Our top 10 most-read food and beverage industry stories from May 2025

Check out FoodNavigator-Asia's Top 10 stories from the last month
Check out FoodNavigator-Asia's Top 10 stories from the last month (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Check out the top 10 F&B industry stories from the past month, from Taiwan pineapples to PepsiCo’s Top 10 accelerator finallists

Tainan pineapples event in Singapore
Tainan pineapples event in Singapore (TAITRA/Natural House)

Taiwan taps Singaporean sweet tooth to launch ‘Golden Diamond’ pineapples in major retailer

Taiwan has launched its specialty Golden Diamond pineapples into Singapore’s NTUC FairPrice supermarket, believing that consumers’ liking for sweet fruits will make them a sales success.

The nature of online media makes consumers particularly susceptible to targeted advertising of unhealthy foods.
The nature of online media makes consumers particularly susceptible to targeted advertising of unhealthy foods. (Dragon Claws/Getty Images)

How digital ad monitoring can help curb unhealthy food marketing – Aussie study

Australian researchers have demonstrated how a “data donation infrastructure” can track digital food marketing, revealing how online advertising can be monitored and held accountable.

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China’s beverage industry is welcoming the era of ‘RTD Tea 3.0’ (NooMUboN/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

RTD Tea 3.0: What is the next stage of evolution in China’s beverage space?

China’s beverage industry is welcoming the era of ‘RTD Tea 3.0’, revealing a significant new potential market for the wider category.

Glico has made its first rice-based soft candy
Glico has made its first rice-based soft candy (Mitsushige Kida/Glico)

Glico looks to shift consumer perspective of rice with its first soft candy

Japan confectionery giant Ezaki Glico is seeking to change the perception of rice as a staple food with the creation of its first clean label, rice-based soft candy.

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Indonesia halal authority issues warnings after multiple food products found to contain pork DNA analysis has shown that multiple products in Indonesia contained pork

Indonesia halal authority issues warnings after multiple food products found to contain pork

DNA analysis has shown that multiple confectionery products in the Indonesian market contained pork.

Boost is a chocolate malt drink that Unilever India hopes will become core to its growth in the future.
Boost is a chocolate malt drink that Unilever India hopes will become core to its growth in the future. (Hindustan Unilever India)

Unilever India renews commitment to grow Horlicks and Boost as core portfolio products

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) continues to place its faith in its Nutrition Drinks portfolio comprising the Horlicks and Boost brands as future key growth products, despite domestic growth challenges.

Duo Brew coffee offers both hot and cold options at the same time.
Duo Brew coffee offers both hot and cold options at the same time. (William Reed)

Kopitiam to the world: Singapore’s Gold Kili launches hot/cold Duo Brew coffee

Singapore’s Gold Kili is launching a new Duo Brew coffee series designed for both hot and cold brewing.

Sugarcane extract can help reduce sugar and calorie content in food and beverages while maintaining taste.
Sugarcane extract can help reduce sugar and calorie content in food and beverages while maintaining taste. (martin-dm/Getty Images)

How sugarcane extract can enhance taste in sugar-reduced food and drinks

Researchers are turning to sugarcane extract as a natural solution that can enhance both sweetness and mouthfeel.

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This edition explores market opportunities from China’s fibre deficit, the rise of wild mushrooms and more. (Fotonen/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

China Focus: Tackling dietary gaps, new mushroom export markets, food industry globalisation, functional food R&D, and tariff tensions

This edition explores market opportunities from China’s fibre deficit, the rise of wild mushrooms, efforts to internationalise the food sector, the vital role of academia in advancing functional foods, and China’s response to US tariff hikes.

PepsiCo GHAC 2025 has announced its 10 startup finallists.
PepsiCo GHAC 2025 has announced its 10 startup finallists. (PepsiCo)

PepsiCo APAC eyes more ‘win-win’ partnerships from latest accelerator programme

PepsiCo is hopeful that more ‘win-win’ partnerships between the global F&B giant and regional startups will come out of its latest Greenhouse Accelerator (GHAC) programme in APAC.