A new "joint venture of equals" has been established in Greater China between Jebsen & Jessen Ingredients (JJING) and Jebsen Industrial Specialty Ingredients & Solutions Business (JI-SI&S).
Public-private partnerships are urgently needed to help India’s food sector deal with the country’s much-reported nutrition and food security challenges, according to a new report.
The highest-earning 10% of the urban Chinese drink over seven times as much wine and consume more than twice as much dessert as their counterparts at the bottom end of the wage scale.
A Malaysian think tank is calling on the government and food firms to take action against obesity and diabetes in the country by slashing prices of healthy food, but has warned against rushing into plans for a sugar tax.
Australian biotechnology firm Marinova has achieved novel foods status in the EU for its Maritech® fucoidan extracts, and the firm is now targeting growth in the region's functional beverage and supplement sectors.
An engineered probiotic combined with broccoli extract killed more than 95% of colorectal cancer cells in an in vitro study, and reduced the number of tumours by 75% in mice, researchers in Singapore have revealed.
A recent population cohort study on Chinese schoolchildren suggests that higher fish consumption improves cognitive function via a novel mediating mechanism: improved sleep.
A fund run by a cartel of leading oil producers has signed a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help enhance food security and promote sustainable agriculture in South and Southeast Asia.
Just over three months since Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull quashed calls for a tax on sweetened beverages, the media as well as a coalition of health professionals have relit the torch on the debate.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FFSAI) is set to regulate alcoholic beverages in the country to ensure it is within a safe and permissible limit.
Supplement and functional food manufacturers have around two weeks to submit scientific data to get 34 ingredients currently used in products – including kale powder, plant-sourced vitamin D and kiwi extract – on India’s approved list.
Charoen Pokphand is building another facility in China, which will add 100 million broilers to its poultry production in the country and keep it ahead of local rivals like Guangdong Wens Foodstuff Group Co and the Tongwei Group in the race for customers...
South Australia has been named as one of the world’s only Pacific oyster producing areas to be free of POMS disease — though this status has resulted in supply issues.
India has imposed a 30% tariff on imports of chickpeas and lentils, effective immediately, a little more than a month since it introduced a 50% tax on field peas imports.
Pakistani women require a multifaceted solution to the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), according to researchers in Pakistan and Australia.
The Philippines' Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, which includes a new sugar tax, came into effect at the turn of the year, bringing with it a wave of confusion in the Philippines' drink sector.
A new $1m project aims to join some of New Zealand's Māori-owned food and beverage businesses with leading researchers to develop new functional products for export to Asia.
An accidental fire that tore through Thomas Foods International’s Murray Bridge slaughterhouse, South Australia, caused “significant damage” and forced the firm to axe 417 temporary workers.
ThaiBev recently completed its acquisition of Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp. (Sabeco) with “action to consummate the transfer of sale shares” having taken place.
Food companies in Taiwan that violate the law can now be closed immediately, following the introduction of new guidelines by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
China e-commerce retailer JD.com is to launch new bricks-and-mortar 7Fresh grocery stores in the country, reigniting competition with rivals such as Alibaba in the offline space.
Singapore personalised nutrition firm Imagene Labs has sealed a deal with an Australian e-commerce venture, as it makes its first move into the country.
Australia's biggest hemp foods firm, which also has a cannabinoid (CBD) nutraceuticals and medical cannabis offering, launched today on the Australian Stock Exchange following a successful $20m IPO.
The ever-growing popularity of durian in China has led food manufacturers to experiment with the ‘king of fruits’ as an ingredient for a slew of food products.
Ginkgo biloba may be more effective at boosting memory and the brain's 'command and control' function in stroke survivors than the use of aspirin alone, according to a small clinical trial in China.
Sugar taxes are never far from the headlines as governments scramble to deal with rising cases of obesity and diabetes, and their related health costs.
India’s food regulator has strongly rebutted a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) that has been highly critical of its licencing, standards and testing processes.
Products containing traces of golden rice, which is genetically modified to produce beta-carotene, should be able to be sold in Australia and New Zealand, regulators have ruled.
China’s DRex Food Group Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement to invest US$400m in dairy farms and a milk processing plant in the Vitebsk region of Belarus, near the border with Russia.
The probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri has the potential to provide some reduction in crying in exclusively breastfed babies less than three months old, new data reveals.
Indonesia’s business watchdog fined Danone subsidiary PT Tirta Investama (TIV) close to US$1m after ruling it sought to stifle competition, but the firm is challenging the charge.
Growing digitisation, premium packaging formats and a rising focus on health and wellness are among the key trends in private label that Asia-Pacific will face into the next decade.
