Under a memorandum of understanding, the two organizations have agreed to address persistent and emerging contaminants in water.Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that it will collaborate with the Nanyang Technological University Singapore’s (NTU Singapore’s) Nanyang Environment Wat...
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.
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AAK’s main focus will initially be on solutions within special nutrition, chocolate and confectionery, fats, and dairy.Swedish-Danish producer of high-value added vegetable oils and fats, AAK plans to invest in a customisation plant in the Philippines as the functional ingredients and fats supplie...
WPP Team Unilever will provide a new, agile model to meet Unilever’s evolving marketing needs and the challenges of technological change.Singapore – Unilever and WPP have launched a first-of-its-kind on-site collaboration with Unilever Foundry and its startup community. The initiative s...
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...
Wintec approved the expansion in order to respond to the growing demand for its machinery from its expanded client base in Asia.Wintec, the Chinese business of packaging equipment manufacturer Engel, has announced that it will invest €10 million to expand the production capacity of its Changzho...
Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) is working with major food suppliers like Australian Fruit Juice, Globe Mart, Indoguna, Vismark, and Win Sin to guide their food and beverage SME clients through the digitalisation process using a B2B e-sourcing platform developed by Zeemart.Sin...
With its location in Singapore and subsidiaries in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and in the Philippines the company already has an extensive market coverage in South East Asia. Singapore – German flavor manufacturer Silesia is reacting to the growing demand for the food and bever...
This expansion will allow Bühler to offer complete cocoa processing trials to its clients in Southeast Asia.Bühler has invested in its recently opened cocoa application facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, adding a new cocoa application laboratory to the facility.
This expansion will allow Bü...
Rural and semi-urban segments currently account for 60% of the juice market in India and have been growing faster than metros, according to data from US-headquartered PepsiCo, which sells Pepsi, 7UP and Mountain Dew. Singapore- Rural and semi-urban segments currently account for 60% of the juice mar...
The inauguration comes as Symrise announces an investment of €83 million in a new production facility for fragrances and flavours in the city of Nantong.Symrise has inaugurated a new fragrances creative centre in Pudong, Shanghai, following an investment of around €8 million.
The Germany-hea...
This acquisition strengthens Transcontinental’s position in the flexible packaging market.Canada-based Transcontinental has acquired flexible packaging company Coveris’ Americas division for $1.32 billion.
Coveris Americas produces a variety of flexible plastic packaging solutions and paper...
China’s tariff of up to 25 percent on U.S. agriculture could be good news for Australia’s nut, wine and fruit producers.Singapore — China’s tariff hit of up to 25 percent for U.S. agriculture could be a big gain potentially for Australia, particularly for wine and certain nut a...
Shares of the food company fell as much as 6.1 percent, the most in a single day since October 2016.Tyson Foods fell the most in roughly 17 months on Monday after China’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods targeted U.S. agriculture and food producers.
Shares of the processed food company close...
A pickup in the economy and growing demand from the planet’s largest youth population are boosting fast-food sales in India. Singapore – Even as McDonald’s tries to woo Indian stomachs with such menu items as the McAloo Tikki, a legal dispute with a key franchisee partner, Connaught ha...
Alibaba and affiliate Ant Small & Micro Financial Services Group Co Ltd currently own approximately 43 percent of Ele.me, and the latest deal will value the startup a $9.5 billionChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said that it would buy the remaining shares of Ele.me, a major platfor...
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...
The new formulation hub will serve 15,000 of Frutarom’s customers in Europe.Frutarom has opened a natural colour formulations centre at its Etol plant in Celje, Slovenia, following a €5 million investment in equipment and technology for the new facility.
The new formulation hub will serve 15...
