Archives for November 15, 2023

Branded still better? Mondelez plays down private label threat citing ‘strong’ consumer confidence in Asia and Middle East

Snacking giant Mondelez has highlighted continued strong demand for its snack brands such as Oreo and Cadbury in emerging markets as key to its Q3 profitability, playing down threats from cheaper supermarket private label products.

Going local: India’s new local language food safety platform hoped to boost compliance among domestic food firms

The Food Safety and Standards Authority India (FSSAI) has launched a new version of its food safety platform in the local Hindi language in an effort to increase domestic food firm understanding and compliance of local regulations.

Grain trade disruption could cause severe repercussions on dietary energy and protein consumption in the Middle East – study

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s heavy reliance on grain imports as a source of dietary calories and protein poses major risks to food security and nutrition level among its populations, say researchers.

Demand for high-protein products on the rise amid booming active nutrition and healthy ageing categories in Middle East

Consumers in the Middle East are increasingly looking for protein-rich products to fulfil various needs, with claims ranging from sports performance to age-related muscle support.

Beauty-from-within Interactive Broadcast

Beauty-from-within space sees higher demand for multi-benefit products spanning gut and mental support – expert panel

Asia-Pacific’s beauty-from-within category is seeing rising demand for products that address not only beauty concerns, but also those that provide multiple benefits spanning gut health and mental support, says a panel involving experts from Haleon,...