Nestlé invests S$5.5m to drive product development in Singapore
Nestlé will invest S$5.5m in its Singapore R&D centre to expand activities in development of products such as coffee mixes and malted beverages for both the Asian and global markets.
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Regulatory curbs driving Chinese food inflation
Instability and upheaval in China’s food and beverage sector are some of the factors behind price spikes in that market, according to an industry expert.
Taiwan additive maker sentenced to 13 years for toxic plasticisers
Taiwan’s High Court has sentenced the owner of a food additive company to 13 years in prison and his wife to 11 years for mixing toxic plasticisers into clouding agents which they allegedly then sold onto various local food and beverage manufacturers,...
Australian beef now under surveillance in Taiwan
Taiwan has intensified checks on Australian beef imports after recent inspections by Taiwanese officials revealed the presence of growth drugs in samples allegedly from Australia and New Zealand.
Australia can become a ‘food bowl’ to Asia but reform needed: lobbyists
Australia can become the food-supply powerhouse to Asia, but increased investments and reform across agriculture, water infrastructure and the country’s food and grocery sector are essential.
Danone goes local in India with Lassi
Innovating to cater to a more local taste, French dairy giant, Danone, last week entered the packaged lassi segment in India.