales are set to be key features of Asia’s food retail landscape, according to a regional expert.
Argentina’s efforts to reduce or remove trans fat content of foods has been a great success, with almost 95% of companies in compliance by 2015, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+L NZ) has launched an environment strategy designed to enhance the environmental performance of its sheep and beef sector.
Kuwait-based livestock transport and trading company Al Mawashi has taken immediate action for the future of its livestock trade by beginning to build its own flock and increase capacity following alleged threats by Australia to end sheep trade.
There is a strong nutritional and environmental case for increasing consumption of aquatic plants but consumer understanding represents a significant hurdle. Can edible seaweed manufacturers make seaweed an ‘everyday food’ in Europe?
Olive oil is routinely ranked by consumers as the healthiest fat, says Cargill. But other oils also high in healthy mono- and poly-unsaturated fats – soybean, corn, and canola oil – all rank lower than coconut oil (which is high in saturated fat), while...
Tetra Pak has launched an Extrusion Wheel that produces stick ice cream products with large-sized inclusions, such as whole nuts, real fruit segments, or cookie dough chunks at the highest capacity on the market.
High costs and a lack of robust and reproducible results are reasons why 'precision' or personalised nutrition is not yet a feasible way to prevent type 2 diabetes.
A new Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) will be launched in July to bring together industry, academics and the community to tackle the country's mounting food waste problem.
A new Hong Kong vegan brand, Right Treat, has introduced its first product in Hong Kong — a plant-based pork alternative called Omnipork or “new pork” in Cantonese.
