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…]
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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…]
Bacardi cuts carbon footprint of glass bottle production for first time in spirit industry
Trial of pioneering new technology in collaboration with Hrastnik1860 reduces Greenhouse Gas emissions by more than 30 per cent Family-owned spirits company, Bacardi has completed the world’s first commercial production of a glass spirits bottle fueled by hydrogen in a trial earlier this month. Bacardi worked with premium glassmaker, Hrastnik1860, to[Read More…]
Saudi’s Rijal Almaa coffee festival attracts 21,000 visitors
The festival featured 36 Saudi coffee exhibitors, presenting a diverse range of exceptional coffee varieties The first-ever coffee festival in Rijal Almaa province, organised by the Al-Bun Co-operative Society, was a huge success, attracting 21,000 visitors over four days. The festival featured 36 Saudi coffee exhibitors, presenting a diverse range[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…]
Functional beverage innovator Odyssey secures $6Mn equity investment
A new wave of energy drinks takes over as the brand hits $14 million in funding within two years of launch In a momentous stride towards innovation and advancement, Odyssey, the trailblazing energy drink enriched with a potent blend of 2750mg of Lions Mane and Cordyceps mushrooms, announces the successful completion[Read More…]
BRITA SE Germany acquires innovative hydration company LARQ
Experts in drinking water optimization continue international expansion into North American consumer business under the LARQ brand BRITA SE, one of the world’s leading companies in the field of drinking water optimisation and individualisation, has acquired LARQ, Inc., the innovative brand behind a line of sustainable and healthy hydration products in North[Read More…]
Dairy Council of California releases culturally responsive nutrition resources available to Afro-American community
Dairy Council of California prioritises the unique nutrition needs of children, with a focus on the first 1,000 days of life, from birth to age 2 years, a critical growth and development period Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, announced the release of a culturally[Read More…]
Nestlé announces sell of Nordic premium culinary brands to Solina
The transaction is expected to close end of March following an information process with employees where required Nestlé announces an agreement to sell its Nordic Professional Premium Culinary business, which includes the brands OSCAR and PULJONKI, as well as two factories located in Roennede, Denmark, and Juuka, Finland, to Solina.[Read More…]
