PepsiCo inaugurates sixth plant in Vietnam
PepsiCo inaugurated its sixth beverage production plant in Vietnam; a market the company says holds exciting growth opportunities.
Archives for March 19, 2012
Bird’s nest exports still not back on track
Malaysia’s efforts to get its lucrative business of edible bird’s nests exports to China back on track has hit a roadblock as very few of the manufacturers registering under the new norms.
Indian fiscal budget offers a mixed bag for food processors
The Indian fiscal budget for the period 2012-13 is a mixed bag for the country’s growing food and beverage industry, as many of its pre-budget demands from the finance minister were not met.
Nestlé in the dock for 17-year-old complaint on flouting infant formula labelling laws
Nestlé India has been charged by a trial court in Delhi for allegedly violating infant formula labelling laws, a charge the dairy giant denies.
BASF in bid to drive innovative, sustainable food production in Asia
BASF Crop Protection said it is aiming to solve the supply-demand imbalance as well as boost quality of Asian agriculture by driving use of fungicides, educating farmers and joining forces with food producers in the region.
Coca-Cola Japan to ‘cultivate new product category’ with Latino tea product
Coca-Cola has been driving growth across Japan in 2011 with NPDs and expanded distribution channels; its latest tea product is set to carve an entirely new product category in the local market, the company said.