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News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology - Asia Pacific

08-Dec-2022

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TOP HEADLINES

Beneficial âside effectâ: Long regulatory road for cultivated products will boost consumer confidence â Upside Foods

The cultivated products sector still has a long road ahead in many markets in terms of regulatory processes, but this thorough vetting will lay a strong foundation of food safety and quality that will eventually yield benefits in terms of consumer trust and acceptance.... Read more

Functional future: Premium milk brand Koita eyes NPD spurt to maintain Asia momentum

UAE premium milk brand Koita is doubling up on efforts to introduce new product lines, including functional beverages, as it seeks to maintain its growth in Asia.... Read more

Software strategy: BodyFirst opens offline retail store offering personalised nutrition consultations in Mumbai

Nutraceutical firm BodyFirst Wellness Nutrition has opened its first offline retail store in Peddar Road, Mumbai, which it said would kickstart its personalised nutrition service.... Read more

Packaging Happenings: Mondelez's recycled soft plastic packs, Japan's organic logo rules, Coffee Roasters' Nespresso-compatible postbiotic coffee and more feature in our round-up

Mondelez's recycled soft plastic packs, Japan's organic logo rules, Coffee Roasters' Nespresso-compatible postbiotic capsule coffee and more feature in this edition of Packaging Happenings.... Read more

Expansion push: South Korean postbiotic supplier seeks overseas entry after domestic boom

South Korea-based postbiotic ingredient and finished product firm Bereum is now pursuing growth in overseas markets following steep growth in the domestic market in the past two years.... Read more

Personalised products: Tech-savvy and health-conscious consumers tipped to drive 3D food printing growth in APAC

A lack of consumer awareness and barriers to scaling-up remaining major hurdles for the 3D food printing sector in Asia, but major players are hopeful that tech-savvy and health-conscious consumers can help it hit the mainstream.... Read more

Research for mental health: Huge scope for new studies on synergistic impact of ingredients

There is huge scope for more research on how a broad range of ingredients can work synergistically to improve a raft of mental health conditions.... Read more

COVID-19 and APAC's food and beverage sector: All our coronavirus news...in one place

Here's your constantly updated and comprehensive round-up of FoodNavigator-Asia's COVID-19 coverage.... Read more

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

Novel protein production: APAC consumer acceptance soars but scalability still hinders affordability

Novel protein production technologies such as cultivated meat and precision fermentation are seeing consumer acceptance soar in APAC, but are still some way off achieving price parity for the everyday consumer due to challenges with regulations and scale.... Read more

âReduce and replaceâ: Plant-based brands can slash salt by following beverage sectorâs sugar strategy - leading academic

Plant-based brands need to slash salt levels by adopting a similar âreduce and replaceâ strategy used by the sugar-sweetened beverage sector in order to ensure that consumers can reap health benefits of the trend, according to a nutrition expert.... Read more

Cleaning up snack foods: Big brand interest in cleaner and healthier options paving path for leaf protein sector

The interest in cleaner and better-for-you snacks shown by big food and beverage brands, including Mondelez, Nestle and Vitasoy, is paving the way for a new specialised area of plant-based proteins to enter the market, namely the RuBisCo leaf protein.... Listen now

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06-Dec-2022

Alt Meat: Innovation shaping the future of alternative meat

To date, innovation has driven phenomenal growth in plant-based meat alternatives.

08-Jun-2022

Alt Meat: Can plant-based take a bigger bite out of the meat market?

The rise-and-rise of plant-based alternatives is well documented, as innovation brings what was once a niche proposition into the mainstream.

08-Jun-2022

Healthy beverage trends: from sparkling water to functional wellness shots (USA)

The beverage category is a hotbed of innovation, with brands increasingly adding functionality as well as fun to their beverages.

31-Mar-2022

'Better-for-you' beverages: From functionality to sugar reduction (APAC)

From less sugar, to added functionality, and local ingredient innovation to limited editions, Asia's beverage industry is increasingly innovating and diversifying to deliver growth.

29-Mar-2022

Plant-based protein in focus: from Pongamia to chickpeas (USA)

Plant-based proteins continue to dominate the so-called 'alternative protein' category.

24-Mar-2022

GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Layoffs in food industry mount as PepsiCo joins Coca-Cola, General Mills, Walmart and others in cost-savings and restructuring efforts

PepsiCo this week joins the ranks of food manufacturers, retailers and delivery companies laying off employees or offering buyouts to reduce their workforce and offset inflationary pressures even as the consumer packaged goods industry overall struggles to fill upwards of 88,000 job openings.... Read more

Bacardi reveals top 5 cocktail trends for 2023

Global spirits company Bacardi looks at the key trends it expects to see impact cocktail consumption and the wider spirits business in 2023.... Read more

âUnsatisfactory resultsâ: Hong Kong authorities order vendors to stop sale of five fish oil supplements

Hong Kongâs food safety authority, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS), has ordered vendors to stop the sale of five fish oil supplements.... Read more

Government needs to support British food or faces âsleepwalkingâ into food crisis

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has called on the Government to support British food or it faces âsleepwalkingâ into a food supply crisis.... Read more

PREVIOUS HEADLINES

ANZ Focus: Mondelez soft plastic recycling, Australia toddler sodium consumption, leaf protein growth and more feature in our round-up

Positive shifts: COVID-19 spurs Oman towards more sustainable and healthy food consumption

Devil will be in the detail: New Zealand a step closer to natural health products regulatory revamp

Poppy seed panic: Australian food firms stress poisoning cases âoutside of brandsâ controlâ amid nationwide recalls

Pride and palm oil: PepsiCo calls for big brand sustainability involvement to attract smallholder producers

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