South Korea bans hard-to-recycle F&B plastic packaging / Pakistan sugar wars: 10 000% penalty rise proposed for illegal suga rcane dealings / How Aussie beef producer i s thriving despite three-year drought / Why Malaysia needs to balance halal trade
South Korea has enforced regulations banning the usage of plastic materials that are difficult to recycle such as PVC and coloured PET bottles for the packaging of food and beverage items.... Read more
The government of Pakistanâs most-populated province, Punjab, is trying to halt the ongoing âsugar warsâ in the country between sugarcane millers and growers by raising the maximum penalty for illegal dealings by 10,000%.... Read more
There is currently a âmismatchâ between the amount of halal food imported into Malaysia and the quantity it exports that needs to be addressed, according to Jamil Bidin, the recently retired chief executive of the agency charged with promoting the countryâs halal industry.... Read more
The Chinese authorities are conducting a public consultation for the new food safety standards that it has drafted for a number of food items, including liquid infant formula, infant formula powder, and infant food.... Read more
APACâs chocolate market is forecast to achieve solid growth in the first half of this decade, with sustainability commitments, bean-to-bar production and taste innovation set to propel the sector, as we reveal in detail in our latest FNA Deep Dive multimedia feature.... Read more
The clock is ticking to benefit from earlybird delegate rates for our Healthy Ageing APAC Summit in Singapore, with the 20% discount offer ending on February 29.... Read more
The advance programme for our third Healthy Ageing APAC Summit, which takes place in Singapore in July, has been published and features expert speakers from major brands, leading academic institutions, and policy and market experts.... Read more
Heineken Spain has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy supplier Iberdrola: ensuring 100% renewable electricity for its four breweries as of October this year.... Read more
Danone and Microsoft have joined forces to launch the AI Factory for AgriFood, an accelerator programme to support start-ups developing sustainable food and regenerative agriculture solutions.... Read more
Dang Foods â the snack brand behind the #1 selling nutrition bar in Whole Foods in 2019 â has unveiled new packaging, a new logo and marketing initiatives positioning itself as an âAsian-American snack brand.â... Read more