Japan pitches JPY 600 M for food assistance in Gaza

Food insecurity remains a critical issue in Gaza, and many Palestine refugee families face difficulties in meeting their minimum food needs. The Japanese Ambassador for Palestinian Affairs and Representative of Japan to Palestine, Takeshi Okubo, and UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) Com...

AB InBev pushes into Japan market

AB InBev will cancel its licensing partnership with Kirin Brewery, which has produced and sold Budweiser in Japan since 1993. Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer maker, is making a big push into the Japanese market, taking Budweiser sales into its own hands from 2019. AB InBev will can...

DuPont N&H to open innovation centre in Japan

The site’s bakery lab will feature equipment for making various breads and rolls, steamed cakes and doughnuts.DuPont Nutrition & Health will open a new innovation site in Japan later this summer to serve customers primarily in the bakery, beverage and dairy industries. Located in the Kanagawa...

Otsuka Pharma launches Oronamin C drink in Indonesia

The company declined to disclose the level of investment and production capacity for the beverage at the plant in Sukabumi Regency, West Java Province.Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. has launched its popular vitamin drink Oronamin C in Indonesia to cash in on growing demand from health-conscious consumers...

Biotech Japan to introduce precooked rice in Philippines

The products are licensed by the government’s Food and Drug Administration and have shelf lives of either six months or one year.A local subsidiary of a Japanese company is introducing precooked, ready-to-eat rice products to the Philippine market using its parent firm’s unique technology. ...

Kirin, Mitsui to acquire stake in supplement firm

The two Japanese companies will own 40 percent each of New York-based Thorne through the investment expected to total over ¥5 billion each.Beverage group Kirin Holdings Co. and trading house Mitsui & Co. are planning to jointly acquire an 80 percent stake in Thorne Research Inc., a U.S. develop...

New clinical study supports astaxanthin supplementation for skin protection

The new study published in the journal Nutrients, was conducted at the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Research Laboratories in the Research and Development management headquarters of the FUJIFILM Corp. in Kanagawa, Japan. A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial provides...

AAK opens new innovation centre in Tokyo

The new centre will allow the company to further strengthen its product development capabilities and customer development approach in the Japanese market.Functional ingredients and fats supplier AAK has further expanded its presence in Asia by inaugurating a new customer innovation centre in Tokyo. ...

Otsuka Foods explores India market for signature curry

Otsuka Foods India will hire local staff for research and development to improve its product lineup, including those for vegetarian consumers.Japan based Otsuka Foods has established Otsuka Foods India Pvt. Ltd. to sell curry and curry buns in retort packages, pouches made of a flexible laminate, at...

Coca-Cola launches clear, zero-calorie beverage in Japan

The drink does not feature the caramel flavourings which create the iconic black/brown colour of traditional Coca-Cola beverages, as the ingredient could not be used for a transparent drink.Coca-Cola has released a clear, zero-calorie beverage in Japan, aptly called Coca-Cola Clear, which went on sa...

Nestle Japan to expand health care platform

Nestle Japan’s "Nestle Wellness Ambassador" subscription platform offers services including sales of specialized green tea-flavored nutritional supplements, with vitamins, magnesium or calcium. Nestle Japan, a subsidiary of the Switzerland-based food and drinks company, is planning to develop what...

Asahi introduces transparent coffee in Japan

The drink, officially named Asashi Clear Latte from Delicious Water, contains espresso extract, milk ingredient components and whey mineral concentrate.Brewery and soft drink company Asahi has released transparent coffee in the beverage market. The drink, officially named Asashi Clear Latte from De...

McDonald’s Japan to offer unfastened iced coffee — for 5 days handiest

McDonald’s Japan may be launching a totally new edition in their top class Roast Iced coffee starting may additionally 21, and what’s extra, they’ll be giving out loose small-sized cups of the drink for the primary 5 days till can also 25TOKYO  -  And their new iced espresso isn&rsqu...

Kaneka invests into Spanish biotech company

At the same time, Kaneka has concluded a license agreement with ABB to grant Kaneka the exclusive rights for production and sales of ABB’s products in North America and Japan. Japan based Kaneka Corporation has acquired a 34.8 per cent share of AB-Biotics, a Spanish biotech company focusing on res...

Roquette expands its Tokyo facility

The facility has increased in size by 50 per cent as Roquette targets Japanese and Asian customers.Plant-based ingredients company Roquette has expanded its Food Customer Technical Service Centre (CTS) in Tokyo as it responds to rising local demand for plant-based proteins, fibres and healthy carboh...

Coca-Cola Japan releases squeeze pouches

The product, which has a lemon flavour, is sold both frozen and unfrozen, allowing customers to take the pouches home and freeze them themselves.Coca-Cola Japan has released frozen Coke in squeeze pouches following eight years of development. The idea is that consumers can massage the pouches as mu...

Pepsi launches new soft drink range in Japan

Suntory distributes Pepsi products in Japan, and it claims the drinks were developed in response to feedback from over 100 Japanese consumers who desired a new soft drink option.Suntory and Pepsi have announced that they will release a cola drink exclusively for the Japanese market called J-Cola. T...

Ajinomoto to focus on MSG safety in India

The Indian subsidiary of Japan-headquartered company currently imports aji-no-moto from its Thailand factory which mainly serves to the South East Asian countries.Ajinomoto Co. Inc. is planning to tap social and digital media to create awareness about safe consumption of its popular monosodium gluta...

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