To help foster recycling habits and promote proper recycling of beverage packaging To demonstrate that recycled PET bottles can be given a new life – again and again – thus helping to foster recycling habits of the public, The Coca-Cola Company in Hong Kong joins hands with the City Plaza[Read More…]
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Yili invests $42.58 M into new lactoferrin plant in New Zealand
Lactoferrin is a crucial and scarce resource for the dairy industry Yili’s subsidiary Westland Milk Products recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its NZD 70 million ($42.58 million) lactoferrin plant at Hokitika, New Zealand. The ceremony was attended by New Zealand’s Trade, Export and Agriculture Minister and MP for West-Coast Tasman, Damien O’Connor;[Read More…]
Hong Kong suspends import of poultry eggs from areas in India
Due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department at Hong Kong has announced that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in[Read More…]
Fonterra opens new centre in China for beverage innovation
Providing a new platform to explore the diverse use of Fonterra products in beverages Fonterra, headquartered in New Zealand, has established a fifth application centre in China but unlike the other four, the newest one is focused on beverage applications. It is based in China’s southern city of Shenzhen and[Read More…]
Landing pad programme for Singaporean food startups seeking Mainland China market entry
Applications for the first cohort are now open, targeting 2-3 companies per cohort Brinc, a leading venture accelerator with a global sustainability mandate; and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), a Singapore government agency championing enterprise development, are launching the Food Technology Programme to provide the tools, expertise, and commercial network necessary to help Singapore-based food technology startups successfully enter[Read More…]
Hong Kong’s BioMed Technology to enhance gut microbiome management
Thinking beyond probiotics with personalised and total microbiome support BioMed Technology Holdings, Hong Kong’s microbiome startup, has raised $2 million in its latest oversubscribed seed round from Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF), Gobi Partners GBA and The International Medical Co. (TIMC). The new funds will allow the company to further research and develop[Read More…]
Luye Pharma expands accessibility of red yeast rice for cholesterol management in Malaysia
Luye Pharma and Duopharma reach strategic partnership China-based Luye Pharma Group has entered an agreement with Duopharma Marketing Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Duopharma Biotech Berhad (Duopharma Biotech), which grants the latter exclusive marketing and distribution rights to a cholesterol management product in Malaysia. Developed by Luye Pharma, the product[Read More…]
Nisun International explores new expansion in China’s wheat flour market
Nisun International Enterprise Development Group signs agricultural product procurement agreement with Shandong Binliang Industrial Development Co. Nisun International Enterprise Development Group has announced that the company’s controlled affiliate, Fintech Supply Chain Management has entered into a wheat flour sales and purchase agreement with Shandong Binliang Industrial Development Co., a company[Read More…]
Certified Origins launches Extra Virgin Olive Oil in China for the first time
Special labels and certifications are the right tools to help the Chinese consumers to navigate the vast array of EVOOs present in China US-based firm Certified Origins (CO) has announced the launch of its newly certified Roman origin protected Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) in China for the first time. “We[Read More…]
China-based startup BOTINKIT to launch a new stir-fry kitchen robot
First-ever combination of a visual module, big data, and a new stirring robot arm BOTINKIT is launching a new generation of commercial intelligent stir-frying robot: P MAX. Compared to the product from the last generation, P MAX will be a breakthrough innovation both in terms of product functions and customer[Read More…]
