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The Greehey School of Business from St. Mary University visits DPO International

gsob visits DPO

Ever committed to supporting student development and educational initiatives, DPO International recently welcomed 13 business major students from St. Mary […]

Food Industry News

7 sandwiches of Asia, from Roti John to Noodle Bun

7 sandwiches of Asia, from Roti John to Noodle Bun

KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Except for a few countries in Asia, bread is not a staple food in […]

Health & Nutrition

War on diabetes: Food industry to get S$15m to develop lower-sugar desserts, sauces and beverages

War on diabetes: Food industry to get S$15m to develop lower-sugar desserts, sauces and beverages

  SINGAPORE: In its continued war against diabetes, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has set aside S$15 million to support the food industry […]

Food Industry News

Sri Lanka beverage firms shaken by sugar tax

Sri Lanka beverage firms shaken by sugar tax

Sri Lankan beverage firms appear to have been hit in the pocket by the country’s new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages […]

Health & Nutrition

Nestlé’s Milo PR problem spreads to Australia following Sri Lanka and Malaysia spats

Nestlé's Milo PR problem spreads to Australia following Sri Lanka and Malaysia spats

Nestlé’s persistent PR problem about the nutritional value and high sugar content of its Milo drink shows no sign of […]

Health & Nutrition

Plump but malnourished, health of urban poor children a ticking time bomb

Plump but malnourished, health of urban poor children a ticking time bomb

NUR Hayati Elia, 13, didn’t have a proper breakfast and looked worn out as she walked home from school to […]

Health & Nutrition

Indonesia’s Papua province children starving in a land of gold

Indonesia's Papua province children starving in a land of gold

A measles and malnutrition crisis has killed at least 72 people, mostly children, in Indonesia’s remote province of Papua, home […]

Food Regulatory

Southeast Asia a ‘hotspot’ for antibiotic abuse, FAO official says

Southeast Asia a 'hotspot' for antibiotic abuse, FAO official says

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food is rife in Southeast Asia, a Food and Agriculture Organization […]

Food Industry News

Plastic found in mussels from Arctic to China enters human food

Plastic found in mussels from Arctic to China enters human food

OSLO ― Tiny bits of plastic are contaminating mussels from the European Arctic to China in a sign of the […]

Food Industry News

Amazon starts new food retail venture in India

Amazon starts new food retail venture in India

Online e-commerce giant, Amazon, has rolled out its own food retailing in Pune, becoming the first foreign e-tailer to sell […]

Technical Solutions

App delivery boom shakes up China food sector

App delivery boom shakes up China food sector

Guo Bonan has opened several new branches of his “8Peppers” spicy Sichuan-style restaurants across Shanghai since last year, and not […]