India regulator FSSAI has published updated rules for food fortification standards, as part of its efforts to make the practice part of the national agenda.
People who follow an extreme low carb diet that replaces carbohydrates with animal protein and fat could shorten their life expectancy by four years, new research in published in The Lancet suggests.
Asia’s large format retailers — supermarkets and hypermarkets — are set to grow 3.3% a year to 2022, with firms in Vietnam, India and the Philippines forecast to see double-digit growth over the next five years.
Coca-Cola Singapore has launched a new line of low- or no-sugar ready-to-drink (RTD) teas called Authentic Tea House, as the firm continues its focus on reformulating products with lower sugar content.
Australian researchers say they have taken the first steps in in breeding low allergy wheat varieties, which could be used by manufacturers to create products suitable for coeliac suffers and remove the need for total wheat avoidance.
Coca-Cola FEMSA is to sell back its 51% stake in Coca-Cola Philippines, after a tough period marked by labour unrest and the introduction of a sugar tax.
JD.com has launched its first overseas unmanned convenience store in Indonesia — the JD.ID X-Mart — with a strong snacks and drink offering alongside fashion and beauty items.
A new case study analysis of advertisements on YouTube videos that are targeted at children in Malaysia has revealed that food and beverage ads appeared the most frequently, with more than half of them promoting non-core or unhealthy foods.
South Korea’s Seoul Dairy Cooperative (SDC) has launched Achimae Soymilk (meaning ‘morning soymilk’), a nutritionally-rich soy milk drink fortified with chickpea protein, in a microwaveable aseptic carton pack.
China had imported considerably more food and beverage products last year, according to its General Administration of Customs (GACC), indicating growing demand for overseas brands.
Australian retailer Coles has become the first supermarket chain in the country to introduce recyclable packaging for its range of fresh meat and poultry products.
Indian livestock exporters are up in arms after the Indian Government withdrew permission to export 25,000 goats and sheep from the western state of Gujarat just before the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha.
A traditional Indian dietary approach called thali may help to lower chronic disease risk through its gut health benefits, according to a study led by Pennsylvania State University.
New research has revealed that about four in five (79%) Thai consumers would like to have a healthier diet in 2018 – with interest in plant-based diets on the rise.
Ulrick and Short, a UK-based clean label ingredients supplier, is in talks with distributors and food manufacturers in the Middle East to enter the market amid growing consumer demand for healthier products.
The plunging Turkish lira has caused both producer and consumer prices to soar, but global food firms operating in the country are insisting it is "business as usual".
Thailand pork and poultry business Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF) has benefited from overseas market growth, which contributed to an 8% rise in the company’s overall sales in the second quarter.
Swallowable sensors that could revolutionise how scientists and medical professionals monitor the gut and diagnose conditions will be the focus of a keynote presentation at our upcoming Probiota Asia Summit in Singapore.
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel revealed that it is preparing to sell a 20% stake in its food and beverage business unit, valued at around $1.7bn, on the same day it posted promising half-year figures.
Food and beverage manufacturers in South East Asia are increasingly demanding higher levels of synchronisation between robotics and automation to ramp up productivity.
Japanese sauce maker Kenko Mayo has launched a blue-coloured salad dressing that contains spirulina extracts and collagen, in an attempt to meet consumer demands for “instagrammable” and healthier food.
Two types of plants in Yunnan, Myriopteron extensum and Derris eriocarpa have been found to contain highly sweet-tasting compounds that are at least 25 times sweeter than sucrose, according to researchers from the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese...
Singapore consumers’ insatiable demand for all things Japanese has been acknowledged by convenience retailer 7-eleven Singapore, which is launching 13 premium snacks from the country.
From Starbucks entry to the kombucha category to Kerry’s CEO on staying ahead of the key industry trends, and the rising demand for organic food in Thailand and Cambodia, here’s a round-up of the top seven global food and beverage news items from the...
Leeds-based brewer North Brewing Co has secured £96,000 worth of orders from China, following a successful trade mission at one of the country’s biggest trade shows.
To celebrate its centenary, Britannia Industries is planning to launch 50 new products this year in a bid to extend beyond biscuits and become a total foods company.
Japanese firm Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.’s Oronamin C beverage has entered the South East Asian market for the first time, with its recent launch in Indonesia seeking to capitalise on the country’s rising demand for nutritional products.
