News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Singapore’s online grocery market is set to triple in growth over the next three years, from SG$130m (US$91m) to SG$0.5bn (US$0.35bn) by 2020, according to forecasts unveiled today by international grocery research organisation IGD.
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş is in talks to acquire rights to McVitie’s products in Middle East and North Africa.
India’s tired citizens may just be the key to unlock a new market for functional food and drink formulations.
Dateline Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia’s food and drink market will be dominated by four trends this year, according to Mintel.
Computer-generated frequencies are being charged through wastewater to help sugarcane-processing plants in Thailand meet environmental standards.
Coca-Cola Amatil is remodeling its supply chain across Australia, increasing production in Queensland and Western Australia but closing the company’s manufacturing operations in South Australia in 2019.
SPOTLIGHT JAPAN
Japan’s households are spending less the across the board each month, but the amount forked out on food products has hit a 20-year high.
Anthocyanin-rich berries from Vaccinium glaucoalbum, a perennial evergreen shrub found in the Tibetan Himalayas, have great potential for functional food and nutraceutical products, according to researchers in China.