Processing & Packaging

FSSAI to draw up new packaging regulations

FSSAI to draw up new packaging regulations

By RJ Whitehead

Cases of contamination owing to the use of substandard materials have prompted the Indian regulator to take action by preparing new food packaging guidelines.

China invests heavily in Dubai food hub

China invests heavily in Dubai food hub

By RJ Whitehead

Dubai Food Park will feature a Chinese food processing cluster following a pledge to invest AED1.35bn (US$367m) by Ningxia Forward Fund Management Company.

Huhtamaki acquires IP’s Chinese paper business

China

Huhtamaki acquires IP’s Chinese paper business

By RJ Whitehead

Memphis-headquartered International Paper (IP) has announced the completion of the sale of its foodservice business in China to Huhtamaki Group for an estimated EUR15m (US$18m).

Ribena recalled in Malaysia

Dateline Southeast Asia

Ribena recalled in Malaysia

By RJ Whitehead

The manufacturer of Ribena has recalled some batches of the fruit drink in Malaysia over a “manufacturing error”.

Creekstone Farm exports Black Angus beef to Europe, South America and Asia

Premium meatpacker bought by Japanese trader

By Oscar Rousseau

US-based beef and pork supplier Creekstone Farms has been sold by Sun Capital Partners to Japanese trading conglomerate Marubeni Corporation for a fee thought to be $170m. 

TNA opens new Tokyo office

TNA opens new Tokyo office

By RJ Whitehead

Processing and packaging major TNA has opened of a new office in Japan to host local technical support and sales staff.

Indian plant central to Naturex drive to boost emerging markets

Interview

Indian plant central to Naturex drive to boost emerging markets

By RJ Whitehead

Having first gained a foothold in India with its Roha plant acquisition from Valentine Agro in 2012, Naturex has cemented its position in the local fruit and vegetable powders market by being ahead in drum-dry technology.

Food processing minister resumes crusade to charm foreign investors

South Asia radius

Food processing minister resumes crusade to charm foreign investors

By RJ Whitehead

India’s food processing minster has returned home after a trade tour to Japan, where she met executives of close to a dozen food companies in a bid to attract them to invest in production in India—at a time when few others are following that route.

India has potential to be one of world’s biggest food processors

South Asia radius

India has potential to be one of world’s biggest food processors

By RJ Whitehead

With nearly a tenth of the world's arable land and a fifth of its irrigated farming, India is one the world's largest producer of milk, pluses, ginger, bananas, guavas and mangoes. It also ranks second in the world for rice, wheat, vegetable...

Yuzu, a sour fruit, is cultivated mainly in Japan and Korea. ©iStock

Underwater shockwaves improve antioxidant levels in yuzu juice: study

By Gary Scattergood

Underwater shockwave pre-treatment improves the antioxidant functionality of yuzu fruit juice, confirming its potential for use in a wide-range of food applications and leading to the possible establishment “of a new field of industrial technology,” a...

The Nestlé Lanka Kurunegala Factory. Pic: © Nestlé Lanka

Nestlé Lanka opens $3.4m UHT milk plant

By Jim Cornall

Nestlé Lanka has opened a new UHT milk plant in its factory in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. The new production facility cost LKR500m ($3.4m) to construct.

Tetra Pak already has production facilities in Singapore, India and Japan

Tetra Pak invests $110m in Vietnam factory

By Rachel Arthur

Tetra Pak is investing in a new regional manufacturing facility near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, prompted by increased consumption of liquid dairy and fruit-based beverages across Asia Pacific. 

Yonekyu has added four new factory lines to up with rising pork demand in Japan

Japan’s Yonekyu welcomes Sealpac’s packaging

By Oscar Rousseau

Yonekyu Corporation, one of Japan’s leading processed meat companies, has applauded the impact of Sealpac’s thermoformers on its production lines, claiming the equipment is “extremely strong”.

‘Urgent action’ needed to tackle Japan’s food waste

‘Urgent action’ needed to tackle Japan’s food waste

By Gary Scattergood

Food manufacturers in Japan have made good progress in reducing and recycling food waste, but further efforts are urgently needed across all other stages of the supply chain, especially at the consumer level.

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