News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Tate & Lyle demonstrated new prototype beverages based on its sucralose and stevia sweeteners at Gulfood Manufacturing this week, as it plans to capitalise on its expanded regional team.
Coca-Cola Amatil has signed up actor Jean Claude Van Damme in a multi-million dollar campaign to plug the launch of Coors Light Draft in Australia.
Food producer Cargill has launched 12 new ingredient prototypes in the Middle East at Gulfood Manufacturing, on the back of integrating its operations across the region.
Swiss flavour manufacturer Givaudan is tripling the size of its Dubai office, and adding technical staff to offer its full line of services locally.
The UAE is planning to introduce a new law restricting levels of salt and fat in packaged food, officials from the country’s Ministry of Health have said.
Australia
Researchers in Queensland have been toasting the prehistoric viruses that they’ve found are partly responsible for the genetic make-up of modern-day grapes.
The Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) has said that "significant flow-through opportunities" exist for Australian beef producers following the signing of a China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) today (17 November).
Iraq needs an additional US$38.5m in agricultural aid if it is to avoid collapse, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned.
Kuwait’s Americana announced a 33% rise in Q3 profits last week, but still saw its shares in a slump amid the firm’s takeover talks.
China
Eighteen people died in a fire at a vegetable packager in east China's Shandong province, local authorities have reported.