To safeguard food safety and sanitation for consumers The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is launching an Inspection Project for Breakfast and Brunch catering of 2022 to inspect a variety of breakfast and brunch shops as well as samples, and test their products in conjunction with Public Health Bureaus[Read More…]
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Taiwan develops beverage made from apricot kernels of Asian variety
SIG supports ROOTS’ vision to offer product innovation in the premium plant-based beverage segment ROOTS of Quality Foods, a startup from Taiwan, has launched its first plant-based drink- a new beverage made from apricot kernels from Asian apricot trees. This market innovation is offered in SIG’s combifitSmall 300ml carton pack,[Read More…]
TCI’s Golden Formula won the best plant-based functional product of the year
TCI’s exclusive prebiotics contain fructooligosaccharides, inulin, and the patented IBD raw material: kiwifruit enzyme In recent years, there has been a global trend of plant-based health care, which is known as vegetarian food in Taiwan. In the World Plant-Based Awards, jointly organized by FoodBev Media and Plant-Based World Expo & Conference,[Read More…]
Taiwan to accelerate licensing process of ’health food’
To strengthen the consultation and provide assistance for the health food industry The Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taiwan has issued the amendment to “Regulations for Application of Health Food Permit”, in 2020, relating to the submission of supplementary documents as well as information throughout the preliminary and secondary[Read More…]
Taiwan receives world’s first banana ’New Dietary Ingredients’ approval
Banana beats insomnia and anti-anxiety, approved by the US FDA TCI Co., Ltd. has long been engaged in the research and development of banana peels and banana stamens, and finally passed the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) NDI (New Dietary Ingredients) approval in the middle of this year, becoming[Read More…]
Taiwan FamilyMart Turns Crisis into Opportunity, makes sales of frozen goods increase by 20%
Taiwan FamilyMart Turns Crisis into Opportunity by Carrying Frozen Food Items in Insightful Response to Customer Needs In keeping with Taiwan’s disease control policies, Taiwan FamilyMart implemented the necessary precautionary measures across all its locations; in addition, the convenience store chain offered fast, safe pre-order and pickup services for face masks and triple[Read More…]
Taiwan revised official guidelines for cage-free Eggs transition
The guidelines have legal effect, making them mandatory for any eggs labelled with the terms ’free range’, ’barn’, or ’enriched cage’. Taiwan has revised its official guidelines for laying hen welfare for the first time since they were introduced in 2015. The changes deliver substantial animal welfare improvements for laying hens raised[Read More…]
Taiwantrade.com showcases popular Taiwanese food, beverage, and pineapple products
Taiwantrade.com is home to over 70,000 excellent Taiwanese suppliers offering 660,000 product catalogs. Taiwantrade.com is showcasing a popular range of Taiwanese foods, beverages, and pineapple products for buyers in Southeast Asia starting 29 June through to 29 July. Among the featured products will be plant-based meats, Asian style sauces, bubble[Read More…]
Taiwanese cloud kitchen startup 3 Square raises-seed funding
3 SQUARE is preparing for the next round of fundraising to accelerate an expansion of 300 brands in the 3 SQUARE ecosystems across Southeast and North Asia 3 SQUARE – a digital foodhall network and virtual restaurant group – has announced that it has successfully raised an oversubscribed seed round[Read More…]
Sophie to tie up with Taiwan’s food company for plant-based offerings
Hsin Tung Yang’s first meat-free rice dumpling made in partnership with Sophie’s Bionutrients Sophie’s Bionutrients, a next-generation sustainable urban food production technology company, has tied up with established Taiwanese food company Hsin Tung Yang to produce rice dumplings (zongzi) stuffed with ’meat’ made from microalgae suitable for vegetarians. The partnership also marks Hsin Tung Yang’s foray[Read More…]