Mondelēz says India is key market to achieving $1bn e-commerce sales target
Oreo maker Mondelēz said India is a ‘key market’ for the company to achieve its online revenue target in two years.
Archives for January 11, 2018
Row over ‘prefabricated’ mutton shines light on China’s frozen meats labelling dilemma
A consumer affairs row has blown up in Beijing over mutton labelling, which could lead to new labelling requirements for manufactured meat.
Jebsen & Jessen creates pan-Asian chemical and ingredients business
A new "joint venture of equals" has been established in Greater China between Jebsen & Jessen Ingredients (JJING) and Jebsen Industrial Specialty Ingredients & Solutions Business (JI-SI&S).
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Understanding the ‘yuck factor’ is crucial to increasing society’s acceptance of insect protein
Can the “yuck factor” — one of the biggest barriers faced by edible insect producers — be overcome?
Public-private partnership needed to boost India’s nutritious food production
Public-private partnerships are urgently needed to help India’s food sector deal with the country’s much-reported nutrition and food security challenges, according to a new report.
Tastes changing more among upper-class as Chinese experience greater wealth
The highest-earning 10% of the urban Chinese drink over seven times as much wine and consume more than twice as much dessert as their counterparts at the bottom end of the wage scale.
Food firms urged to slash the costs of healthy products in Malaysia: Advocacy group
A Malaysian think tank is calling on the government and food firms to take action against obesity and diabetes in the country by slashing prices of healthy food, but has warned against rushing into plans for a sugar tax.
Aussie firm targets functional beverage and supplement growth after receiving EU novel foods status for fucoidan extracts
Australian biotechnology firm Marinova has achieved novel foods status in the EU for its Maritech® fucoidan extracts, and the firm is now targeting growth in the region's functional beverage and supplement sectors.
Probiotic and broccoli combine to fight colorectal cancer cells: Singapore study
An engineered probiotic combined with broccoli extract killed more than 95% of colorectal cancer cells in an in vitro study, and reduced the number of tumours by 75% in mice, researchers in Singapore have revealed.