Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific: TriMas Corporation acquires Indian company
TriMas Corporation, a provider of engineered and applied products, has today announced the acquisition of Lion Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
The transaction closed July 25, 2014,...
Asia Pacific: BASF to add R&D building, facilities in China with €90M investment
BASF has broken ground on the second phase of its Innovation Campus Asia Pacific at its Pudong site in Shanghai, China.
The €90 million (US$120.90...
Asia Pacific: BRC gives grade A to Rieke Packaging Systems’ Chinese facility
Rieke Packaging Systems' factory in Hangzhou, China has achieved 'A' grade rating in the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standards for Packaging and Packaging...
Asia Pacific: More consumers favor products featuring indulgence, health, Taura Natural Ingredients tells FNI
Taura Natural Ingredients has on July 30, 2014, introduced Mini’s, which the company says they are possibly the world’s smallest real fruit pieces that...
Asia Pacific: Study finds probiotics consumption improves blood pressure
Eating probiotics regularly may modestly improve your blood pressure, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
It says probiotics are live...
Asia Pacific: US parent company of meat scandal-linked Shanghai Husi Food apologises to Chinese...
The Chinese media on July 20, 2014 reported that Shanghai Husi Food Co., Ltd, has been suspected of supplying expired meat to McDonald and...
Asia Pacific: tna opens office in Thailand
tna has opened an office in Bangkok, Thailand, which will host the company’s sales, project management and service teams serving the country and Asia.
The...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra to cut jobs at Canpac site due to business realignment
Fonterra is looking at realigning its packing operations at Canpac, in the Waikato, New Zealand, to focus more on paediatric nutritionals.
This would mean Canpac...
Asia Pacific: Investment-friendly policies, mega food parks in India to drive cold chain activities,...
The retail industry in India is getting more organized and an increase in demand for processed food is contributing to the growth of food...
Asia Pacific: International body celebrates 10 years in China; value, trust needed, finds FNI
The International Alliance of Dietary/ Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) Board met recently in Beijing, China to celebrate 10 years of close cooperation with the...