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Petra Foods buoyed by ‘vibrant’ Asian consumption in Q1
Singapore-based Petra Foods has reported first quarter profit gains in its branded consumer division driven by rising chocolate consumption in markets such as Indonesia and the Philippines and improved margins...
Heineken follows Carlsberg into Burma with $60m brewery build
Heineken has signed a JV to produce and sell Heineken beers in Burma (Myanmar), and plans to build a $60m brewery there, following Carlsberg, Coke and Pepsi into the country.
Cargill starts construction of $100m Indonesian cocoa processing plant
Ingredients supplier Cargill has broken ground on its first cocoa processing facility in Asia located in Gresik, in the East Java region of Indonesia.
Javaplant site visit - extraction in Indonesia
FoodNavigator-Asia recently visited Indonesia's largest extraction facility, Javaplant, to look at how one of Asia's top 10 botanical, coffee and tea extractors produces products for export around the world.
'ELEPHANT COFFEE' ENTREPRENEUR SURPRISED BY JAPAN MICROBREW SALES
World’s priciest coffee brand Black Ivory Coffee seeks beer licensee
The world’s priciest coffee brand, Black Ivory Coffee, made using Thai Arabica beans predigested by elephants, tells BeverageDaily.com it is searching for a reputable microbrewer in Japan to license a...
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BASF Petronas to build US$500m aromas plant in Malaysia
BASF and Malaysian partner Petronas Chemicals Group will invest MYR1.4bn (US$500m) in an integrated aroma ingredients project in Kuantan to serve the Asia-Pacific flavour and fragrance industry.
PepsiCo bites into Southeast Asia with expansion partnership
PepsiCo will push its snacks brands further into Asia in a new deal with Swiss market expansion specialist DKSH.
Philippines must open up new markets for produce exports
The growth of agro-based exports may be sustained with the opening up of new markets for sugar and bananas, according to the Philippines National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
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Food industry has big role to play in Asean single market
As the deadline for the creation of single common market across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) fast approaches, the food industry has stepped up to demonstrate that the...
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Asean gets industry body to help harmonise policies and standards
The new Asean Food and Beverage Alliance (AFBA) has launched in Singapore with the aim of harmonising food policies and standards across the bloc.
Lindt to seize on Singapore’s premium chocolate cravings with DKSH deal
Premium chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has reached a deal with market expansion services group DKSH to strengthen its position in the Singapore where demand for premium chocolate is rising.
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Singapore lifts ban on imports from earthquake-hit Japanese areas
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) lifted a ban imposed after the Fukushima disaster on food imports from seven prefectures in Japan.
Interview: Lisa Mabe, halal marketeer
Halal ready for export to a growing number of non-Muslim markets
Asia’s Muslim-majority countries should see Western nations as a viable and potentially lucrative market for their halal products, according to a leading food marketing consultant.
Indonesian officials warn minimum wage could cost drinks jobs
Officials in Indonesia have warned that several industries in the country, including the beverage industry, could be damaged if the proposed minimum wage increase is not delayed.
Growth market
FMC to expand global production by one-third with new Thailand plant
Eager to move forward with supplying the fast-growing Asian market, food technology major FMC has broken ground on its major new microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) manufacturing facility in Rayong, Thailand, through which...
Manila Madness part 2
Embattled secretary pulls U-turn on self-sufficiency gaffe
The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture has “clarified” the blue-skies announcement by its secretary, Proceso Alcala, in which when he said the country would be in a position to stop importing...
Manila madness
Using foresight to shift attention from oversight
The Philippines’ embattled agriculture secretary is clearly clairvoyant, otherwise he would never have come out with such a grand prediction as he did last week—that his government plans to shelve...
Japan’s ethoxyquin regulation change starting to hit shrimp exporters
Last year, FoodNavigator-Asia reported that new Japanese regulations governing “acceptable” levels of the antioxidant ethoxyquin in fishmeal was destined to become a grave issue for shrimp exporters. Exactly six months...
Oxfam confronts Mondelez, Nestlé and Mars over women’s rights on cocoa farms
Oxfam has called on the three biggest chocolate manufacturers to conduct independent audits on conditions for women on cocoa farms supplying their factories after finding evidence of unequal pay, discrimination...
China's growth
China can alter global soymeal supply, starting with SE Asia
China has the potential to replace South America as the dominant exporter of soymeal to Southeast Asia, according to a report from Rabobank.
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Two dead in Vietnam S. suis outbreak
Two butchers in central Vietnam have from a bacteria that causes clinical diseases in pigs, the Voice of Vietnam has reported.
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Del Monte partners Forbes to bring Reducol to India and Philippines
Forbes Medi-Tech has signed a three-year licence and supply agreement to grant Del Monte Pacific with exclusive rights to manufacture and sell food and beverages featuring the Reducol name across the...
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Vietnam sets new floor prices for rice
New floor prices set by the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) for rice exports have now gone into service, according to the Vietnam News on.
Carlsberg re-enters Burma clutching plans for new 1m hectoliter brewery
Carlsberg today formed a JV with a Burmese brewer to produce and market its brand portfolio, and told BeverageDaily.com the nation offered 'huge growth potential' in an under-penetrated beer category....
New home in Ho Chi Minh
Dunkin’ to enter Vietnam as part of massive Asia expansion
Dunkin' Donuts has announced that it has signed a franchise agreement to develop the brand in Vietnam. The move comes only shortly after coffee-and-baked-goods rival Starbucks revealed details of its...
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