FoodNavigator-Asia will introduce a new monthly, multimedia feature in 2019 to shine the spotlight on the region’s innovators who are pioneering the food and beverage sector’s transformation to industry 4.0.
In our year-end round up of the top 10 stories relating to start-ups this year, we recap the firm’s that have made breakthroughs in new products, from tea to chips to plant-based products.
Singaporean start-up Doki Doki is bang on board with current health and wellness trends as it it targets opportunities in the Asia Pacific market – with its superfood puree product being dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan and containing no artificial additives.
Wine Australia and the University of Adelaide have signed a four-year, multi-million-dollar agreement to support long term strategic wine research and development.
Japanese snack food maker Calbee has introduced Potato Chips Lovely Cheese, designed to appeal to women in their 20s and 30s who enjoy sharing pics of whatever they are eating on social media.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has denounced what it claims to be ‘irresponsible reporting’ on the safety and quality of food in the country.
RSPO Annual Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT16)
South East Asia and India still have a fair bit to do in order to catch up with the rest of the world in terms of palm oil sustainability, said an industry expert from the RSPO.
Pakistan looks set to be a prime upcoming market for Pepsi and Coca-Cola, as its government has claimed both companies will invest US$1.2bn in the country over the next five years.
San Francisco-based JUST - best-known for its plant-based eggs and mayo – has struck a deal with Japanese Wagyu beef producer Toriyama, and meat and seafood supplier Awano Food Group, to develop, sell, and market cell-cultured Wagyu beef products.
A new global standard in food safety management, which puts responsibility on senior management to identify the level of risk they are prepared to take, has been welcomed by Mondelēz International’s head of food safety.
Barry Callebaut has extended its partnership with Indonesian food and beverage giant Garudafood, with an eye on capturing a bigger share of country’s chocolate market.
A Kinder Surprise advertisement targeting children has been deemed to be ‘not in breach’ of the New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) children advertising code following a formal complaint submitted by the Healthy Auckland Together coalition.
