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Food cultures and tastes differ wildly across the countries of Asia and within them. Manufacturers track consumer trends closely and develop food and beverage products with specific regions and tastes in mind.
Cadbury India taps into health trend with glucose bar
Tapping into the health and wellness trend, Cadbury is targeting the youth market in India with an energy glucose containing chocolate wafer bar.
Low-salt foods may get taste boost from Japanese fish stock
A dried stock made from the fish and seaweed may improve the palatability of reduced-salt products, suggests new research.
NZ unpasteurised milk proposal moves closer to reality
New Zealand’s Food Safety Authority has received a dozen responses supporting a proposal to allow the manufacture, sale and import and export of unpasteurised dairy products, and which would open...
PepsiCo forms partnership with Japanese snack company Calbee Foods
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has acquired a 20 per cent share of Calbee Foods Company; Japan’s largest snack firm.
FSANZ disputes shock Australian salt intake claim
FSANZ says the majority of Australian adults are not exceeding its recommended maximum daily salt intake, following media reports that claim some Australians could be consuming 40g of salt a...
Nestle ranks second in innovation index for Asian markets
Swiss firm Nestle ranks second in terms of innovation targeted at Asia's emerging markets, claims a fresh 'business vitality' index from the Global Intelligence Alliance Group (GIA).
Scotch makers eye Korean talks for Asian ambitions boost
Scotch whisky makers see trade talks taking place next month between Korea and the EU as another major step in its continued attempts to develop further into Asia’s spirit markets....
New Cargill center to focus on Asia markets
Cargill says it will create innovative new dairy and confectionery products and help bring them to a growing market in Asia with the opening of its new application centre.
Health concerns dominate Australian beverage boom
Despite a sharp increase in beverage consumption amongst Australians over the last decade, sales of sugar-sweetened carbonated soft drinks have fallen "dramatically", according to a national trade association in the...
Boost chocolate profits in Asia, says report
There is great potential for Western chocolate manufacturers in China, India and Japan, despite the relatively small size of the markets in these countries, according to a new report.
Australian processors urged to drop the salt
Australian food processors and formulators are set to come under further pressure to reformulate their products as the country's latest "Drop The Salt!" campaign kicks off in Sydney today. ...
Synergy invests in Asia markets with Thai technical centre
Synergy is opening a new technical centre in Thailand - a resource intended to help it tap local Asian markets and to lend its knowledge of western markets to manufacturers...
Reports highlight Chinese MSG interest
Honk Kong based funds management firm, Value Partners, could be set to invest in the growing Chinese monosodium glutamate (MSG) and fermentation market, according to local news reports.
Chinese beverage makers drop the sugar
Sugar-free, or low-sugar beverages, are expected to be the fastest growingproducts in China's drinks sector this year.
World's largest vinegar plant under construction in China
Two Singaporean firms, Tee Yih Jia Food and Super Coffeemix, are working with Chinese firm Jiangsu Hengshun Sauce and Food on building the world's largest vinegar factory in Zhenjiang city,...
Asian Citrus eyes new taste for juice in China
Asian Citrus, China's largest orange plantation owner, is readying to launch high-value, freshly squeezed orange juice for wealthier Chinese consumers happy to spend more on convenient food products.
Fruit and veg gaining value for China
China, producer of half the world's fruit and vegetables, is set to overtake the Netherlands in the next two to three years to become the world's third biggest fresh produce...
Coca-Cola launches brewed beverages in Singapore
Coca-Cola is entering the hot beverage market in Singapore, where it says the opportunities are double those of its traditional fizzy drinks business.
New regulations back drive for quality chocolate in China
China's increasingly savvy chocolate consumers will be better equipped to choose higher quality chocolate if new regulations entering into force next month are properly enforced.
60 million Chinese urbanites overweight, warns govt
Increased meat and fat consumption, and lower grain and vegetable intake has left 60 million urban residents in China overweight and 160 million with high blood pressure, according to a...
Japan's elderly create market for special foods
Foodmakers offering products designed specifically for the elderly should look at exporting to Japan, a market with one of the fastest growing elderly populations, says the Australian export agency Austrade.
South Korean firm creates novel soy soup snack
Hanmi Whole Soymilk Co has launched a new soy-based soup on the South Korean market, using novel packaging to differentiate the product in the increasingly competitive soyfoods market.
Foreign food brands attract most loyalty in Vietnam
Foreign foods and drink brands have the strongest brand name recognition and loyalty in Vietnam with the exception of one local company, according to new research.
Asia-Pacific has most shopaholics
The world's biggest shopaholics are most likely to be found in Asia-Pacific markets, suggests a new study, which shatters the common belief that Americans are the keenest shoppers.
Koreans buying less Coke and other soft drinks
Beverage sales in South Korea were down 6 per cent during 2005, as consumers drank less juice, coffee and Coca-Cola.
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