Archives for June 5, 2024

How bakery producers can avoid the sting of runaway cocoa prices

Chocolate is a favored ingredient in everything from cakes to donuts – and even in sweets snacks like energy bars and popcorn – so bakers are undoubtedly feeling the impact of rising cocoa prices.

Consumers who eat more vegetables have higher salt intake – Japanese survey analysis

Japanese consumers with higher dietary intake of vegetables tend to have a higher salt intake, prompting a need for policy interventions that encourage vegetable preparation with less sodium, say researchers.

‘Instant sales’: South Korea launches direct-to-consumer food commercialisation project to help local businesses

The South Korean government has set up a regulatory committee to implement an ‘instant sales’ direct-to-consumer food commercialisation industry project, hoping to help small businesses and reduce national food waste.

Bisphenol battle: Indonesia formalises new regulations mandating BPA leaching warnings on water bottles

The Indonesian government has published new regulations mandating that all water bottles made with polycarbonate packaging that contains the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) must now attach a sign to warn consumers of potential leaching.

‘Going beyond lollipops’: Perfetti van Melle taps packaging functionality and impulse-buying as major confectionery strategies

Confectionery heavyweight Perfetti van Melle believes that it is crucial to tap on impulse-buying tendencies and packaging functionality as major components of its marketing in order to maximise consumer reach.

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PODCAST: Malaysia postbiotics firm My Myracle sets ambitious goal of reducing import reliance

A Malaysia homegrown postbiotics company has set the ambitious goal of reducing the country's reliance on imports of overseas “biotics” raw materials, managing director of the firm told NutraIngredients-Asia in the latest episode of our Nutrachampion...