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Science Shorts: Palm oil traceability, food safety technology, cultured meat challenges and more feature in our round-up

Palm oil traceability, food safety technology, cultured meat challenges and more feature in this edition of Science Shorts.

The latest innovation from Singapore firm Aroma Truffle is its truffle gelato, topped with hand-shaved Italian truffles. ©Aroma Truffle

Italia to Asia: Singapore’s Aroma Truffle aims for Asia, Middle East expansion

Singapore firm Aroma Truffle is targeting expansion to Vietnam and Myanmar, along with Middle East markets such as the UAE, for its snacks and sauces by early 2024.

Dole has revealed plans to focus on developing more clean label and fortified juice products for the Asia Pacific market. ©Getty Images

Beating the ‘baddies’: Dole to focus on clean label and fortification for juice product innovation in APAC

Fruit product heavyweight Dole has revealed plans to focus on developing more clean label and fortified juice products for the Asia Pacific market, citing rising consumer interest in the region as a major motivation.

Palm oil acceptance in the European Union (EU) is not impossible if the industry engages in proper marketing based on scientific facts. ©Getty Images

‘Science always wins’: EU acceptance of palm oil possible, but will take time – expert panel

Palm oil acceptance in the European Union (EU) is not impossible if the industry engages in proper marketing based on scientific facts, with changes already being seen in some countries, according to a panel of experts.

Premium spirits MNC Beam Suntory believes that the revival of travel retail is especially important for its India business to thrive. ©Getty Images

‘Elevate experiences’: Beam Suntory on the importance of travel retail for India business success

Premium spirits MNC Beam Suntory believes that the revival of travel retail is especially important for its India business to thrive, with the firm outlining how it plans to achieve growth in the category.

New Zealand is investigating nutritional benefits of the cherry in conjunction with the Riddet Institute. ©Getty Images

Not cherry picking: NZ hopes cherry functional health benefits can help boost exports

New Zealand is pumping in cash to boost its cherry-growing industry by funding research to assess the nutritional value of the stone fruit that has been purported to reduce inflammation, regulate blood pressure and improve sleep among many.

Bio-fermented tonics by Singaporean firm Akesi is backed by research. ©Akesi

Plant power: Independent research supercharges probiotic tonics firm Akesi for APAC expansion

Singapore bio-fermented tonics firm Akesi hopes new research on the polyphenol content of its products will be the catalyst for the firm’s growth in APAC over the next five years.