Grape wall of China: More millennials move away from tea and Baijiu in favour of wine
More Chinese millennials are moving away from tea and Baijiu, in favour of traditionally less popular drinks like wine.
Archives for August 7, 2019
Almarai increases poultry interests
Saudi Arabian food business Almarai has increased its stake in poultry operation Pure Breed.
Sweet and sour: Aussie academic pans study linking sweetened drinks to cancer risk, others applaud
A senior Australian academic has branded a major new study that discovered a possible association between drinking lots of sugary drinks and an increased risk of cancer as little more than “hypothesis-generating”, rather than establishing a meaningful link.
GALLERY: The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories in July 2019
Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in July 2019, including updates about Coca-Cola Amatil, Heineken Malaysia, FSSAI, halal blockchain, and more.
Tech for sustainability: Rabobank strives to help solve Asia’s supply chain challenges
Data-driven technology and innovation are expected to be the way forward for food industries in Asia to solve supply chain sustainability and traceability challenges, according to multinational food and agriculture financing institution Rabobank.
Green goals: Danone invests in biomass boiler at New Zealand’s infant formula powder producing plant
Danone will invest NZ$40m (US$26m) to drive environmental efficiencies in its New Zealand spray drying plant – a facility where the base of infant formula powder is made.
Trust and diversity: Why Singapore food firms should register for Geographical Indication protection
Food and beverage companies in Singapore are being encouraged to register products with particular geographic-related characteristics with the recently-launched Singapore Geographical Indications (GI) Registry to protect their interests and boost...
Dairy is ‘huge problem’: Punjab tops India adulteration list despite food safety crackdown
Punjab has topped the list of adulterated and/or misbranded food items in India despite active efforts by the local food safety department to eradicate this, according to official government numbers.