The company already has five stores in Singapore, located at various locations of Lucky Plaza (2 stores), and one each in Paya Lebar, Changi and Novena. Jollibee, a Philippine based fast-food giant plans to open 15 more outlets in Singapore during a span of five years, and sets out to[Read More…]
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Singapore students turn food waste into fertilizer
Food waste like egg shells, vegetable scraps and coffee grounds are blended and dumped into the factories for the worms to consume and digest. A group of students at the National Junior College in Singapore have been using worms to reduce food waste produced in their school. Worm factories have[Read More…]
Roquette opens new Asia Pacific HQ and an Innovation Center in Singapore
The new facilities will complement Roquette’s existing research and application centers in the Americas, Asia and Europe Roquette, a global leader in innovative plant-based ingredients, today opened new offices and an innovation center in Singapore, increasing its focus on Asia’s nutrition and health challenges. The facilities, which include a research[Read More…]
Singapore and Japan to promote food sci-tech
FIRC and ICMG will also establish a Food Innovation Platform for companies from both countries. Food Innovation and Resource Centre (FIRC) at Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with intellectual capital management services consultancy ICMG. The aim is to promote collaborations between Singapore and Japanese companies in the[Read More…]
NEA to conduct food wastage audit
The project, which will end in mid-2019, will categorise approximately 100 kg samples of the waste. In the coming month of December, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is expected to start a waste audit of shopping malls, hotels, supermarkets, hawker centres, food manufacturing and food catering establishments, as well as[Read More…]
Japanese rice to enter Singapore market
The grains are aged for six months to enhance texture and flavour, before being milled. A brand of Japanese rice, which touts itself as the world’s most expensive rice, will be soon be available in Singapore. It is the first time the Japanese rice blend, called Kinmemai Premium, is being[Read More…]
Vitafoods Asia 2017 – Positive First Run in Singapore
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
