An Australian trial is recruiting 120 post-menopausal women — both lean and overweight — to investigate how a person's body composition influences the effect of calcium against bone loss.
Yakult's president has urged the UK to clearly define its Brexit strategy, but has pledged that the firm is committed to continuing its business in the country.
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.
Slashing the energy content of sugary drinks by a third could save more than 150,000 Australian lives that come to a premature end and $8 billion in health costs, said a new report by The George Institute for Global Health.
Vietnam’s obligation to cut sugar tariffs will open up opportunities for its neighbours while placing considerable pressure on its struggling domestic sugar industry.
CupoNation claims to have drawn a complete picture of the e-grocery landscape in Australia, concluding that Amazon’s forthcoming entry into the market will not be easy, Facebook is by far the most used Social Media channel by e-grocers, and that Woolworths...
New estimates suggest that the Middle East will consume nearly 60m tonnes of food annually by 2050 due to soaring population growth, putting pressure on governments to find ways to secure their supplies.
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.
Officials from Oregon have embarked on trade mission to Japan to drum up support for its food exports – and will also meet industry heavyweight Ajinomoto, which has a frozen food site in the US state.
Insufficient vitamin D has been associated with diabetes by way of altering insulin secretion and resistance, but individual differences in vitamin D sensitivity mean that there are variations in its effect.
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.
The Singapore government is weighing up a range of measures, including taxes, more stringent advertising bans and warning labels on products, for soft drink manufacturers that fail to meet its sugar reduction objectives.
A global project that is attempting to build most comprehensive map of the human microbiome is looking to boost the number of samples it receives from China.
Cases of contamination owing to the use of substandard materials have prompted the Indian regulator to take action by preparing new food packaging guidelines.
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.
Heavy rain and flooding has caused a potato shortage in New Zealand, which means there will be fewer crisps for consumers, less choice and brands will experience difficulties, according to Potatoes New Zealand.
Magners has taken its latest step to boost its business in APAC’s soaring cider market by ‘refreshing’ its look and introducing an exclusive new flavour.
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.
A new Risk Index for Depression (RID) developed in Australia "provides further support" of the link between diet, gut health and the risk of mental illness, researchers claim.
Asia-Pacific is now the leading region for new probiotic product launches across food, drinks and supplements, with firms innovating in the confectionery, dessert and fermented food sectors.
A leading lawmaker has joined the drinks industry’s calls for the government to implement a sugar tax based on content, instead of the current proposal which would be governed by sugar volume.
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.
Worldwide production of food, beverages and medicinal plants could become cheaper and more reliable using information from a germination discovery by Australian scientists.
Australians are more and more influenced by social media when it comes to choosing their food, with Generation Y leading new eating trends, according to a survey into buying habits.
A Singapore supplier of eggs to food manufacturers and retailers has seen productivity increase by 30% since introducing a a robotic palletising system.
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.
My daughter often likes to take part in our weekly shop at the supermarket. I think it's a good part of her education. She's learned about all the different foods, how to select fruit and vegetables, and how to think about what's needed...
PepsiCo’s Indian arm expects to sell off its bottling operations to franchisees in the south and west of the country in a bid to divest of its most difficult markets.
Organic food pioneers, high-level government ministers and the UK's head of food crime will be taking to the stage at Asia's Sustianable Foods Summit in Singapore next month.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) proposal to introduce more fortified foods to combat malnutrition in the country has not received sufficient industry support with regard to some ingredients.
Rising exports of South Korean instant noodles, dried seaweed and beer to China have bucked dipping food and beverage trends following Seoul’s decision to deploy a US-backed missile defence system.
