Aussie wine firms turn to AI to streamline manufacturing
The Australian wine industry is turning to artificial intelligence to streamline its manufacturing and significantly increase production efficiency by optimising machine use.
Archives for July 25, 2017
Syrian farm production grows, but is still far from pre-war levels
Food security has improved in parts of Syria over the last year, though the overall situation remains far worse than before the war.
1.3k tonnes of rotten food discovered in UAE’s latest food fraud case
Health inspectors uncovered more than 1,300 tonnes of rotten fruit, vegetables, meat and being sold at unlicensed markets to poor residents in Dubai in the first half of this year.
Ajinomoto set to thaw Europe with multi-million euro takeover
Japanese food giant Ajinomoto has fired up its European growth plans with the acquisition of France’s frozen food business Labeyrie Traiteur Surgelés (LTS) for an undisclosed sum.
Excitement builds for Japan's Wagyu Olympics
Japan’s top cattle and meat producers are gearing up to compete in the country’s next ‘Wagyu Olympics’, the country’s premier beef cattle show, to be held in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, on 7–11 September.
Dubai turns to cartoon characters to tackle childhood obesity
Dubai plans to tackle childhood obesity by using fun, colourful characters in a bid to persuade kids to eat healthier food.
Sadara starts production of propylene glycol at huge new plant
Saudi Arabia’s Sadara Chemical Company has begun production of propylene glycol at a new plant in Jubail Industrial City II.
Singapore and South Australia unite to drive functional food innovation among SMEs
Singapore’s government enterprise body SPRING is joining forces with economic development agency Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) to collaborate on functional food innovation.
Hypertension risk soars in ‘metabolically healthy’ overweight Chinese adults
Overweight or obese Chinese individuals — even those with a healthy metabolic phenotype — have a significantly increased risk of hypertension compared to those within the normal weight range.