Sri Lankan food prices now 35% higher than in India
Sri Lanka’s rising food prices have prompted a Colombo think tank to launch a project to monitor import tariffs on food.
Archives for September 24, 2017
Beverage firms rail against Vietnam sugar tax draft proposal
Vietnamese beverage firms have hit out at proposals for a special consumption tax on sweetened drinks, saying their production would be badly hit by the move.
AB InBev buys Australian craft brewer 4 Pines
AB InBev is buying Sydney craft brewer 4 Pines, in a deal that 4 Pines says will enable its plans for national and global expansion.
India
Keventer raises $25m to fund expansion
Kolkata-based dairy, fruit and grocery major Keventer Agro has raised US$25m in capital from Indian private equity firm Mandala Capital to fund its expansion in agro-food processing in eastern India.
Hong Kong resists sugar tax calls
Hong Kong authorities favour adopting health awareness schemes over introducing a tax on sugar to limit consumption.
China cross-border e-commerce rules extension a major business boost for industry
Supplement and food firms operating in China’s booming cross border e-commerce market have been buoyed by a year-long extension of the existing trade laws, which were due to be replaced on January 1.
Probiotics and obesity: Consumption of Yakult’s Shirota strain aids weight loss in children
Yakult’s probiotic strain Shirota (LcS) aids weight loss while also improving lipid metabolism in obese children, according to a new pilot study.
China direct
China rushes to research its newest staple
An institute co-founded by research agencies and potato processors in China and Kazakhstan has been established in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to study China’s newest staple.
Nutrition one of most 'significant individual factors' for child development in first 1,000 days: Comprehensive evidence paper
The most significant individual factors in the first 1,000 days of a child's life that influence health and development relate to nutrition, substance use and the experience of significant stress, according to a wide-ranging Australian evidence paper.
Bayn Europe creates sugar replacer for no-added sugar chocolate for Chinese market
Bayn Europe, which creates formulations for sugar reduction, has created a sugar replacement for chocolate, for the Chinese market.
Chinese egg companies in hunt to find Western acquisitions
Western egg processors are in the sights of Chinese corporations looking to accelerate their technical knowhow in line with their growing dominance of Asia.
Australia
Murray Goulburn struggling to find suitor for buyout
Troubled Australian dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn has called for an end to media speculation over a potential buyout—even calling into question the likelihood of a takeover itself.
Synergy Flavours continues Thailand expansion
Having doubled the size of its Bangkok operation after the opening of a dedicated technical and manufacturing facility in Thailand in 2013, Synergy Flavours will now embark on further expansion of its site there.