Study shows sheer scale of modern slavery on Thai seas
The first comprehensive study documenting the prevalence of forced labour has found that 38% of fishermen on Thai fishing vessels identified as victims of trafficking exploitation.
Archives for October 3, 2017
India
Ruchi to handle all of Patanjali’s big-box edible oils
Ruchi Soya Industries, India’s biggest edible oil manufacturer, has formed an exclusive arrangement with Patanjali Ayurved to sell and distribute its entire range of large-pack edible oils.
FSSAI training programme now in full swing across India
India’s regulator has embarked on a “massive” training programme to teach up to 600,000 food businesses how to maintain better safety standards over two years.
The Vitamin Shoppe opens digital business in China
Supplement retailer The Vitamin Shoppe has opened a digital platform in China, making the world’s most populated country its fifth new international market.
Manufacturers under fire as salt levels soar in Aussie ready meals
Salt content in Australian ready meals has risen by 31% since 2010, new research reveals.
US plant-based ‘seafood’ firm considers move to Singapore
The boss of US plant-based seafood firm Sophie’s Kitchen is considering moving his operations to Singapore, as he seeks to crack the region’s alternative protein market.
Exclusive Aussie beef served up for Chinese holiday
With China’s two key Autumn holidays approaching next week one of Beijing’s leading meat processors has teamed up with a state-owned retail chain to distribute a range of high end Australian “barbeque beef” cuts.
South Asia radius
Minister tells US firms to bring their tech to India
India’s food processing minister has been meeting with business leaders in America in a bid to tempt them into bringing their investment and technology to India.
HI Japan 2017
Five factors that could increase supplement and functional food growth in Japan
According to analysts, the Japan supplement market is forecast to hit ¥1,181bn by 2021, rising at around 1% annually...but where could additional growth come from?
Supermarket wades into Singapore infant formula dispute with low-cost product launch
Singapore supermarket chain FairPrice has launched a house-brand low-cost infant formula range in the wake of consumer and government complaints about the rising cost of branded milk products.