The only dedicated nutraceutical event in Asia took place on 5-6 September in its new Singapore location at Marina Bay Sands. Vitafoods Asia 2017, the only dedicated nutraceutical event in Asia, took place on 5-6 September in its new Singapore location at Marina Bay Sands, bringing together many professionals and[Read More…]
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Researchers in Singapore to develop healthier food
It is the first time HPB and the Food Innovation & Resource Centre (FIRC) are collaborating to develop a healthier staple food and offering it to all food manufacturers. A research centre at Singapore Polytechnic has developed wholegrain yellow noodles made with beta-glucan, a soluble fibre, and rice noodles containing[Read More…]
Keventer Agro plans expansion in north east India
Plans are also afoot to diversify its product basket by having value-added offerings like curd and yoghurt. Kolkata-based Keventer Agro Ltd, a group outfit of the Rs. 1,800-crore Keventer Group, looks to expand its dairy business by entering the north-eastern markets and strengthening its footprint in West Bengal. Plans are[Read More…]
IFC plans $25 M investment in Jiahe Foods
Jiahe Foods is planning to invest in upgrading its non-dairy creamer production lines and setting up an R&D centre, a freeze-dry coffee facility and a modern warehouse. The International Finance Corporation, the private lending arm of the World Bank, is considering an equity investment of $25 million in China’s Suzhou[Read More…]
Tackling food waste: Grand Hyatt, Singapore saves $100,000 a year, just by managing its waste
With the installation of a 1,000-litre digester machine, enabled by the Biomax’s proprietary Rapid Thermophilic Digestion Technology, Grand Hyatt Singapore is now able to convert 100% of its food waste into around 250 to 300 kilograms of pathogen-free, organic fertilizer – all within just 24 hours. The hotel has partnered[Read More…]
China to make food investment in Dubai
The strategic agreement will consolidate China’s stake in the burgeoning Middle East food industry and expand bilateral relations further. Dubai Food Park (DFP), the region’s largest specialised zone dedicated to serving the rapidly growing food sector, has signed a deal with China’s Ningxia Forward Fund Management Company to build a[Read More…]
SPAR China appoints new Managing Director
Jerome has developed an in-depth knowledge of retail operations and buying in China. SPAR International, a global food retail chain, has announced that Jerome Chevrier has been appointed as the new Managing Director of SPAR China effective immediately. Jerome has developed an in-depth knowledge of retail operations and[Read More…]
Nestle partners with JD for nutrition smart speaker
Nestlé XiaoAI is the first attempt that Nestle has carried out in conversational interface, which combines smart speaker technology with nutrition and health knowledge. Global food and beverage leader Nestlé has partnered with China’s online retail leader JD to launch China’s first AI family nutrition smart speaker. The device –[Read More…]
Singapore firm uses plants to develop meat alternative
Tentatively called Veego, it is possibly the closest made-in-Singapore product to clean meat, which has generated excitement abroad among high-profile investors. With a protein-rich offering derived from plants, but which tastes like chicken, a local start-up has set its sights on pleasing meat eaters while incurring a smaller environmental footprint.[Read More…]
Palsgaard opens new centre in Shanghai
The new bakery also includes facilities for producing cake gels based on Palsgaard’s emulsifiers and allows manufacturers to test the effect of their cake gels on site. Emulsifier producer Palsgaard announces the launch of a new application center in China. Palsgaard’s brand new Shanghai center includes a fully-equipped bakery where[Read More…]
