Southeast Asia
Food companies have role to play in tackling obesity and malnutrition
Manufacturers must re-engineer processed foods share research in a bid to tackle the double burden of malnutrition across Southeast Asia.
Archives for September 19, 2016
China’s stake in Silver Fern Farms approved
The New Zealand government has given the go-ahead for Chinese food operator Shanghai Maling to buy a 50% stake in meat processor Silver Fern Farms for $261 million.
Leadership changes at China Mengniu Dairy
The board of China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited last week announced wholesale changes to its personnel.
India
Minister: India’s food processing industry could treble in size
India’s food processing industry is likely to treble in size over the coming years, with international manufacturers starting to see the Asian giant as a “global food factory”.
Fonterra opens hub for China, invests in Tasmania
New Zealand’s Food Safety Minister Jo Goodhew has welcomed the opening of the Fonterra Ying Hub in Ying County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, China.
Australia
Salt-tolerance breakthrough: Animal protein also found in crops
Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in investigating salt tolerance in plants which could lead to new salt tolerant varieties of crops, and also answer unresolved questions in plant biology.
FI Asia 2016: The key industry trends hitting the show floor
With FI Asia taking place this week in Jakarta with 15,000 visitors, 650 exhibitors and a host of industry experts in one place, we caught up with Olav Masseling, brand director at event organiser UBM to talk about the Asia market, the major trends are...