singapore-and-japan-to-promote-food-sci-tech

October 25, 2017 | Company News

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)…
nea-to-conduct-food-wastage-audit

October 23, 2017 | Policy and Regulatory

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…
japanese-rice-to-enter-singapore-market

October 6, 2017 | Company News

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…
vitafoods-asia-2017-positive-first-run-in-singapore

September 27, 2017 | Nutraceuticals

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…
researchers-in-singapore-to-develop-healthier-food

September 26, 2017 | Nutrition

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…
tackling-food-waste-grand-hyatt-singapore-saves-100000-a-year-just-by-managing-its-waste

September 21, 2017 | Singapore

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…
singapore-firm-uses-plants-to-develop-meat-alternative

September 19, 2017 | Singapore

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…
nutrition-based-study-launched-in-singapore

September 1, 2017 | Nutrition

Nutrition based study launched in Singapore

It aims to establish nutritional standards among the elderly in Singapore and plug gaps in knowledge on an Asian population. A two-year nutrition based study will be conducted by the…
temasek-poly-launches-two-new-nutrition-courses

August 28, 2017 | Academic

Temasek Poly launches two new nutrition courses

The new course on diabetes comes against the backdrop of Mr Lee’s National Day Rally speech, where he highlighted the chronic ailment as a health crisis. Two new one-day courses…
singapore-researcher-wins-rice-scientist-award

August 21, 2017 | People

Singapore researcher wins Rice Scientist award

Last year, Dr Yin was part of the team that contributed seven varieties of Singaporean rice seeds to the Norwegian Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a secure seed facility. Dr Yin…