All news articles for September 2012

Herring enzymes hold key to long life

Herring enzymes hold key to long life

By RJ Whitehead

In a busy week of enzyme news, it was suggested that enzymes from unused herring parts could soon appear in juices, and a Chinese company announced plans to tap into the food processing industry with its enzyme products.

Aung San Suu Kyi: iconic Burmese opposition leader and chair of Burma's National League for Democracy

Burma now awash with Sprite as well as Coca-Cola Light

By Ben Bouckley

The Coca-Cola Company has relaunched Coca-Cola onto the Burmese market, while Coca-Cola Light and Sprite are also now available, as it works to found a bottling venture with a local soft drinks firm.

Dr Verghese Kurien

Verghese Kurien: death of an Indian milk revolutionary

By RJ Whitehead

Few individuals have had as much impact on a produce industry as Dr Verghese Kurien, who passed away in Gujarat last weekend. In a career spanning almost 60 years, Kurien transformed the way India's dairy industry operates and led Amul to become...

Supermarket consumers are most concerned about food safety

Food safety remains hot topic in China

By Ankush Chibber

In the wake of China’s recent spate of food safety scandals, a major new survey has found that its consumers are increasingly worrying about what they eat.

Dr Rajeshwar Smarta: “This dialogue forms a process of trust.

Peering into Asia's health claim progression

By RJ Whitehead

In a freewheeling panel discussion during the second afternoon of the Vitafoods Asia nutraceuticals and supplements show, regulations in food and packaging claims came under the spotlight.

Cookies show promise for global growth

Latin America and Asia to dominate global bakery

By Kacey Culliney

As bakery growth flattens in Western economies, Latin America and Asia Pacific are two emerging markets that are set to dominate global bakery growth, an analyst suggests.

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