Nescafé Coffee Center opens in China
Nestlé has opened its Nescafé Coffee Center in Yunnan, China, which will focus on research and development as well as providing training opportunities.
Archives for March 23, 2016
Typical vegan diet lacks key nutrients; supplements can help: Study
Vegans are often nutrient-deficient due to unbalanced protein sources and a low intake of berries, fruits and nuts, a Finnish study has found.
Feature
Seafood capital rides high on tuna's back
The small South Australian fishing town of Port Lincoln has boat loads of evidence to support its claim as the seafood capital of Australia.
Fonterra profits more than double
New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra has announced its first half results for the six months ending January 31, 2016.
Mondelēz, Nestlé, Mars and Lindt pledge to use 'sustainable cocoa' for Australian-made chocolate
Australia’s leading chocolate companies such as Mondelēz, Nestlé, Mars and Lindt have all pledged to source only “sustainable” cocoa for domestically manufactured goods, says the Australian Industry Group.
Cadbury leads all categories as Australian chocolate consumption rises
Chocolate consumption in Australia is on the rise, according to market research that found that the proportion of Australians chocoholics has increased from 65% to 69% between 2013 and 2015.
Mondelēz partners in Melbourne hub for research into SE Asian markets
The Asia-Pacific arm of Mondelēz has collaborated with Melbourne University to open a food research hub to learn about consumer behaviour in Asean markets.
This week Down Under
Baby of the family is least likely to be breastfed
A family’s youngest child is most likely to miss out on breastfeeding, according to an Australian study that also found that a woman’s education level and the number of children she has also affect its likelihood.
Special Edition: Ayurveda
Ayurveda awareness spreads through North America, but do locals understand it?
Ayurveda practitioners notice an increasing trend of North Americans looking to the ancient South Asian medicinal practice after dissatisfaction with conventional Western medicine.
Abandoned meat to be destroyed
The Philippine government has approved the disposal of 171 containers of pork that were abandoned at the Bureau of Customs at Manila International Container Port (MICP).
special edition: food fraud
Food among most intercepted in WCO operation
Foodstuffs were among the largest categories of products intercepted during a World Customs Organization (WCO) operation in the Asia/ Pacific (A/P) region.