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Europe/Asia Pacific: Nuts found to lengthen lifespan, say researchers

Researchers examined the association of nut consumption with mortality among low-income and racially diverse populations and found that the intake of peanuts was associated...

Asia Pacific: Cost-cutting, lifestyle changes drive lightweight packaging in Australia, says report

The Australian packaging market is expected to grow at a volume compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.21% up to 2017, finds Canadean’s report...

Asia Pacific: Fonterra signs 5-year deal with Australian company

Fonterra Australia and Bellamy’s Australia Limited (Bellamy’s) will enter into a five year, multi-million dollar strategic agreement to manufacture a range of new baby...

Asia Pacific: Masan’s meat business gets second round of funding

Investment firm KKR has pumped a total of US$250 million in Masan Group and in its branded meat platform, Masan Nutri-Science. KKR’s investment is comprised...

Asia Pacific: American Lorain tests breakfast food cart concept in China

American Lorain Corporation, an international processed snack foods, convenience foods, and frozen foods company based in the Shandong Province, China, is introducing a multi-functional...

Asia Pacific: Fonterra milk cans to have QR, traceability codes

Fonterra is using quick response (QR) codes as part of a program to track and trace ingredients and products electronically throughout the organization, from...

Asia Pacific: Zenith says China bottled water market doubles since 2008

China’s bottled water consumption grew by 14% in 2012 to 54 billion liters, according to a new report from Zenith International. The market’s value has...

Asia Pacific: Malaysian company to increase BOPP production

Global packaging manufacturer and leading property developer Scientex Berhad aims to fill up the capacity of its newly-commenced biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film manufacturing...

Americas: Lycored sells premix business

Lycored is selling its nutrient premix business to US food ingredients supplier Prinova. As part of the transaction all the company’s premix-related activities and assets...

Asia Pacific: Vitafoods Asia Conference to highlight trends for the nutraceutical market, finds FNI

For the first time this year, the two-day Vitafoods Asia Conference will run alongside nutraceutical exhibition Vitafoods Asia from September 3 to 4, 2014...