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27-Feb-2024

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TOP HEADLINES

Enter the dragon: Asahi Super Dry on the importance of ârelatableâ packaging in Asian markets

Japanese beer giant Asahi believes that beverage packaging needs to move beyond being eye-catching and incorporate elements of ârelatabilityâ and digitalisation truly make a mark with Asian consumers.... Read more

Make it affordable: Pricing the key factor to tempt South Koreans to cultivated products

Nearly 60% of South Korean consumers surveyed said they would purchase cultivated meat if it is more affordable than conventional options.... Read more

Removing labels: NestlÃ© urges a âmore modest approachâ and greater focus on taste to spur plant-based development

Food and beverage major NestlÃ© Professional claims there is a need to move away from marketing keywords such as âplant-basedâ and focus on elevating the taste of alternative protein products to boost ânaturalâ uptake and sector growth.... Read more

Safety First: Indonesia packaging rules updates, APAC food allergy challenges, Japan anti-counterfeit facility and more feature in our round-up

Indonesia packaging rules updates, APAC food allergy challenges, Japan anti-counterfeit food facility and more feature in this edition of Safety First.... Read more

Ashwagandha warning: Australian officials issue safety advisory, highlight risks of unregulated, overseas products

Australian regulators have warned of the risks of purchasing supplements from overseas in its latest safety advisory for products containing Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera).... Read more

Australiaâs Savvy Beverage calls for greater honesty and transparency about ingredients content among functional beverage firms

Aussie brand Savvy Beverage has called out what it believes is the prevalence of highly priced functional beverages that contain inadequate beneficial ingredients, imploring greater honesty and transparency among companies to advance the emerging category.... Read more

Quality over quantity: Why APAC tea sector needs to focus on functional innovation to drive growth

The APAC tea sector need to focus on functionality and format innovation and not just increasing blend varieties if it is to enjoy sustained growth, according to Sri Lanka and Europe-based tea specialist English Tea Shop.... Listen now

Inflationary burdens: Kirin to implement fourth round of price hikes in a year to cope with âdifficultâ conditions

Japanese food and beverage giant Kirin Holdings has announced that it is implementing a fourth round of price hikes within the past 12 months in order to cope with current âdifficultâ conditions, including production cost increases.... Read more

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Growth Asia Summit 2024: Check out the advance agenda as more industry experts added to the line-up

Even more industry experts and pioneering academics have been added to the agenda for our Growth Asia Summit in Singapore this July, and the advance agenda is now available to download free-of-charge.... Read more

Go big for bugs: APAC insect protein sector needs substantial big brand and retailer support to move past longstanding 'nascent' stage

The Asia Pacific insect protein industry will need a substantial amount of both big brand and retailer support alongside regulatory developments in order to move past its longstanding 'nascent' status towards more mainstream progress.... Read more

Wellness enhancement: How combined hemp and Ayurveda innovation could hold key to capturing mass market

Indiaâs Hemp Horizons believes that a innovation approach combining the nutrition of hemp seeds with the wellness benefits of Ayurveda could hold the key to the sector appealing to a larger consumer base.... Read more

GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS

General Mills reaches âtransition pointâ with digitization investments ready to pay off

General Mills is ready to âunleashâ the growth potential of its carefully constructed digital capabilities, including e-commerce, data-driven marketing and supply chain digitization, in which it has made âsignificant investmentsâ over the past five years, CEO Jeff Harmening told investment analysts this week at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York meeting.... Read more

Common food additive could create coeliac risk in humans, research claims

A common anti-caking agent widely used across a number of food and drink products could promote the development of coeliac disease in people, according to researchers at the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE).... Read more

Yali Bio develops breast milk compound from yeast for improved infant formula

Yali Bio created a fat called OPO that is naturally found in high concentrations in human breast milk, which opens the potential to improve infant formula and highlights precision fermentation as a âclear technology fitâ to produce an ingredient that previously was too expensive to source, Yulin Lu, CEO, Yali Bio, explained to FoodNavigator-USA.... Read more

Disruptive tech: The AI, genetic and bioactive research guiding supplement development

Technologies presented at this yearâs Sports and Active Nutrition Summit tackled a range of personalized nutrition needs, addressing everything from hydration to bioactives. Researchers spoke during the talk: âDisruptive TechâFrom Nutrigenomics to AI for Ingredient Innovation.'... Read more

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PREVIOUS HEADLINES

ANZ Focus: Kommunity Brew, Fonterra's Nurture and new China dairy tariff removals for NZ brands and more feature in our round-up

Stricter and safer: China proposes new pre-packaged labelling standards mandating clearer ingredient and origin information

Beating the market: a2 milk reports 1.5% growth in Chinaâs shrinking infant formula sector

No label, no problem: South Korea looks to mandate label-free packaging for drinking water over next two years

People potential: Vietnam eyes increased food trade opportunities with China

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