Start-ups focus: The Top 10 APAC food and beverage start-up and entrepreneurial stories in 2022
Love for loaf: Malaysian firm fulfils four-year mission to launch low-GI bread range​A four year-long research and development (R&D) project led to the launch of Malaysian low-GI bread range Healthy Joy.Malaysia is one of several South East nations battling surges in obesity and diabetes, and the Healthy Joy range, launched by Nova, has a slow-carb system
‘No more wasteful gimmicks’: China issues strict constraints for fruit, meat, egg and seafood packaging
China’s quest to eliminate the use of excessive packaging in the country to cut down on packaging waste has been ongoing since 2021 when the government first banned these for festive foods such as mooncakes and dumplings​, and earlier this year expanded its focus to include several more food categories​ such as fresh foods and
GM food in India: Debate reignited after food security and trade concerns drive government to assess rules
India has traditionally been a ‘no-GMO’ country particularly when it comes to the food sector, with this being reinforced in 2021 with the announcement of a long list of foods requiring GM-Free certificates​, covering many major food commodities from rice to beans to fruits and vegetables and more.Although this has been the stance of the
FAO Chief Scientist announced as Guest of Honour for Future Food Asia 2023
Organised by ID Capital, FFA takes place in Singapore in May and is a catalyst for collaboration among entrepreneurs in the agrifood sector.In the position of Chief Scientist, Dr Elouafi is tasked with bringing science and innovation into all the programmess and decisions of the FAO.Recognised as one of the most influential women in science
Kirin’s first HMOs facility goes live in Thailand, foresees China to occupy half of market size
The production plant, located at the Rayong Province, Thailand, started operating in November and is able to produce 300 metric tonnes of HMOs per year.It will focus on producing three HMOs, namely 2’-fucosyllactose (2’FL), 3’-sialyllactose (3’-SL), and 6’-sialyllactose (6’-SL).Over 200 types of HMOs have been identified in mother’s milk. Some of them, such as 2’FL
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