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‘All time high’: No end to Asia’s cocoa craze as Olam lists three factors driving market growth

With Asia’s interest in cocoa and chocolate at an ‘all time high’, Olam Cocoa has identified three key factors fuelling the region’s rising demand which looks set for continued increase across the next five years.

Brand New: Coca-Cola, Danone, General Mills, Carlsberg and Nestle are some of the big brand names featured in our round-up

Coca-Cola, Danone, General Mills, Carlsberg and Nestle are some of the big brand names featured in this edition of Brand New.

Plant-based in China: Coconut, almond and oats rising stars but soy still dominates sector

Soy is the number first choice for making plant-based dairy in China, although coconut, walnut, almond, oat, and nuts are also catching up.

Crazy for coconut water: Singapore’s Cocoloco emphasises raw and natural with its pink offering

Singaporean coconut water brand Cocoloco is moving on from its traditional business of supplying fresh coconut to the food and beverage manufacturing industry with its naturally pink coconut water now available in several major retail outlets.

Malaysia sugar tax: Carlsberg promises no price hikes for beers and ‘minimal’ impact on other brands

Carlsberg has pledged not to increase the prices of any of its beers for the rest of this year, as the company prepares for the country’s impending sugar tax this July.

Delay debacle: FSSAI postpones enforcement of wheat flour labelling regulations – its fifth hold-up this year

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered for the postponement of yet another food-related regulation implementation, this time surrounding the labelling of wheat flour.

Healthy Ageing APAC Summit: Leading academic to reveal the circulatory benefits of resveratrol – a key to healthy brain ageing

The academic who pioneered the concept of vasoactive nutrients – which can boost blood flow in all tissues – will reveal how resveratrol can enhance cognitive performance and mood, and reduce pain perception at our second Healthy Ageing APAC Summit.

Franchising freshness: Malaysian organic and halal baby food brand sets sights on regional expansion

Malaysian baby food brand SquEEEze Me Baby has its eye on neighbouring countries and perhaps even the Middle East, banking on its halal organic products to succeed overseas.

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Conveying efficiency, quality and safety on the food processing highway

Belt conveyors are the highways in a food processing plant. These transport lanes work tirelessly to convey materials from the very first stage of raw material handling, to conveying the final products to consumers.