E-commerce conversion: Singapore consumers’ purchasing decisions increasingly driven by health and sustainability
RedMart is the grocery arm of Lazada, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Asia, and this grocery arm has a particularly strong foothold in Singapore where it has established its own in-house delivery fleet as well as a dedicated fulfilment centre to ensure smooth logistics.E-commerce as a whole saw a major boom in demand
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China Focus: New packaging standards, Yanghe Distillery’s expansion ambitions, functional popping candy, RTD traditional tea and more
Time to comply: China issues guide for food firms to meet ‘excessive packaging’ rulesChina has been progressively working from a policy perspective to combat what has been dubbed the ‘excessive packaging’ phenomenon locally, starting with regulations to restrict the use of excessive material in packaged food and cosmetic products in 2021, and strict bans on the packaging
GALLERY: The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories in October 2023
Read more on Philippines regulatory updates, South Korea food safety warnings, new Shark Tank-backed iced tea innovation and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for October 2023.Click through the gallery to see them all.
Policy Picks: China excessive packaging, Philippines sugar tax, India organic checks and more feature in our round-up
Time to comply: China issues guide for food firms to meet ‘excessive packaging’ rulesThe Chinese government has published guide for food firms trying to meet its new excessive packaging regulations, urging industry players to ensure they are fully compliant in the next six months.China has been steadily working from a policy perspective to combat what
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