Archives for July 30, 2019

Cream of the crop: Yili named Asia’s most valuable food brand

Dairy giant Yili Group has retained its position as the most valuable food brand in Asia and third most valuable brand in the world, according to Brand Finance’s annual report on the most valuable food and soft drink brands published in July 2019.

Creative sustainable packaging: Nestle China partners with Tsinghua University to launch solution innovation challenge

Nestle Research and Development (R&D) China is collaborating with Tsinghua University to launch a challenge focused solely on packaging sustainability, aiming to find the best and most innovative solutions targeting a variety of scenarios from...

Hot drinks down under: Australia’s coffee culture booms, but tea could do with a lift

A little more than half of Australians drink at least one cup of coffee a week, just under half drink tea and a round eighth drink hot chocolate, according to new data.

Fi Asia China 2019

Watch - Diana Food banks on rapidly growing health awareness and favourable policies for China growth

Health ingredients firm Diana Foods has its eye on further expansion into the Chinese market, banking on a rapid shift towards consumer health awareness backed by governmental policies focusing on improving food safety and quality.

Healthy Ageing APAC Summit 2019

Tea and mushrooms: Two promising targets for tackling cognitive decline ‘amid failure of big pharma’

There is growing evidence that certain plant-based nutrients in tea and mushroom may help to delay cognitive decline as we age, and may provide more promising focuses for further research after multiple products touted by the pharma sector ended in failure.

Probiota Asia 2019: Faecal microbiota transplantation…just what it is good for?

Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an ancient therapy that has been increasingly utilised in modern medical practice for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection, but what are the emerging areas of promise?