Blockchain Food Safety Alliance created in China
A consortium of four companies is to use blockchain to enhance food tracking, traceability and safety in China.
Archives for December 18, 2017
Crown continues Southeast Asia business growth with launch of beverage can plant in Indonesia
Crown Asia Pacific has officially launched its first beverage can manufacturing plant in Indonesia – its 16th in Asia-Pacific.
Asia-Pacific's top 2017 food industry trends stories revealed
Our top five most-read trends stories for 2017 include the latest developments in dairy, snacks and beverages, with consumers across the region revealing rapidly-changing tastes and preferences.
Blockchain can bring supply chain transparency and transform food firms
Blockchain can be the “key mediator” to make supply chains more transparent by enabling food firms to share data based on trust, and to transform their operations to be much more efficient, but it will require a fundamental shift in organisational mindsets.
Indian supplement industry taking GST introduction in its stride
Fears that India's new GST framework could negatively impact health food and supplement businesses have been played down, with two firms telling us that July's rule changes haven't damaged business.