Whiter than white? EU rejecting ‘unbleached’ yellow konjac
Europe needs to be educated on ‘unbleached’ yellow konjac, says Indonesian supplier with sulphur safety concerns.
Archives for June 8, 2015
Japan
Poor returns blamed on increased VAT after vending machine sales drop
Japan’s vending machine stockers have been seeing sluggish fortunes over the last year as overall sales dropped by 5% last year, down from 2013’s US$42.9bn.
Nutricia NZ blames 'ongoing' fallout from Fonterra botulism scare for 2014 loss
Nutricia Limited, Danone's New Zealand infant formula business, has reported a loss for 2014 - a result it attributes to the "ongoing" fallout from the Fonterra botulism scare.
South Asia radius: Region in focus
Maggi wake: Companies in flurry of action to put affairs in order
Maggi wake: Companies in flurry of action to put houses are in order
Flaxseed supplements linked to improved blood pressure: Meta-analysis
Supplements of flaxseed may effectively management blood pressure, says a new meta-analysis of 15 clinical trials.
Kaneka loses CoQ10 infringement case; ordered to pay €80,000
Global CoQ10 leader Kaneka has lost a longrunning patent infringement case against French and Chinese suppliers and ordered to pay €80,000 in damages by a French appeals court.
Winston Lee: 'We're caramelizing milk and sugar together and then culturing it'
Tarte Asian Yogurt CEO: 'Greek has 47% of the market; we’re going after the other 53%'
When Winston Lee started pitching Tarte Asian Yogurt to retailers three years ago, the market had already hit peak Greek, he says: “Buyers were already looking at what's next after Greek. If you weren't already a brand on the shelf, you had missed the...