This renewed partnership will go on to benefit children and young people, their schools and services, families and surrounding communities Saputo Dairy Australia (SDA) has renewed its funding partnership with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, to continue their mutual priority to build healthy, resilient Australians and communities. SDA has[Read More…]
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Japan’s Ajinomoto launches Silicon Valley CVC HQ to grow US investments
The aim is to back innovators in the company’s four growth areas, healthcare, food & wellness, ICT, and green Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Ajinomoto Co), the Japan-based multinational corporation covering food, healthcare and electronic materials, and built on AminoScience, has expanded its corporate venture capital (CVC) arm with new U.S. headquarters to grow its[Read More…]
CJ Foods launches halal Korean mandu and hoppang in Malaysia
The new products are three flavours of CJ’s first-ever JAKIM-certified halal Mandu (chicken, Korean spicy chicken, and beef bulgogi) and two flavours of Hoppang (japchae and Korean spicy chicken) CJ Foods, a business unit of South Korea-based CheilJedang, said it has launched the first halal bibigo Mandu products. The company plans to introduce the[Read More…]
UAE, Brazil and Cuba collaborate to enhance food security
The initiative is part of joint efforts aimed at developing resilient food systems, sustainable agriculture, and encouraging climate action An initiative to improve collaboration for food security has been agreed upon by the UAE, Brazil and Cuba during the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which[Read More…]
Ito-Yokado supermarket chain announces withdrawal from Japanese cities
Ito-Yokado, as part of its structural reform, has decided to concentrate on urban areas, specifically the Tokyo metropolitan area Ailing supermarket chain Ito-Yokado Co. plans to exit the Hokkaido, Tohoku, and Shinetsu regions of Japan, as part of its restructuring efforts. Seven & i Holdings Co. will be closing five[Read More…]
Tillamook launches new chocolate ice cream collection
The Chocolate Collection is the newest addition to the expanding ice cream line from Tillamook Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), the co-op behind America’s fastest-growing family-sized ice cream brand, has launched the brand’s first-ever curated collection of Chocolate Ice Cream, just in time for Valentine’s Day. But these are not your average[Read More…]
Hefu Noodles opens first store in Hong Kong
Hefu Noodles’ Hong Kong store offers the same menu as the mainland China market, maintaining high-quality standards and focusing on healthy, green, and organic principles Hefu Noodles first store in Hong Kong was officially opened at Plaza 2000, 2-4 Russell Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, located in Hong Kong’s prime[Read More…]
Cargill purchases two meat plants in USA
Move enables both companies to better focus on meeting customer protein needs and driving growth Cargill announced that the company has invested in two processing facilities to expand its production and distribution of supermarket case-ready beef and pork to retailers in the Northeast. Cargill has purchased case-ready meat plants in North[Read More…]
Onion price global problem not limited to Saudi market: FSC
The FSC attributed the disruptions in supply chains and reduced production levels in exporting countries amid the prevailing global circumstances to the global increase in onion prices The Federation of Saudi Chambers (FSC) affirmed that the onion supply-chain crisis and the surge in prices are global issues that extend beyond[Read More…]
EU-Thailand FTA incorporates measures to improve sustainability of seafood: MAC
The main product imported into the EU from Thailand is prepared and preserved fish, of which canned and preserved tuna represents the majority of the volume The Market Advisory Council (MAC) provided recommendations to the European Commission concerning the ongoing negotiations for an EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreement, which was relaunched last year. In a[Read More…]