News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
From the stevia specialist PureCircle looking to move beyond sweeteners to Nestlé’s new Institute of Packaging Science and Cargill’s big Asian food system mega-trends to watch, a lot has happened over the past seven days. Here’s a round-up of the top...
Blockchain technology has been acknowledged as an important ‘transformation force’ in halal regulations especially in terms of compliance, traceability and fraud control.
GULFOOD MANUFACTURING 2018
Start small, think big: That’s the key advice for food firms and their suppliers which are seeking to digitise and automate their factories, according to Saudi food and beverage packaging firm Obeikan.
Environment
‘Protect our Planet plan’ to expand action beyond Ghana and Ivory Coast to five origin countries and to the indirect supply chain, company says.
GULFOOD MANUFACTURING 2018
Food and beverage manufacturers should not only focus on product innovation to meet changing consumer demands, but also upgrade their production capabilities and adopt flexible arrangements.
Mengniu, Yili, Master Kong, Alibaba's label-changing scandal, online durian sales and more feature in this edition of China Focus
Taiwanese food giant I-Mei Foods will purchase 150 tonnes of cabbage amidst the country’s cabbage glut in order to help local farmers and stabilise market prices.
Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has announced the drafting of the country’s Agro-Food 2.0 policy, in an attempt to accelerate the development of the country’s food sector up to 2030.
A JD-COFCO joint research centre has published a white paper which sheds light on the eight consumption and innovation trends dominating China's infant nutrition market.
We reveal the top 10 most-read APAC food and beverage market and trend stories of 2018 surrounding sugar, sustainability and other trends in the food and beverage industry.
NON-MEAT PROTEIN
Consumers’ increasing demand for for plant-based foods is challenging manufacturers to develop high-protein, tasty alternatives to meat, with varying results.