Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific: World Bank, Vietnam to finance initiatives
The State Bank of Vietnam and the World Bank have signed four credit agreements totaling US$507 million to support Vietnam’s priorities in sustainable agriculture,...
Americas: Global tea market to grow due to health-conscious consumers
The global tea market is expected to grow from 2014 to 2020 due to rising demand from a growing segment of the population for...
Asia Pacific: Blue LEDs could preserve food, finds Singapore university
A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have strong antibacterial effect on...
Asia Pacific: Indonesians, Thais favor natural food sources, fiber
Consumers actively look for natural products, prefer fiber from natural sources such as chicory root, and associate fiber with digestive health and weight management,...
Asia Pacific: Australian diet is low in trans fat, says council
The announcement by the US Food and Drug Administration that there will be a three year phasing out of trans fats in the USA,...
Asia Pacific: Trained sensory panel aids in product development, Ingredion tells FNI
Ingredion has set up a trained sensory panel at its Idea Labs innovation center in Singapore.
The panel will help to enable food and beverage...
Europe: Autogrill chain of restaurants, FAO to reduce food waste
Autogrill, which has motorway and airport restaurants in 30 countries, is partnering with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to...
World: Survey finds consumers like confectionery from childhood
Six out of 10 respondents find products that remind them of their childhood and simpler times either very appealing or appealing, according to a...
Asia Pacific: Givaudan opens center in Japan
Givaudan opens a CHF12 million (US$12.73 million) technical center and offices in Tokyo, Japan that offers technical services, including flavor creation and application, flavor...
Europe/Americas: Consumers like high ABV beer, says report
With rising health awareness and concern about binge drinking driving sales of low and non-ABV beers among consumers, it seems counter-intuitive that innovation in...