Agrana invests €22m in east China R&D and manufacturing plant
Agrana, the European fruit ingredients major, will make its biggest single investment in China with the construction of a new plant in the east of the country.
Archives for July 24, 2017
‘Coming soon: BrewDog Australia’: Craft brewer sets out Aussie brewery plans
Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has announced its plans to build a brewery and taproom in Australia.
India
Supreme Court slams ‘pathetic’ response to food distribution law
India’s Supreme Court has dismissed state compliance to India’s Food Security Act as “pathetic”, and said it was a “pity” that legislation enacted by parliament had been kept on the "back-burner" for four years.
Western diet increases colorectal cancer risk in Japanese women: Cohort study
Consumption of a Western diet increased the risk of colon and distal cancer among women in Japan, a large population-based cohort study has found.
Premium meatpacker bought by Japanese trader
US-based beef and pork supplier Creekstone Farms has been sold by Sun Capital Partners to Japanese trading conglomerate Marubeni Corporation for a fee thought to be $170m.
Yakult begins work on sixth China factory
Yakult is to begin construction of its sixth plant in China to increase production of its probiotic milk drinks.
South Asia radius
Local drinks firms to use juice to get round new GST hike
Hundreds of Indian beverage manufacturers are preparing to start adding fruit juice to their carbonated beverages in a bid to game the newly implemented GST regime.