APRIL calls for applications for pork research projects
The Australasian Pork Research Institute (APRIL) is calling for applications for innovation and commercialisation projects.
Archives for April 10, 2019
Gulfood 2019
'Moving the needle': Hunter Foods banks on hospitality concept to promote 'better for you' thinking
UAE-based food firm Hunter Foods is aiming to push forward its concept of applying hospitality-style thinking to its products and management, to enhance promotion of its better-for-you product messaging.
UAE start-up Farmchimp seeks to bring “source traceable” food to Middle East consumers
Farmchimp General Trading, a Dubai-based e-commerce and bricks-and-mortar retailer, is seeking to bring “source traceable” products directly from farmers to end-consumers in the Middle East., by using QR codes to provide traceability information.
Nine in 10 UAE infants introduced to complementary foods by five to six months old
About 90% of UAE infants have been introduced to complementary foods such as milk formula, juices and staples by the time they are five or six months old, according to a new study.
Middle East to lead global health and wellness packaged food growth over next five years: Study
The Middle East and North African (MENA) region (excluding sub-saharan Africa) has been predicted to lead the global health and wellness packaged food market growth over the next five years, according to an international study.
Enter the NutraIngredients-Asia awards 2019 today…and meet the experts on the judging panel: Part 1
Entries are open for NutraIngredients-Asia's second industry awards, and here are the experts on the judging panel who will be assessing the region's best products, ingredients and research.
Food Ingredients China 2019
Dairy opportunities: The top five trends in China market revealed
From functional claims, to plant-based sources, and dairy for different occasion, China’s dairy brands are on constant innovation drive to stand out from their competitors.
'Lack of evidence': Researchers demand stricter FSANZ governance of food-health relationship claims
Australian researchers are calling for stricter governance over regulator FSANZ’s food-health relationship claims system, after arguing that 40.3% of product claims have not been proven with substantial evidence.
‘Fastest growing markets’: Nestle 2018 growth in SEA headed by Vietnam and Indonesia
Nestle’s 2018 annual review has revealed that its rapid growth in the South East Asian region was headed by Vietnam and Indonesia last year.
Asahi opens innovations company to drive R&D in health food ingredient use
Japanese brewery giant Asahi Group has established the Asahi Quality and Innovations Co. (AQI) as it seeks to advance its expertise in yeast and lactic acid bacteria, and adopt new digital technologies.