Food Industry News

Superhot fried chicken eats into KFC’s dominance in Indonesia

JAKARTA — A cheap, super-spicy dish of pounded fried chicken with chili sauce called ayam geprek has become all the rage in […]

Technical Solutions

Praying for Kobe beef, Kelantan plans Quran recitals for its cows

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The Kelantan government is reportedly planning for Quran recitals to be held near locally-reared lembu […]

Community

The Karel De Grote University of Antwerp, Belgium visits DPO International

karel de gote students

Building upon their commitment in supporting educational development and initiatives, DPO International recently welcomed 26 bachelor students along with both […]

Trending

Malaysian contestant eliminated because MasterChef wants crispy Chicken Rendang

When a chicken dish eliminated a Malaysian-born woman from reality TV show MasterChef UK last week because it was just […]

Food Regulatory

McDonald’s has a legal problem in pizza-loving India

Shares of India’s Domino’s Pizza operator Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. have more than doubled in the past year as the country’s […]

Health & Nutrition

Study: Eating dinner alone a major contributor to obesity in Japanese girls

Eating dinner alone could be a significant contributor to obesity among adolescent Japanese girls, a study has found. In the […]

Health & Nutrition

Japanese food giant Ajinomoto to create awarness about safe consumption of MSG product in India

Japanese food giant Ajinomoto to create awarness about safe consumption of MSG product in India The Indian subsidiary of Japan-headquartered […]

Food Industry News

Indonesia pitches Tempeh for Unesco intangible cultural heritage status

Tempeh will be proposed as a Unesco intangible cultural heritage in 2021. Mr Made Astawan, head of the Indonesian Tempeh […]

Technical Solutions

5,000 free meals made from ‘ugly food’ to raise awareness about food waste

SINGAPORE, March 26 — About 1,500kg of blemished or unused vegetables that would otherwise have been discarded were used to […]

Food Industry News

Cold Storage, Giant and Hero stores axed in Southeast Asia on back of poor results

Pan-Asian retailer Dairy Farm International – the owner of stores such as Cold Storage, Giant and 7-Eleven – has closed […]

Food Industry News

Malaysian food delivery startup dahmakan acquires Thai competitor

Malaysian food-delivery startup Dahmakan, which raised US$2.6 million early this year, has acquired Bangkok-based competitor Polpa for an undisclosed amount. […]

Health & Nutrition

China’s state television combats fictional dangerous food combinations

China’s state television broadcasters have taken a strong stance against the widely-practiced Chinese belief that combining certain foods when cooking […]