Japan Focus: Meiji, YEBISU, Taiwan easing food export restrictions, and more
Meiji invests USD28m to boost production capacity of Hello Panda in US, catapult overseas sales “In order to meet growing demand, we are investing about USD28m (JPY4.1bn) to increase our production capacity for Hello Panda, with plans to increase this amount in FY2025,” said Meiji. The investment will go into Meiji America’s facility located in
Addressing Singapore’s ‘silver tsunami’: Nutri-Grade labelling expansion to include sodium and sat fat likely ‘to be effective’
The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has stated that one of its key focus areas is to encourage Singaporeans to have healthier diet. The move to implement Nutri-Grade measures to curb sodium and saturated fat intake would – based on the success shown with the Nutri-Grade measures for sugared beverages – likely be effective in
‘Sunburnt and discoloured’: Japan steps up efforts to mitigate global warming impact on food security and quality
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) recently released the 2023 Global Warming Impacy Survey Report covering the impacts of high temperatures and other issues arising from climate change to agri-food supply chains, with particular focus on rice, fruits, vegetables and dairy. “Several key agri-food products were found to have been impacted by global
Caffeine can aid post-exercise recovery, but not anaerobic performance – RCT
The study was funded by the Central China Normal University and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Researchers found that coffee boosted exercise performance and post-exercise recovery of active individuals in an RCT, but not anaerobic performance, which refers to muscles efficiency in utilising oxygen. “Coffee ingestion with high caffeine level (6mg/kg body weight)
Inflation issues: Unilever India announces ‘calibrated price increases’ after being hit with major palm oil and tea cost hikes
HUL recently announced its Q3FY2024 financial results, reporting 2% underlying sales growth to reach INR153.2bn (US$1.8bn) in turnover but a 4% decline in profit after tax to INR26.1bn (US$310mn). HUL CEO Rohit Jawa described the firm’s latest performance as a ‘competitive’ one given the current economic conditions, but warned that these conditions have finally hit
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