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Packaging Happenings: Yili's twist-top RTD tea, Starward's colourful whiskey, Mondelez on portion control and more feature in our round-up

Yili's twist-top RTD tea, Starward's colourful whiskey, Mondelez on portion control and more feature in this edition of Packaging Happenings.

Haribo believes that a combined focus on sour flavours and variety packs will be its route to attracting more teenage and young adult consumers. ©Haribo

Pucker up: Haribo pursues sour-led multipack trend in APAC to attract younger consumers

Global gummies specialist firm Haribo believes that a combined focus on sour flavours and variety packs will be its route to attracting more teenage and young adult consumers to the brand in the APAC region.

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As Asian cuisines evolve and diversify, how are quality texturizers becoming more key?

The Asian culinary landscape is becoming ever more eclectic – how is a new range of texturizers addressing unmet challenges for food manufacturers?

Mandatory health star ratings? ANZ ministers concerned with slow uptake, nutrition info panel update also planned

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is considering making the Health Star Rating (HSR) mandatory after sluggish uptake from brands, while also reviewing updates to the nutrition information panel (NIP) information on packaged foods.

Garden of growth: Nongshim plant-based brand Veggie Garden maintains optimism for sector’s ASEAN future

South Korean food giant Nongshim remains optimistic for the prospects of its plant-based meat alternative brand Veggie Garden, believing that the sector still has a bright future in the South East Asian region and especially Thailand.

Agthia has reaped the rewards of solid investments into new product innovation with significant volume-led growth in the first half of 2024. ©Getty Images

Volume-led growth: Agthia doubles down on product innovation and protein production investments

Middle East food and beverage giant Agthia has reaped the rewards of solid investments into new product innovation with significant volume-led growth in the first half of 2024, and hopes to further boost this with its newly opened protein facility.

A cross-sectional study on South Asia revealed key policy gaps, which include front-of-pack labelling, healthy food subsidies, unhealthy food taxation, restrictions on unhealthy food promotion, and improvements in school nutrition standards. ©Getty Images

'Go beyond safety': Policies needed to create healthier food environments in South Asia – latest study

Policy gaps including front-of-pack labelling, food taxation, marketing of 'unhealthy' products, and improvements in school nutrition standards are urgently needed in South Asia, according to a new study.

Menstrual health, prenatal nutrition, and menopause are opportunities for product innovation. © Getty Images

Holistic wellness: Menstrual health, prenatal nutrition, and menopause are opportunities for product innovation

There are extensive opportunities for 'holistic product innovation' across three key areas of women’s health: menstrual health, prenatal nutrition, and menopause, says Mintel.

Carlsberg Malaysia has committed to continue its focus on premium products moving forward despite seeing a significant drop in sales. ©Carlsberg Malaysia

Staying the course: Carlsberg pledges continued commitment to premiumisation despite sales drop in first half of 2024

Carlsberg Malaysia has committed to continue its focus on premium products despite seeing a significant drop in sales in the first half of the year.

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Singapore’s Siam Coconut diversifies portfolio to keep up with market trends as coconut water category hits plateau

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Packaging Happenings: Yili's twist-top RTD tea, Starward's colourful whiskey, Mondelez on portion control and more feature in our round-up

Pucker up: Haribo pursues sour-led multipack trend in APAC to attract younger consumers

As Asian cuisines evolve and diversify, how are quality texturizers becoming more key?

Mandatory health star ratings? ANZ ministers concerned with slow uptake, nutrition info panel update also planned

Garden of growth: Nongshim plant-based brand Veggie Garden maintains optimism for sector’s ASEAN future

Volume-led growth: Agthia doubles down on product innovation and protein production investments

'Go beyond safety': Policies needed to create healthier food environments in South Asia – latest study

Holistic wellness: Menstrual health, prenatal nutrition, and menopause are opportunities for product innovation

Staying the course: Carlsberg pledges continued commitment to premiumisation despite sales drop in first half of 2024

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‘Moving with the times’: TipCo cites rising wellness trends as catalyst for its category and beverage innovations

GALLERY: The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories from August 2024

Food security stability: Japan expresses cautious optimism for national self-sufficiency rates after positive 2023 data

Singapore’s Siam Coconut diversifies portfolio to keep up with market trends as coconut water category hits plateau

Beverage benefits: New beer, whiskey and non-alcoholic drinks buoy revenue growth for Kirin in first quarter of 2024

Nuclear termination? Japan declares it time to lift ‘all restrictions’ on Fukushima-affected food exports - government report

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