April 28, 2023 | Australia

Japanese F&B giant Kirin Holdings buys Australian brand Blackmores for A$1.8 billion

Blackmores directors have unanimously recommended shareholders vote in favour of the scheme Japanese food and beverages (F&B) giant Kirin Holdings Company is acquiring Australian-listed healthcare company Blackmores at a cost…

April 28, 2023 | Food

Singaporean startup Jungle Kitchen offers modern tropical vegan range

With zero plastic packaging and a fully verified supply chain Jungle Kitchen, a Singapoean startup that uses heritage ingredients and cooking techniques to create tropical vegan food products, has made…

April 25, 2023 | Dietary Supplements

Korean firm CJ FNT unveils functional nutrition brand ‘ActiveNrich’

ActiveNrich is making its global debut with natural antioxidant solution in Q2 South Korea-based CJ Food & Nutrition Tech (CJ FNT), a business unit of CJ CheilJedang, and a part…

April 25, 2023 | Singapore

Singapore’s Chef Roboto revolutionises future of cooking with Fryer-bot

Chef Roboto is currently in midst of developing more cooking robots to be launched in the future Chef Roboto, a Singapore-based company specialising in kitchen technology, has unveiled its latest invention,…

April 25, 2023 | China

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…

April 24, 2023 | Science News

Researchers in Singapore use milk to develop potential new treatment for leaky gut

Investigating the potential treatment effects of milk-derived extracellular vesicles on the leaky gut The intestinal or gut barrier is crucial for nutrient absorption and preventing harmful substances from leaking into…

April 22, 2023 | Beverages

Starbucks announces launch of innovative line of coffee beverages in Japan 

Japan is Starbucks third global market to introduce Oleato beverages American multinational chain of coffeehouses Starbucks has announced the launch of an innovative line of coffee beverages called “Oleato” an…

April 21, 2023 | China

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…

April 19, 2023 | Nutrition

Singapore reveals promising outcomes from healthy keto randomised controlled trial

New Healthy Keto diet plan includes calorie restriction according to individual profile An on-going randomised controlled trial started by Dr Lim Su Lin, Chief Dietitian, Department of Dietetics, National University…

April 18, 2023 | Australia

Fasting diet to reduce risk markers of type 2 diabetes: Australian study

More than 200 participants recruited from South Australia in the 18-month study A fasting diet which focuses on eating early in the day could be the key to reducing the…