CBD beer: Hong Kong start-up releases second batch of OH CBD beer
Hong Kong-based start-up OH5 Company has released 2000 bottles of CBD infused beer in its recently-launched second batch.
Archives for March 9, 2020
Ten years in the making: TerViva targets US and Asia with its world-first pongamia food products
TerViva has become the world’s first F&B firm to develop food products from the pongamia tree, opening the doors to a whole new source of plant-based protein and oils for the industry.
Container depositing crusade: Coca-Cola Amatil backs Victorian government’s new sustainability action plan
The Government of Victoria in Australia has initiated a new 10-year circular economy and sustainability action plan dubbed Recycling Victoria, complete with a container deposit scheme which has received the backing of Coca-Cola Amatil.
Billion-dollar revenue quest: Indigenous foods priority as Thailand eyes GI-protection
The Thai Intellectual Property (IP) Department aims to help the country generate some US$1bn in revenue yearly from indigenous products protected by Geographical Indication (GI) certification – most of them foods.
Guest article
Asian millennials have evolved and so has snacking
Snacking – a familiar term that used to represent the habit of junking between meals – is today part of the millennials lifestyle. Noorul Malik, savvy millennial and marketing & communications executive, APAC, SGK Global, looks at how urbanisation,...
New Zealand sets out major campylobacter reduction target
New Zealand food authorities have set out a significant target for reducing incidents of foodborne campylobacter poisoning.
Nestlé’s personalised vitamin service expands into Europe and worldwide
Nestlé Health Science’s (NHSc) personalised vitamin subscription program, Persona is now available worldwide, with consumers from the UK, France and Germany among others set to benefit.
Nuclear no more: Singapore latest APAC nation to lift all Japanese food bans
Singapore has joined Philippines, Brunei and New Zealand in officially lifting bans on all food items from Japan, but some strict restrictions remain in place from China, Taiwan, and South Korea due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.
Pakistan food crisis: Government looks to reduce prices amidst skyrocketing hikes and IMF pressure
The Pakistani government aims to reduce the skyrocketing prices of basic food items in the country by reducing taxes, amidst an unsuccessful bid to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce its tax collection target.
‘Goalpost shift’: Singapore’s new sugar-sweetened beverage labelling rules ‘could confuse consumers’
Singapore has announced a colour-coded labelling scheme for pre-packaged sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) based on sugar content by volume – a move that has already drawn dissent from the local food and beverage industry.
Blackmores to reveal the latest research on B Vitamins at the Healthy Ageing APAC Summit
The healthy ageing benefits of B Vitamins will be under the spotlight at our third Healthy Ageing APAC Summit in Singapore, via a keynote presentation from Blackmores Institute.