Archives for December 16, 2013

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New Zealand to spend $64m on meat boost

By Carina Perkins

New Zealand meat processors, farmers and government have signed a deal on a new multi-million-dollar programme to boost meat quality and competitiveness.

China to name and shame food safety offenders

By Ankush Chibber

China has issued a new draft regulation that would give regulators the authority to blacklist food and beverage manufacturers that have breached food safety standards in the country. 

IFF invests in Jakarta manufacturing and creative centre

US-based International Flavors & Fragrances, one of the world’s biggest developers of flavours and fragrances for consumer products, has revealed plans to invest over US$50m in its flavours operations in Jakarta. 

BRIC healthy dairy boom blooms; Europe down but not doomed

By Shane STARLING

Brazil, Russia, India, China – as well as Mexico – are the fastest growing markets for functional dairy products, according to a Euromonitor International presentation given last week at the Healthy and Functional Dairy event.