‘Key shortfalls’ need to be addressed to protect children from high fat, salt, and sugar food marketing in India
Researchers reviewed the regulatory environment in India for advertising HFSS foods and non-alcoholic beverages. They found that there were key shortfalls that need to be addressed to protect children against HFSS marketing. “A robust regulatory framework is needed to protect children from HFSS food marketing, not just what is ‘directed’ at them, with clear evidence-based
Pricing in trouble: Fonterra predicts volatile year ahead despite stellar China and consumer products performances
Fonterra recently announced its H1FY2024 interim results, reporting a strong 23% year-on-year increase in profits after tax to NZ$674mn (US$385.5mn) despite a slight revenue downturn to NZ$11.25bn (US$6.7bn). This increase in profitability was attributed mainly to an improvement in its consumer products such as Anchor, Fernleaf and Anlene; as well as its business in Asia
‘Do the best things begin with curiosity? Probably…’ Carlsberg launches new global brand campaign
The new campaign ‘follows consumer research that uncovered a universally recognised human truth: the best things in life come to the curious,’ says Carlsberg as it announced the initiative this morning. As the Danish beer giant puts it: "Although we are born innately curious, this can be tempered by the pressures of modern life as
GALLERY: The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories from March 2024
Read more on palm oil industry concerns over EUDR workstream model, Nestle Malaysia's financial results, Coca-Cola's ASEAN focus and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for March 2024. Click through the gallery to see them all.
Cultivated meat in Singapore: After huge fanfare, does the future look more challenging amid ‘funding winter’?
Just 12 months back, Singapore was the most-commonly named market when cultivated meat firms were asked regarding expansion or development plans in the Asia Pacific region, not least due to the success of Eat Just in securing world-first regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) in December 2020 to launch cultivated chicken nuggets under
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