February 3, 2023 | Food

Indian firm Reliance inks strategic partnership with Sri Lankan biscuit brand Maliban

Partnership to enable access to globally recognised product portfolio Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the FMCG arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian firm Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL),…

February 2, 2023 | Science News

Singapore launches novel strawberry variety to ensure food security

Cutting-edge genomics technology behind this strawberry variety presents an opportunity to transform $12 trillion agriculture industry Singrow, a Singapore-based agri-genomics firm that has developed a proprietary genomics technology platform, has announced the launch of…

January 31, 2023 | Australia

Australia invests $2.2 M to develop alternative proteins sector

An increase of 25 percent in plant and animal proteins required by 2050: UN An Alternative Protein Application Centre (APAC) has been granted $2.2 million to develop technology that supports…

January 13, 2023 | Company News

Barry Callebaut announced the opening of its Asia Pacific Business Excellence Center (APAC BEC) in Malaysia

The APAC BEC will function as a center of excellence, providing support across the company’s financial and accounting services, information management and technology, customer service, and other corporate and shared…

January 5, 2023 | China

CP Foods pledges to improve free antibiotic meat products to moves toward a sustainable food system

Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) emphasizing animal welfare principle and responsible use of antibiotics throughout food value chains, as well as by applying of cutting-edge technology and…

January 2, 2023 | Company News

Next Meats focuses on delivering the best-tasting plant-based products to ensure a better future in Tokyo

In 2023, Next Meats Co., Ltd. and group company Dr. Foods Co., Ltd. Launched Vegan Foie Gras, Vegan Caviar, and shelf stable Next Meats products to the plant-based markets in North…

December 21, 2022 | Company News

Dr. Foods, Inc. and ImpacFat Pte. Ltd. announced their collaboration to advance development of alternative protein products in Japan and Singapore. 

Next Meats is a food-tech venture company based in Tokyo that specialises in the R&D of alternative meat products, with a strong focus on sustainability. The significance of this collaboration lies in…

December 19, 2022 | Company News

Barilla Group announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Back to Nature, from B&G Foods

Back to Nature features a portfolio of plant-based, non-GMO products that compete in the United States cookies, crackers, granola, and nuts & trail mix categories. Barilla, a fourth-generation family-owned company…

December 14, 2022 | Beverages

Kerry enters licensing agreement for rice-derived postbiotic 

Kerry, a world leader in taste and nutrition, has announced a new commercial agreement with Japan-based Kameda Seika to market and distribute the company’s rice-derived postbiotic exclusively in Americas and…

December 12, 2022 | Beverages

CP Foods’ egg products certified TGO’s Carbon Footprint Reduction Label

Twenty-five eggs products from Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) received “Carbon Footprint Reduction labelling” approved by Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) (TGO).  Over 700 CP…