News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
With obesity and diabetes on the rise in Malaysia, the country has been working to bring together domestic scientists with their international counterparts and institutions in the hope of mitigating the problem.
Reuters has reported that Asia buyout firm Olympus Capital is leading an investor group that has injected US$50m to expand China's Huaxia Dairy Farm, which produces the raw milk that is in short supply in China's growing dairy sector.
State of the industry
Food processing is regarded as a sunrise industry in India. However, while it is true that there has been rapid growth over the past few years, the fact remains that the levels of processing and value addition have remained significantly low.
The Infant Nutrition Council (INC) has expressed strong concern over the recent sponsorship deal between the Warriors rugby league club and Chinese-owned New Zealand infant formula company.