Chinese firm creates 50 UK jobs
Chinese food manufacturer Freshasia will open a new production facility in Little Melton, south Norfolk, creating more than 50 jobs, thanks to securing investment from a number of funders.
Archives for October 4, 2015
Entrepreneur looks to add beer syrup to the craft cocktail lexicon
Craft beer is a versatile drink, with flavors spanning from light and fruity to dark and ashy. Kentucky native Russ Meredith has taken versatility a step further, concocting a way craft beer can be used in cocktails, as a meat glaze and even on top of...
Small businesses and social scientists must collaborate for a sustainable food chain
Food labelling and ethical certification aren’t as effective as we think - for a sustainable food chain, small and medium businesses need to team up with social scientists to create ‘attentive consumption’ and transform the supply chain, say participants...
Far East digest
McDonald’s registers first growth after 19-month slump
McDonald’s Japan has registered its first sales increase after a year and a half in the doldrums.
New laws put pressure on Chinese meat firms
China’s meat companies are feeling the strain of extra regulations, with a triple whammy of new laws increasing the costs of compliance according to industry executives and analysts.
New lutein and zeaxanthin forms launched
Ingredient giants DSM and Kemin have debuted forms of lutein and zeaxanthin for use in tablets and soft gels via their partnership on the eye health carotenoids.
China direct
China enacts ‘toughest food safety law yet’
After months of proposals and briefings, China has now revised its food safety laws for the first time in six years.
China meat consumption quadruples since early 1970s
China quadrupled its meat consumption since 1971, according to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report.