The Special Task Force of Madhya Pradesh in central India have raided three factories which manufactured highly toxic synthetic milk and supplied it to six states in India. Reported by NDTV, in every one litre of the spurious 'milk', only 30 percent milk was used along with refined oil, liquid…
Nestlé’s New Blockchain Platform
Nestlé will break new ground in supply chain transparency through a collaboration with OpenSC – an innovative blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food right back to the farm. Through this collaboration, Nestlé becomes the first major food and beverage company to announce that it will pilot open…
Speciality & Fine Food Asia And Restaurant, Pub & Bar Asia Conclude Largest-Ever Shows
Speciality & Fine Food Asia (SFFA) and Restaurant, Pub & Bar Asia (RPB Asia) capped off a third successful year, breaking both visitor and exhibitor records from previous shows. The 2019 edition drew in close to 4,200 trade visitors from the foodservice, retail and hospitality industries across Southeast Asia, with…
Nestlé: Chocolate With No Added Sugar
Nestlé has created 70 percent dark chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit, using the beans and pulp as the only ingredients and therefore not adding any refined sugar. The cocoa fruit contains cocoa beans and cocoa pulp. The pulp surrounds the beans, it is soft, sweet and white in colour.…
Barry Callebaut Expands Operations In India With New Chocolate Factory
The Barry Callebaut Group has announced the construction of its new chocolate and compound manufacturing facility in Baramati, India – about 250 km south-east of Mumbai. Upon completion, the new chocolate factory and warehouse will include state-of-the-art assembly lines capable of manufacturing chocolate and compound in different delivery formats, catering…
The Coca-Cola Company Raises Revenue With Less Sugary Beverages
Beverage giant, The Coca-Cola Company has reported soaring second quarter earnings and share prices on 23 July 2019, beating analysts’ expectations. The company saw a growth of six percent in overall revenues to US$10 billion. Furthermore, earnings per share (EPS) grew 12 percent to US$0.61 and comparable EPS grew four…
Functional Food Goes Organic
Sales revenues of organic foods in Europe continue to rise. In addition to traditional drivers like the dry foods category, which includes cereals, trend categories like protein bars and shakes are also growing. “The growing demand for organic products is becoming more and more obvious in health and fitness-related categories,”…
CropLife Asia Calls Out “Unacceptable” Food Crisis
With the release of the 2019 State of Food Security & Nutrition in the World by the United Nations (UN), new data has come to light indicating hunger, undernourishment and obesity are at critical levels globally and throughout Asia in particular. In light of these troubling trends, CropLife Asia is…
Mintel UK: What’s Brewing For Fermented Foods
Mintel UK: As Brexit rumbles on, British consumers continue to spend on brands and businesses that successfully tap into the Holy Trinity of current consumer behaviour: the ‘experience economy’, the booming health and wellness movement, and the desire to be more ethically conscious and eco-friendly. Fermented foods have picked up…
Mintel UK: Alcohol Consumption Falls
As Brexit rumbles on, British consumers continue to spend on brands and businesses that successfully tap into the Holy Trinity of current consumer behaviour: the ‘experience economy’, the booming health and wellness movement, and the desire to be more ethically conscious and eco-friendly. Alcohol consumption is another factor to consider.…
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