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Tasmania goes it alone in backing hemp food production

Australia

Tasmania goes it alone in backing hemp food production

By RJ Whitehead

Even though a council of antipodean ministers has rejected calls to allow the use of hemp seed oil as a food, Tasmania’s government is planning to introduce legislation that will encourage growth of the state’s hemp industry.

Data crunched: The UK breakdown...

54 countries, 57,000 food brands. “No one else is doing this research.”

Euromonitor debuts nation-based nutrition data cruncher

By Shane STARLING

Market analyst Euromonitor International has debuted a tool that for the first time breaks down  a country’s total nutritional inputs into eight categories from calories to proteins to fibres.

Zen and the Art of Japanese Beverage Packaging...

ASK THE EXPERT: FOCUS ON JAPAN

Zen and the Art of Japanese Beverage Packaging...

By Ben BOUCKLEY

As EP Resources reports on a changing Japanese beverage landscape marked by a C-store surge, report author Stuart Hoggard talks trends including taller, slimmer bottles, and a willingness among global giants such as PepsiCo to let local partners manage...

The niche brewer that’s taking on the big guns at their own game

Brewer profile

The niche brewer that’s taking on the big guns at their own game

By RJ Whitehead

Last year was the worst for Australia’s mainstream beer industry since before the Second World War, though one Adelaide brewer, which operates on the premium cusp of the market, has now achieved its twenty-first successive year of growth.

From Foshu to fusion: What will be big in Japan in 2015

Far East tastes

From Foshu to fusion: What will be big in Japan in 2015

By RJ Whitehead

Japanese conglomerate Nagase has revealed its predictions of country’s top food trends for 2015.  Its choices are based on the anticipated changes to Japanese claims regulations, as well as consumer interest in new food experiences and ethnic flavours.

Talkback: Is Gandhi beer offensive or just canny branding?

Talkback: Is Gandhi beer offensive or just canny branding?

By RJ Whitehead

Talkback is a new weekly feature which looks at a polarising issue and gauges your response to it from an industry perspective. This week, we invite you to look at a beer from the United States that carries the name of a notable teetotaller and let us...

Asia-Pacific in 2014: A year of scandals, soul searching and success

Review of the year

Asia-Pacific in 2014: A year of scandals, soul searching and success

By RJ Whitehead

The last 12 months have been turbulent for much of Asia-Pacific's food industry, with regulations, legislation, markets and partnerships continuing to develop in the latest step in the region's economic development.To mark a fascinating year...

Asia-Pacific baby formula sales boom despite scandals

SPECIAL EDITION: INFANT NUTRITION

Asia-Pacific baby formula sales boom despite scandals

By Anne Bruce

Hong Kong is the world’s fastest growing market for infant formula, followed by mainland China, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Indonesia, latest Euromonitor research shows.

As Aussie as Croc Dundee, though Asian-born are not taking to Vegemite

Australia

As Aussie as Croc Dundee, though Asian-born are not taking to Vegemite

By RJ Whitehead

Barrack Obama isn’t the only non-Australian to find Vegemite “horrible… a quasi-vegetable by-product that you smear on your toast”, with research showing that the yeast extract is overwhelmingly more popular among people born in Australia than than almost...

30% of NZ baby food contains pesticide residues

New Zealand

30% of NZ baby food contains pesticide residues

By RJ Whitehead

New Zealand baby food contains nearly 800 times more pesticides than baby food in Europe, according to an analysis of government data, food safety groups have highlighted. 

Chocolate with spices would appeal to Indian tastes but few companies are doing it, says India's only certified chocolate taster

Spice up the Indian premium chocolate market, says taster

By Oliver Nieburg

Multinational chocolate manufacturers are failing to cater to Indian tastes and should experiment with spices such as green cumin and saffron, according to India’s only professional chocolate taster.

Cutting Killer Pythons in half shows ‘social’ downsizing of sweets

Analysis

Cutting Killer Pythons in half shows ‘social’ downsizing of sweets

By RJ Whitehead

At a time when lunch portions are growing, sweet tooths of a certain age across the antipodes can be heard lamenting how just the opposite has been happening with their favourite confectionery. However, one Nestlé line has turned the trend of shrinking...

China still hunting for brands that can compete overseas

China

China still hunting for brands that can compete overseas

By RJ Whitehead

China is failing to produce enough consumer brands for a globally competitive brand name to emerge, says Wall Street brokerage Bernstein’s research arm in a joint report with the Interbrand consultancy.

Orange juice consumption in fourth year of decline

Australia

Orange juice consumption in fourth year of decline

By RJ Whitehead

Over 1.5 million fewer Australians are drinking packaged fruit juice in an average week compared with just four years ago, analysis by Roy Morgan Research has revealed.  

Comfort and convenience behind the rise of China's new coffee culture

Feature - China

Comfort and convenience behind the rise of China's new coffee culture

By RJ Whitehead

Once upon a time there was China tea. If you were Chinese and liked hot drinks, the local tradition in tea led the way. If you preferred coffee, especially the brewed kind, you were plain out of luck, as until recently, Nescafé was one of the very few...

Red hot competition as placenta businesses jockey for supremacy

Analysis - Japan

Red hot competition as placenta businesses jockey for supremacy

By RJ Whitehead

With more than a quarter of Japan’s population over the age of 60, it is said that country suffers more from the issues of an ageing population than any other country. That’s no doubt why the anti-ageing industry is doing so well.

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