Bird flu strikes again in China
Chinese authorities have confirmed that another person has fallen ill with the deadly H7N9 strain of bird flu.
Archives for August 13, 2013
Emerging market healthy food 'faux pas': Too much pleasure, too soon
“The most common mistake by western fast moving consumer good (FMCG) companies who launch new food and beverage brands in emerging markets is that they jump straight in to a Pleasure position with their brands.”
Tesco and CRE take first step to become China’s biggest retailer
British supermarket chain Tesco and state-run China Resources Enterprise have quashed growing media speculation with the announcement of exclusive talks between the two majors to combine their Chinese retail operations and form what will become the...
Fonterra NZ Milk Products MD resigns in midst of botulism scare
Fonterra NZ Milk Products boss, Gary Romano, has resigned “with immediate effect” less than two weeks after news broke that 38 tonnes of whey protein concentrate (WPC) manufactured by the company could be contaminated with botulism-causing Clostridium...
China eyes US's top spot in packaged water following massive growth
In data that has surprised many industry analysts by the speed of its growth, China’s packaged water consumption has been skyrocketing, to the point that the country poised to become the world’s biggest consumer.
Fact-finding and brand building: Special K asks for social media posts instead of cash
Special K’s pop-up shop in Australia where social media posts are used instead of cash will give Kellogg crucial face-to-face contact with consumers for fact-finding and brand building, says a marketing expert.
FSANZ seeks opinions on fungal chitosan use
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on a proposal to use fungal chitosan as a processing aid.