Social media has made photogenic food a must – meaning that colour is becoming an increasingly important purchase driver. To meet this demand, food manufacturers need to deliver vibrant colours that are also perceived as natural.
Kemin has developed a “consumer-friendly” plant-based shelf life extension solution, NaturFORT RSGT, for ambient products such as salad dressings and sauces, using a blend of rosemary, spearmint, and green tea extracts.
Artificial intelligence has the potential to radically reinvent the global food production system, with far reaching consequences on health, nutrition and environmental impact.
A new method of detecting Arabica coffee that has been tainted by lower-quality Robusta beans has been developed by food science training centre The Quadram Institute.
Singapore’s premium wine sector shows plenty of promise, with a growing economy and increasingly affluent consumers searching for quality products, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.
Coca-Cola India has launched two new drink categories — Enhanced Hydration and Nutritious Dilutables — as it seeks to enhance its range of more healthy and functional products.
Singapore has launched its first standard for manufacturers and processors to manage food waste, along with new software to track and trace production inefficiencies, as part of its fight to reduce the 800,000 tonnes of food that is discarded each year.
Japan’s largest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, has launched a 24-hour delivery service, Net Konbini, to compete with e-commerce players such as Rakuten and Amazon.
TL Tradewinds Co. Ltd. has rapidly expanded the market for lotus seed snacks in Asia and now the Thai social enterprise is working on plans to open up the category in Europe.
Canada is aiming to boost its position in the global meat market by initiating discussions with China in order to strengthen trading relationships and to pursue other opportunities across the agricultural sector.
Nestlé Breakfast Cereals from Cereal Partners Worldwide (a joint venture between Nestlé S.A and General Mills) will be sold in India this year, Nestlé India said.
Authorities in Hong Kong have signalled that they would consider lobbying for punitive taxes on sugar and alcohol as a last resort to tackle rising cases of cancer, obesity and stroke.
Yoghurt and cheese are winning in China's dairy market, with Chinese consumers willing to pay a premium for dairy products with health-related attributes.
Walmart Inc recently announced it has signed “definitive agreements” to purchase a controlling stake in Flipkart, but was it due to the threat of Amazon dominating the market or the opportunities that India’s largest online retailer brings that sealed...
Irish company Kerry has launched ‘Great Culinary Taste,’ which it says is a “simple approach to help bridge the gap between the great authentic taste that consumers are looking for and what our customers can produce at scale.”
Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has secured $35m from the China Eximbank to build a cocoa processing plant, and now is seeking an additional $1.5bn to further aid its cocoa production.
The trade spat between China and the US will serve to strengthen China’s booming cross-border ecommerce market, industry experts have said, even though uncertainty around regulations is again heightening.
Aker BioMarine has Australia's expanding sports nutrition sector in its sights, after initial findings from a study on elite athletes suggested krill oil could boost performance.
Ten agri tech and food tech start-ups from Australia, India, Israel, Japan, Korea and Taiwan are vying for US$100,000 in the second Future Food Asia award.
DuPont is set to open a new Innovation Application Centre in Japan later this year, highlighting wellness, snacking and ageing as the region's hottest trends.
New Zealand officials have declared a labour shortage in the Bay of Plenty, where 1,200 vacancies need to be filled to harvest kiwifruit amid rising overseas demand, especially from China.
China’s leading grocery retailers are forecast to grow at nearly double the rate of the country’s total grocery retail market by 2022, with experts highlighting five factors that will accelerate their advance.
Manufacturer Matakana Superfoods is looking to establish a retail presence outside of Australia, Chile and its native New Zealand, after enjoying considerable success in the organic food segment through online sales.
Plant-based ingredients firm Roquette has expanded its Food Customer Technical Service Centre (CTS) in Tokyo on the back of rising local demand for proteins, fibres and healthy carbohydrates.
Lindt is heading to the Tax Free World Association (TFWA) Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference 2018 in Singapore this week with a range of customized chocolates for Asian travelers.
With a new European Union (EU)/New Zealand (NZ) customs agreement coming into force last week (1 May), EU farm body Copa-Cogeca secretary-general Pekka Pesonen has warned that anticipated follow-up trade talks should not boost NZ access to EU meat markets....
A burgeoning food industry in South East Asia, excellent growth opportunities and the need to better cater to customer demands have prompted flavours firm Silesia to open a new plant in Singapore.
Almost half of plant-based meat and dairy firm Impossible Foods’ growth plans are targeted at Asia, which has been described as a “really critical market” by chief strategy officer Nick Halla.
Food scandals, recalls and suspicions over sustainability are all contributing to growing distrust among consumers, but several innovative companies are showing how this scepticism can be overcome.
Bread and bakery products are booming in APAC — with more European-style products finding favour among the region’s growing middle class, according to ingredient firm Lesaffre’s CEO Antoine Baule.
Daigou shoppers are believed to have accounted for $800m of 'unofficial' supplement exports from Australia to China in the past year, dwarfing the $320m figure for official exports.
