Breakfast cereal in China: Snap, crackle… and flop
Western breakfast brands don’t often work in China. They need manipulating to appeal to very different tastes, packaging and format preferences and, of course, another language.
Archives for October 3, 2012
US-Indonesia pact aims to improve food knowhow
The US Agency for International Development has entered into a partnership with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) to help address food security and conservation.
NZ researchers breed first hypo-allergenic milk producing cow
Researchers in New Zealand have genetically engineered a dairy cow that produces hypo-allergenic high-protein milk.
China lays out plan for global action on food security
A Chinese delegation today stressed the importance of co-ordinated global action to uphold food security and challenged economies with a five-point action plan to work to this goal.
China food safety firm secures millions of dollars in sales
China Health Labs & Diagnostics has secured $11.6m of orders for food safety products and its Type B BK Food Safety Rapid Test System (BK-iRT) from theBeijingmunicipal government.
NZ funds research for improved seeds and plants
A new research programme being co-funded by the New Zealand government and a Chinese-owned seed company sets out to improve seed and plant species for farmers, improve animal productivity and minimise environmental impacts.