Japan’s love for chicken pushes up meat consumption
Meat consumption in Japan rose in 2018, but only because of a growing appetite for chicken, according to data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD).
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Fighting ‘pan-halal tendency’: Three Chinese provinces abolish halal food identification standards
Three Chinese provinces Gansu, Shaanxi, and Ningxia have abolished their Halal Food Identification Standard.
Hot Right Now: New Zealand hemp, cannabis gin, JD's new plant factory and more among our trending social media stories
New Zealand hemp, cannabis gin, JD's new plant factory and more stories trending on social media feature in this edition of Hot Right Now.
Danone makes return to Indian dairy with US$25mn investment in yoghurt firm Epigamia
Food and beverage giant Danone has re-entered the dairy market in India with a US$25mn (INR1.82bn) investment in local yoghurt company Epigamia, a move that analysts say could ‘lay the path of its revival’ in the country.
The charm of premiumisation: Malaysia’s halal food sales in China growing by two digits yearly
Malaysian food manufacturers are seeing double digit growth in sales of halal food in China each year.