Danish Crown sustained by demand from Asia
Demand from Asia sustained Danish Crown’s sales in the face of greater challenges in its UK market in the past year, according to chief executive Jais Valeur.
Archives for November 23, 2016
British beef exports to China, worth millions, move closer
New British beef exports to China – potentially worth millions of pounds – moved a step closer recently, after Chinese officials visited Britain to judge levels of animal welfare and disease control measures.
WITec opens China office to offer local presence
WITec has opened an office in Beijing which will host customer events.
Nutrition and food firms urged to step up to the plate over UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Nutrition has the power to make or break the vast majority of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – but not enough nutrition or food firms are pledging to help solve the problems of hunger, malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.
Philippines takes on meat import fraud through permit recall
In a bid to tackle import food fraud, the Philippines Department of Agriculture is to cancel and recall all import permits on agricultural products.
Australia
Social media blurs lines between alcohol and sport, researchers claim
An Australian study into how alcohol companies use sport to sell their products via social media suggests that businesses go beyond simple promotion by encouraging their audiences to create and share their own booze-boosting content.
India
Novozymes to expand production, supply capacity with new Mumbai plant
Danish enzymes company Novozymes has obtained land near to Mumbai where it plans to establish a new production and supply chain facility through a INR300cr (US$44m) investment.
Ifad chief visits Pakistan with commitment to rural poor
The president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development is visiting Pakistan this week to renew the UN agency’s commitment to alleviate rural poverty and boost food security in the country.
China supplements market uncovered (part two): Which health claims can entice Chinese citizens?
Analysis of the top 20 claims of new health supplement launches in China between 2014-16 shows products targeting female and seniors are on the rise, with claims related to bone, cardiovascular and brain health increasing rapidly. But is this want...