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News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology

01-Nov-2023

TOP HEADLINES

âTight controlsâ: Poultry category and cost management power Almarai through to profitability

Saudi Arabian F&B heavyweight Almarai has posted significant growth and profits in the first nine months of 2023 driven by stringent cost management and gains in the poultry category to offset Egyptian currency challenges.... Read more

Sweet stability: Sunsweet sees stable recovery for prune products in Thailand after pandemic woes

Sunsweetâs ingredients arm is optimistic that stable recovery is incoming for prunes and prune-derived products in Thailand on the back of rising demand after a standstill during the pandemic period.... Read more

The âandâ consumer: Affordable nutrition trend gains further traction in APAC amidst dairy and RTE category growth

Asia Pacific consumers are increasingly demanding a combination of affordability, health and tastiness when making their food and beverage purchasing decisions, driving the rise of what is known as the âandâ consumer.... Read more

Hot Right Now: Philippines pre-packaged food labelling, RSPO on EUDR, plant-based nutrient intake comparison and more feature in our round-up

Philippines pre-packaged food labelling, RSPO on EUDR, plant-based nutrient intake comparison and more feature in this edition of Hot Right Now.... Read more

Demand driver: Satisfying Gen Yâs appetite for premium sports and active nutrition products key to sector growth â Growth Asia Summit

Asian millennial consumersâ demand for novel and higher-value sports and active nutrition products could play instrumental role in accelerating growth of the sector, insights from GlobalData reveal.... Read more

âNervous and confusedâ: Japan nuclear wastewater release ramps up challenges for APAC seafood sector

Japanâs decision to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster could have far-reaching impacts for the APAC seafood sector, especially in terms of negative consumer perception and overall confusion.... Read more

Having it both ways: Creating a âmiddle pathâ to premium yet affordable food and beverage product innovation

The dual rise of consumer demands for the somewhat paradoxical combination of premiumisation and affordability in foods and beverages has spurred firms to find various forms of a âmiddle pathâ when it comes to innovation.... 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

Beauty-From-Within APAC: Our interactive broadcast takes place this week - Register for FREE

Our FREE Beauty-From-Within APAC interactive broadcast takes place this week, featuring exclusive insights from top brands and market experts.... Read more

âSuper cheapâ: Affordability trumps protein and sustainability as main driving factor for insect-based foods in APAC

Affordability is emerging as the main driving factor for insect-based foods in the APAC region, possibly even more significant than its often-lauded protein or sustainability factors.... Listen now

Bull fighters: How Thailandâs Hippo Energy Drink is taking on the big-name competition

Thailand-based Hippo Energy Drink believes that its combination of health, natural ingredients and low sugar offerings can help it build on its initial success in South East Asia and take on major brand competitors in the category.... Read more

GALLERY: The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories in September 2023

Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in September 2023, including the cocoa sector on EUDR, Mengniu on RTD protein innovation, Thailand pre-packaged labelling regulations and more.... See more

ON-DEMAND WEBINARS

Immune Training for Everyday Health

It is relatively well understood that the immune system remembers the bacteria and viruses that it has previously encountered, protecting us when we come into contact with that specific pathogen again. Generating this memory requires an initial encounter with the pathogen that often results in...

30-Aug-2023

GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Bovaer pilot achieves up to 42% enteric methane reduction from dairy cows

The project conducted at Bel Group-supplying farms in France has shown âpromising resultsâ about the rate of methane emissions reductions achieved by administering dsm-firmenichâs feed additive.... Read more

Flaxseed supplementation could benefit PCOS sufferers and older adults â meta-analysis

Flaxseed supplementation could benefit polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) sufferers, but was found to have no significant impact on sex hormones, a new meta-analysis reports.... Read more

âA defining feature of stem cells is that they can become other cellsâ: Strategies for the use of stem cells in cultivated meat production

The production of cultivated meat will need stable cell lines from multiple different species to be successful. It is produced from stem cells, which are highly flexible and can create yields with the potential to be far greater in volume than the meat the cells originated from.... Read more

âConsumers are loving the simplicityâ: Kerrygold predicts edible gifting âresurgenceâ and plans to launch 1lb butter sticks in the US

The Ornua-owned brand says taste and convenience remain top-of-the-mind for consumers as it lauds the âstrong performanceâ of its new flavored offerings and reveals that large-format butter sticks are coming soon.... Read more

PREVIOUS HEADLINES

Nestle on personalised nutrition: Innovators need to consider the whole ecosystem, not just products

Brand New: Nestle, Lotte, Coca-Cola and more big names feature in our round-up

Addressing Vitamin D deficiency in premenopausal Saudi women crucial for reducing prevalence of osteoporosis â study

Clean and clear: Chinaâs Haofood optimistic about plant-based growth despite dwindling hype

India Focus: Beyond Water's RTD iced teas, FSSAI's organic orders, Beyond Snacks' new banana chips and more feature in our round-up

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