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SweeGen commercialises its next generation Bestevia® Reb I

As clean-label zero-calorie natural sweeteners continue to be attractive to consumers, SweeGen announced the expansion of its natural sweetener portfolio with the commercial production of Bestevia® Reb I, a next...

Tate & Lyle to acquire tapioca business in Thailand

Tate & Lyle Plc, a leading global ingredients supplier, has recently concluded an agreement to acquire 85% stake in Chaodee Modified Starch Co., Ltd. (CMS), a well-established tapioca modified food...

DSM unveils new enzyme innovation for optimising resource efficiency in adjunct brewing

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, has recently announced the launch of its Maxadjunct™ ß L high-performance adjunct brewing enzyme. Advancing DSM’s comprehensive...

Meet the Asia-Pacific Innovators Shaking Up the Agri-Food System

Accelerating innovation in supply chain resilience, urban food systems, alternative proteins and affordable nutrition, a powerhouse of dynamic early stage start-ups from the Asia-Pacific region will pitch their ground-breaking technologies...

Mondelez inaugurates Pasuruan Cocoa Technical Center as part of its long-term sustainability goal

Mondelez International has officially opened its state-of-the-art cocoa crop science technical center on 7 October in Pasuruan, a city in East Java, Indonesia.
The center enables Mondelez International to...

ADM identifies 6 emerging changes in consumer behaviours after COVID-19

ADM, a global leader in human nutrition, has identified 6 emerging behavioral changes that will power innovation and growth in the months ahead after the pandemic outbreak.
Ana Ferrell, VP of...

Growing interest by Global, Asian Consumers over Plant-based Ice Cream

There is a growing interest by global consumers on ‘plant-based’ innovations, not limited only to meat and milk alternatives, but also including those related to ice cream.
Latest research from Mintel...

SiccaDania offers state-of-the-art turnkey solutions for plants across multiple F&B segments

SiccaDania is a Danish Process Engineering company that offers turnkey solutions for food processing plants covering a wide spectrum of applications from Dairy & Food to Starch & Proteins, Coffee...

Sprint 2® dicing solutions by Urschel offers maximum versatility to food processors

“Successful processors around the world rely on the Sprint 2 by Urschel. Whether they are low-, medium-, or high-volume processors, the dicer offers maximum versatility. Versatility in the styles of...

Krones LitePac Top ensures a sustainable ‘plastic-free’ packaging

Krones has taken its first step towards addressing alternatives to the conventional plastic packaging solutions, with its cardboard LitePack Top packaging for beverage cans.
This alternative is well worth to...

3 Dairy Alternatives made from soy by-product Okara

Singapore’s Republic Polytecnic (RP) School of Applied Science has recently created 3 soy-based functional food prototypes from soy by-product okara. They are DHA-rich cream cheese, sliced cheese and cream soup...

W Hydrocolloids acquires Cargill’s stake in Philippine Bio-Industries Inc

W Hydrocolloids, Inc. (WHI), a pioneer in the Philippines seaweed industry and a major carrageenan supplier from the Philippines, has acquired Cargill’s stake of the joint venture in Philippine Bio-Industries,...

FruitMax® Blue and Yellow from Chr. Hansen

The Chr. Hansen group has launched 2 new clean label (natural) food colors for the industry – a unique stable liquid blue and bright yellow derived from turmeric.
Its latest blue...

Beyond Meat finalises deal to build production facilities in China

US-based Beyond Meat has finalised a deal to build manufacturing facilities in China.
It has inked an agreement with Jiaxing Economic & Technological Development Zone near Shanghai to develop 2 production...

Condensed Milk producer hopes to diversify into beverage, other segments

Thai Dairy Industry, the renown producer of Mali brand of sweetened condensed milk, is now looking at diversifying into beverages.
Pinit Puapan, the company's Deputy Chairman said that with relatively low...

Century Pacific to expand OEM partnership with regional coconut producer

Major Philippines food conglomerate, Century Pacific Food Inc. (Century) has recently signed a long-term contract worth US$50 million as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the Linaco Group, a leading regional...

Mondelez to expand into the lucrative ‘cracker’ biscuit category in the Philippines

Mondelez International Inc. is planning to expand its biscuit business in the Philippines in the next 5 years, banking on its new product Tiger Crackers, which was specially developed for...

Big Idea Ventures unveils latest investments and development in the plant-based category

AFBR recently interviewed Andrew D Ive, Founder of Big Idea Ventures to identify the latest investments within the plant-based category and how does COVID-19 impact on this segment.
The following are...

Soy sauce giant saw its market value surged to US$84 billion during pandemic

Foshan Haitian Flavoring and Food Co Ltd (Haitian), the largest manufacturer of soy sauce in the world, saw its market value surged to over Rmb 600 billion (US$84 billion) as...

The Golden Duck launches what it believes to be Asia's best tom yum gourmet snack

Singapore’s favourite gourmet snack company, The Golden Duck (TGD) has recently launched its gourmet snack pack ‘Bangkok Tom Yum Goong Gourmet Mix’, featuring a juxtaposition of sweet, sour, hot and...

Carlsberg jumps into the alcohol-free category with its latest 2 new products

In the future, there is a strong possibility that ‘alcoholism’ might be a distant problem of the past, as many breweries have launched their own series of alcohol-free beer which...

China now targeting Australian wines in its anti-dumping investigation

The ongoing disputes between Australia and Chinese government over the cause of the pandemic has spread into trade, with China's Commerce Ministry recently launching an anti-dumping investigation on some...

Domestic Coffee Industry set to gain benefits from EVFTA

Vietnam, the world’s 2nd largest coffee producer, is set to benefit from the implementation of EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in August which will bring tax incentives for the coffee...

Impossible Foods might venture into retail sales soon

Impossible Foods is eyeing on retail sales in Singapore to accelerate sales.
The Temasek-backed company has yet to launch in grocery stores in Asia, however in the US, its retail volume...

5 Major Trends to Watch for 2020

2020 will be an interesting year to watch as the world will see dramatic shifts in several perspectives.
On the economic front, the US-China trade war has taken a 'breather'...

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Beverages Tracker 2nd Quarter 2020
GlobalData has just released its Beverages Tracker for 2nd quarter 2020 for Southeast Asian countries which include Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Specially for readers of AFBR, each country report i ...Click here