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Startup Mount Mayon has developed a special method for processing the pili nut for packaged goods - it enters the market as its raw material grows next to an erupting volcano that has displaced thousands.
Chr. Hansen's probiotic BB12 has been granted a patent in South Korea for boosting immune response in conjunction with a flu vaccine.
Eating an egg a day at breakfast led to trial participants consuming less confectionery and adhering to a more healthy overall diet.
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union and free-market group the New Zealand Initiative have voiced their opposition to a sugar tax in the country, based on the findings of a government-commissioned report.
China cannot yet meet the Traditional Chinese Medicine needs of its population, a leading official has stated, amid the publication of a wave of official TCM data for 2017.
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Chinese confectionery ingredient company Jiangsu Wuxi Taihu Cocoa Food Co is re-entering the finished chocolate products market, more than 10 years after selling that side of the business to Hershey's.
Amazon India is set to roll-out its food retail business across the nation in the next quarter, having launched its pilot project in Pune city, Maharashtra state.
A study by Yakult has found that Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) may alleviate some metabolic abnormalities in obese pre-diabetic individuals, although its effects on glycaemic control may be limited.