‘China-centric approach’: Melrose CEO outlines new distribution and product strategies for key market
The firm already has sales in China with its Melrose Health brand as well as Nu-Lax – one of the bestselling gut and fibre products in the country.But speaking to NutraIngredients-Asia, ​CEO Nathan Cheong, who took the helm last September​, outlined his plans to grow the firm’s presence in China market.For one, the company would
Functional food innovation: Amorepacific to expand healthy ageing portfolio with threonine-rich products
Amorepacific is planning to launch these threonine-rich new products through its health supplements brand Vital Beautie in the first half of 2023. The firm, together with researchers from Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, had concluded a research on how the essential amino acid L-threonine, could improve healthspan in the roundworms Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) ​undergoing dietary
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COVID-19 contamination: Frozen food can carry virus, claims Chinese public health authority study​Frozen food from meat- and poultry-processing plants or markets can be contaminated with the COVID-19 virus, according to findings from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC).The scientists collected and analysed over 55 million swabs of imported and domestic cold-chain foods
‘Ownership still lacking’: FMCG brands need to step up public support of sustainable palm oil – RSPO leadership
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) believes that although certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) has made great strides in the food and beverage sector over the past two decades, progress at the consumer level is still being hampered by a lack of ownership on the part of consumer-facing FMCG brands.“Although sustainability is most definitely
Brand New: Carlsberg, Unilever, Asahi and more big brand names feature in our round-up
Inflation and taxation: Carlsberg Malaysia retains cautionary outlook despite over 200% profit growth this quarter​Carlsberg Malaysia has retained a cautionary outlook for the company’s overall growth citing concerns over inflationary and taxation pressures, despite announcing year-on-year growth of over 200% in net profits in its Q3FY2022.For the quarter ending September 30 2022, Carlsberg Malaysia announced
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