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ASEAN Focus: Nestle Malaysia, Singapore's Avant, Indonesia's sugar interest and more feature in our round-up

Nestle Malaysia, Singapore's Avant, Indonesia's sugar interest and more feature in this edition of ASEAN Focus.

Rising affluence has led to increased consumption and premiumisation of meat products, said Andrew Cox, general manager – international markets at Meat and Livestock Australia. ©Getty Images

Rising affluence driving more meat consumption, product premiumisation and innovation

Rising affluence is driving premiumisation and innovation in the meat sector in South East Asia (SEA), but there is still ample space for NPD, not least in the snacking category.

Beverage giant Asahi has seen a resurgence of consumer interest in beer in Japan. ©Asahi

Beer is back: Asahi Japan sees sales bounce back but cautions over low-to-no

Beverage giant Asahi has seen a resurgence of consumer interest in beer in Japan, but believes that some challenges are upcoming for other segments including low-alcohol and non-alcoholic products.

Qatari dairy giant Baladna is looking at more markets in South East Asia to bring its sustainable dairy self-sufficiency model to. ©Getty Images

Dairy self-sufficiency in Asia: Baladna eyes more South East Asian markets after Malaysia success

Qatari dairy giant Baladna is looking at more markets in South East Asia to bring its sustainable dairy self-sufficiency model to, after successfully securing and setting up its joint venture in Malaysia.

Maintaining control: Why consistency and quality control is paramount in postbiotics production

All production processes to make postbiotics products need to have consistency and quality control as crucial components during manufacturing, to ensure the resulting metabolite mixes are unique yet reproducible and safe for consumption.

Middle East Focus: Alibaba-Dubai e-commerce project, regional potential for frozen lime juice, COP27 food focus and more feature in our round-up

Alibaba-Dubai e-commerce project, regional potential for frozen lime juice, COP27 food focus and more feature in this edition of Middle East Focus.

Indonesian Nutrition Association president on tackling obesity in the country

‘People think obesity is normal’ – How Indonesian Nutrition Association president is taking to social media to fight the fat

Shock statistics showing that one in five adults in Indonesia is obese is a wake-up call that needs to be urgently addressed through public education via social media, argues the president of the Indonesian Nutrition Association (INA).