Japan’s beverage and ice cream firms invest to avoid summer meltdown
Beverage and ice cream manufacturers are investing in power alternatives at Japanese facilities, as the tentative electricity network will not see a major uptick this summer.
Archives for April 16, 2012
Innovation, education and collaboration to ‘save’ China: DuPont
China’s food sector needs to be more innovative and better educated if it is to ensure food security and health for its population, but efforts to secure this will take collaboration, according to president of DuPont China.
Sow stall ban costly, but necessary, says Australian industry
The voluntary phasing out of sow stalls in Australia could cost the industry around AUS$50m and result in a decrease in productivity, industry leaders have admitted.
‘Urban health demand’ underpins Asian wholegrain and fibre market
A burgeoning ‘urban demand’ for healthier foods is fast driving Asia Pacific’s wholegrain and high fibre foods market; set to hit US$6.8bn by 2012, according to report.
Australian health group calls for junk food tax
Public Health Australia (PHA) has called on the Australian federal government to tax junk foods.