Tag: Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific: Mondelēz buys stakes in Vietnamese company
Mondelēz International has bought 80% stake in Vietnamese snack company Kinh Do.
First announced in November 2014, the combination brings together Kinh Do's local snacks,...
Asia Pacific: Malaysian manufacturer tests Tecsia Lubricants’ solution
A trial involving food-grade lubricant, Anderol PQ AA 2 Plus, was recommended for a canned food manufacturer in Malaysia.
This was resulted from Tecsia Lubricants'...
Asia Pacific: Pea protein demand may alter production dynamics, says analyst
The global production of whole yellow pea in 2014 amounted to nine million metric tons, valued at US$3.05 billion, according to a Frost &...
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,...
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: 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...
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...
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...
Asia Pacific: Mauser Group buys 50% stake in China’s Fanshun Elan
Mauser Group has bought 50% shareholding of Time Technoplast in the intermediate bulk container (IBC) business of Fanshun Elan.
Fanshun Group and Time Technoplast (through...