Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific: China to demand more dairy products due to Western influence, diet, finds...
China will be the largest dairy market in the world by 2018, despite dairy not being part of the traditional Chinese diet, according to...
World: Food factories can turn wastewater into a valuable resource, Veolia tells FNI
Capital expenditure in the water technology market is set to rise to US$6.0 billion over the next seven years, according to a report by...
Asia Pacific: SATO, Fonterra sign barcode systems deal worldwide
SATO has on June 5, 2014, signed a master service agreement (MSA) with dairy company Fonterra Cooperative Group Limited, to provide supplies, services, and...
Asia Pacific: Victoria Honey producer fined US$29,000 for product, origin misrepresentation on labels
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued three infringement notices to Basfoods (Aust) Pty Ltd for the sale of “Victoria Honey”.
The company...
World: Henkel holds forums on food safe packaging in USA, Indonesia
After several Food Safe Packaging Forums in Europe, Henkel has now hosted its first events for the industry in Asia and in North America...
Asia Pacific: Givaudan opens US$29M spray dry facility in Indonesia
Givaudan has opened a spray dry facility worth CHF 24 million (US$28.9 million) in Cimanggis, Indonesia.
The company says the new facility will bring production...
Asia Pacific: Low-calorie, healthy CSDs help address consumer concerns over childhood obesity, diabetes, Frost...
A report has found Japanese to favor functional carbonates for their health and wellness positioning.
Besides zero-calorie and sugar-free carbonates, the Japanese government has approved...
World: Parts of Asia, Africa at risk of animal-borne diseases, finds study
A new global study mapping human-animal diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and Rift Valley fever finds that an "unlucky" 13 zoonoses are responsible for 2.4...
Asia Pacific: Cold chain logistics in China grows as standard of living improves, says...
In 2013, the production volume of meat exceeded 80 million tons while that of vegetables surpassed 0.7 billion tons, according to a report by...
Asia Pacific: CBC to distribute Graminex’s products in Taiwan
US-based Graminex has appointed Connell Brothers (CBC) as its distributor of finished goods and ingredients, such as saw palmetto and cranberry in Taiwan.
Graminex, grows...