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Beyond Snack aims to appeal to a wider audience, especially the younger generation, through exotic flavour combinations. ©Beyond Snack

Targeting TikTokers: India’s Beyond Snack builds on strong growth with ‘exotic flavours’ aimed at young consumers

India-based Beyond Snack recently expanded its repertoire of banana chips in the hope of attracting Millennials and Gen Zs, whom the firm believes are particularly receptive to flavour innovations.

Mengniu's new mono-material yoghurt packaging is made using Dow’s proprietary resins. ©Mengniu

Sustainable strides: Mengniu overcomes recyclability challenges of dairy packaging

China diary giant Mengniu says it has overcome some of the long-standing recyclability challenges in the category with a new all-polyethylene (PE) yoghurt packaging concept.

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Making healthy ageing possible with plant-based ingredients

As global populations get progressively older, meeting the nutritional requirements of the elderly becomes more important than ever, and plant-based ingredients can help.

Singapore-based Brewerkz and Baker & Cook have partnered up to launch a new beer and sourdough bread made with upcycled materials from each firm. ©Brewerkz and Baker & Cook

Using their loaf: Collaboration is key to breaking niche for upcycled foods in Asia – Brewerkz, Baker & Cook

Singapore-based companies Brewerkz and Baker & Cook envision upcycled foods to be a major trend in the next few years, with collaboration between F&B manufacturers playing a crucial role in raising awareness and uptake of such products.

Beverage products entering the Middle Eastern market need to be clean label and low in sugar in order to gain a strong local foothold. ©Getty Images

Middle East majors: Clean label and sugar reduction ‘a must’ to penetrate local beverage market

Beverage products entering the Middle Eastern market need to be clean label and low in sugar in order to gain a strong local foothold, with both regulatory pressure and consumer demand firmly pushing trends in this direction.

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Why consumers are opting for natural sweeteners

From functional to nutritional : how can manufacturers innovate formulations with sweeteners to enhance nutritional balance and create healthier options for consumers?

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CSIRO-led healthier diet, Nestle on palm oil, food innovation AI and social media trending news topics feature in this edition of Hot Right Now.

Using precision fermentation, TurtleTree aims to scale up the production of lactoferrin so that the ingredient could be applied to more health and nutrition products. ©TurtleTree

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FSSAI has formally launched a new set of strict standards to define high-value whiskey products, in a bid to further cut down alcohol adulteration in the country. ©Getty Images

In the right spirit: India launches strict standards for high-value whiskey to cut labelling adulteration

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Infant and performance nutrition have huge potential for growth in China, according to industry experts. ©Arla Foods Ingredients

Business boost: Optimising nutritional profiles offer scope for China infant and performance growth

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