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Rising affluence has led to increased consumption and premiumisation of meat products, said Andrew Cox, general manager – international markets at Meat and Livestock Australia. ©Getty Images

Rising affluence driving more meat consumption, product premiumisation and innovation

Rising affluence is driving premiumisation and innovation in the meat sector in South East Asia (SEA), but there is still ample space for NPD, not least in the snacking category.

Middle East Focus: Alibaba-Dubai e-commerce project, regional potential for frozen lime juice, COP27 food focus and more feature in our round-up

Alibaba-Dubai e-commerce project, regional potential for frozen lime juice, COP27 food focus and more feature in this edition of Middle East Focus.

Qatari dairy giant Baladna is looking at more markets in South East Asia to bring its sustainable dairy self-sufficiency model to. ©Getty Images

Dairy self-sufficiency in Asia: Baladna eyes more South East Asian markets after Malaysia success

Qatari dairy giant Baladna is looking at more markets in South East Asia to bring its sustainable dairy self-sufficiency model to, after successfully securing and setting up its joint venture in Malaysia.

Consumer awareness of cultivated meat is still relatively low in the Middle East, but there is significant interest to purchase once people in the region have been exposed to the concept. ©GOOD Meat

Cultivated meat in the Middle East: Low consumer awareness, but huge interest once informed – GOOD Meat

Cultivated meat pioneers GOOD Meat says that consumer awareness of such products is still relatively low in the Middle East, but that there is significant interest to purchase once they have been exposed to the concept.

Change Foods (left) and New Culture (bottom right) are targeting the animal-free cheese market. Image credits: Change Foods and New Culture

Animal-free dairy: New Culture attracts new funding; Change Foods eyes up Abu Dhabi for new plant: 'There is a massive commercial manufacturing capacity bottleneck in the industry'

Two US-based precision fermentation startups making real dairy ingredients using microbes instead of cows have announced significant developments as they gear up to launch next year in the emerging ‘animal-free dairy’ category.

Saudi supplement trends: Research reveals low levels of consumption among breastfeeding mothers - Cross-sectional study

A first-of-its-kind Saudi Arabian study has found that although dietary supplement use is most prevalent among young, highly educated medical students or professionals, there is a lack of understanding of its importance among breastfeeding women.

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Rising affluence driving more meat consumption, product premiumisation and innovation

Middle East Focus: Alibaba-Dubai e-commerce project, regional potential for frozen lime juice, COP27 food focus and more feature in our round-up

Dairy self-sufficiency in Asia: Baladna eyes more South East Asian markets after Malaysia success

Cultivated meat in the Middle East: Low consumer awareness, but huge interest once informed – GOOD Meat

Animal-free dairy: New Culture attracts new funding; Change Foods eyes up Abu Dhabi for new plant: 'There is a massive commercial manufacturing capacity bottleneck in the industry'

Saudi supplement trends: Research reveals low levels of consumption among breastfeeding mothers - Cross-sectional study

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