Insight
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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...
World: MENA packaging market to grow to US$52.4 million by 2019, finds report
The packaging market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is valued at approximately US$41.1 billion in 2014 and is forecast to grow...
Americas: Food promotes healthy ageing, finds paper
Improving dietary resilience and better integration of nutrition in the health care system can promote healthy aging and may significantly reduce the financial and...
Asia Pacific: Malaysians are drinking more dairy, says Fonterra
More Malaysians are looking to Fonterra dairy to meet their daily nutrition needs with local consumers enjoying the equivalent of 1.9 million glasses of...
Asia Pacific: North Korea’s food production falls, finds FAO
North Korea's total food production - including cereals, soybeans and potatoes in cereal equivalent - is estimated to have fallen in 2015, the...
Americas: Stevia less bitter than before, finds researchers
Cornell food scientists have reduced the sweetener stevia’s bitter aftertaste by physical – rather than chemical – means, as noted in the Volume 197,...
Asia Pacific: From standardized to localized products, says PLPS 2015 show organizer
Private Labels Products Show 2015 will be held from 6-8 August 2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India.
Food News International talks to the organizer,...
World: Plant sterol ester of Omega 3 showed positive test results, says Enzymotec
Enzymotec reports positive results from a clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of Vayarol versus Ethyl Esters of Omega 3 (EE, which are the active...
Asia Pacific: Pregnant women with low vitamin E levels have higher risk of miscarriage,...
Pregnant women in Bangladesh with low levels of the most common form of vitamin E are nearly twice as likely to have a miscarriage...
Asia Pacific: Consumers seek healthy foods, says Beneo
As lifestyles change and consumer awareness of the importance of healthy living grows, consumers today are increasingly seeking food products that offer a balanced...