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

20-Dec-2022

TOP HEADLINES

Cultivated beef entry: Mosa Meats still pushing for Singapore regulatory approval despite manufacturing deal

Cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat says it is still working to get full regulatory approvals to retail its cultivated meat in Singapore, despite the signing of a manufacturing agreement with Esco Aster for production in the Asian trade hub.... Read more

Top Trends: The top 10 APAC food and beverage industry trends stories from 2022

From health and wellness to alternative proteins, sustainability and more, we bring you the top 10 most-read trends stories from the food and beverage industry throughout 2022.... Read more

Regulatory review: The Top 10 most-read APAC F&B regulation and policy stories in 2022

We reveal the top 10 most viewed regulation and policy stories from the food and beverage industry in 2022, featuring impacts of the EU's Deforestation Law and Indonesia's previous export ban on palm oil, Thailand's new cannabis laws, Philippines trans fats ban and more.... Read more

Policy Picks: Regulatory updates from Australia, New Zealand and Japan and more feature in our round-up

Regulatory updates from Australia, New Zealand and Japan and more feature in this edition of Policy Picks.... Read more

Natural meat preservative: More research needed for wider application of lactic acid bacteria - Review

More studies are required before lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and bacteriocins can be commercialised as a natural alternative to antibiotics and chemical preservatives in meat, say researchers in India and Spain.... Read more

GM food in India: Debate reignited after food security and trade concerns drive government to assess rules

The Indian government appears to be softening its stance as âno-GMOâ country in light of ongoing food security and trade disputes â sparking fresh debate in the country.... Read more

âNo more wasteful gimmicksâ: China issues strict constraints for fruit, meat, egg and seafood packaging

The Chinese government has launched strict draft standards to govern excessive food packaging in the country covering fruit, meat, egg and seafood products, allowing public comments on these until January 2023.... 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

Plant-based butter set to revolutionise the art of pastry with low environmental impact

Be Better My Friend is a Dutch company set up by chef Marike van Beurden, food scientist Pere Castells and global food strategist Joost Lindeman with a vision to end the bakery sectorâs dependency on animal-derived ingredients.... Read more

âWeâve got to punch back on thisâ: Energy drink stakeholders respond to TINA, UConn Rudd Center complaints

The energy drinks industry is reckoning with recent complaints by consumer group Truth in Advertising (TINA) and the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health over allegations of deceptive and unfair marketing tactics used by numerous brands.... Read more

SPECIAL REPORT: Plant-based dairy and meat by numbers; declining trends continue, but pockets of growth remain

New data from IRI and SPINS shows continued steep declines in sales of refrigerated meat alternatives but pockets of growth in frozen products and some plant-based milk, cheese, and yogurt subcategories, which do not all behave in the same way (spoiler alert: oatmilk is hot, oat yogurt is not).... Read more

Is peanut butter healthy? Not according to new FDA rules, says the Peanut Federation

Nutrient-rich foods including peanut butter and dried tart cherries with low levels of added sugars would not meet new criteria proposed by the FDA governing 'healthy' claims on food labels, according to industry stakeholders submitting the first wave of public comments.... Read more

PREVIOUS HEADLINES

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