Alliance Group value-added strategy ‘on track’
New Zealand co-operative Alliance Group’s focus on value-added has resulted in its best trading results in nine years.
Archives for January 6, 2020
Devastating bushfires affecting Australian dairy industry
Dairy producers and processors are facing multiple challenges arising from south eastern Australia’s out-of-control bushfires sweeping across vast tracts of scrub, forest and farmland.
Tmall forecasts sports nutrition and health-nourishing tonics to take the centre stage in 2020
Tmall has identified six food and beverage consumption trends that will take the centre stage this year, including the rising demand for sports nutrition products and health-nourishing tonics.
Hot findings: Higher chilli intake linked to lower chronic kidney disease in Chinese adults
Researchers from China, Qatar, and USA have reported that a high chilli intake is associated with a lower risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among the adult population in China.
Raw deal: New Zealand slams illegal sales tactics employed by unregistered raw milk firms
New Zealand officials have called out several sales tactics that they claim have been employed by raw milk suppliers looking to get around legalisation costs as ‘not legal’, adding that they could pose a risk to human health.
Australian bushfires: Food safety and produce shortages additional concerns as blazes rage
The deadly bushfires raging across Australia are also posing serious food safety risks, officials have warned, while damaged transport links are also likley to lead to shortages of some fresh produce.
Five top trends set to shape the APAC food and beverage sector in 2020
We take a look at the five top trends that look set to shape the Asia Pacific food and beverage industry in 2020, from fortification to cell-based development to sustainability and more.
Anti-obesity honey: Malaysian professor’s ‘paradoxical’ method to tackle body fat
The bioactives from honey could help tackle obesity by curbing appetite and Malaysian researchers are now making a weight controlling dietary supplement on the back of their studies.