Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific: Fonterra spends US$93.12M on Aussie cheese plant
Fonterra Australia will spend NZ$141 million (US$93.12 million) to build a cheese plant at its Stanhope factory in Australia.
The new facility will replace the...
World: Taste, flavor drive flavored milk consumption, finds DSM report
Flavored milk consumption is soaring and is not limited to children alone, as adults are also embracing these dairy beverages, according to DSM's Global...
Asia Pacific: Brambles acquires Australian keg company
Global supply-chain logistics company Brambles has moved from 30% to 100% ownership of Kegstar Holdings Pty Limited, after acquiring the shareholdings from its owners.
Under...
Asia Pacific: SATO printing solution facilitates same-day seafood distribution in Japan
SATO says CSN Chihou Sousei Network (CSN) utilized its barcode label printing solution featuring CL4NX-J Internet of Things industrial printers for a fresh seafood...
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: SATO buys Brazilian company to expand into South America
SATO has acquired Brazilian primary label company Prakolar Rótulos Autoadesivos S/A (hereinafter Prakolar) to strengthen its footprint in the region.
Through the acquisition, SATO aims...
Asia Pacific: GFSI, UNIDO to build food safety capacity in China
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will collaborate on an initiative for food safety capacity building...
Asia Pacific: Café culture enters into Malaysian homes
The rise of the café culture in Malaysia has been stimulating the demand of having an espresso machine in one’s home.
In the first...
Asia Pacific: Singapore’s first centralized dishwashing facility shaves 50-80% off work hours
Singapore has set up its first onsite centralized dishwashing facility located in a mall west of the island.
It has the capacity to consolidate dishwashing...
Asia Pacific: Indian population needs more vitamin D, finds research
Although India benefits from a sunny climate, 75% of the adult population has a deficient (< 50 nm/L) vitamin D status which is significantly...