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Just Acia at Dhoby Ghaut Xchange suspended for selling ‘unclean’ food

Just Acia at Dhoby Ghaut Xchange suspended for selling 'unclean' food

SINGAPORE: Just Acia, an eatery selling Asian food at underground mall Dhoby Ghaut Xchange, has been suspended for two weeks […]

Food Regulatory

Asia’s appetite for Africa’s animals causes concern

Asia’s appetite for Africa’s animals causes concern

An unquenched Asian taste for wine and herbal medicine laced with extracts of wild animals is driving poaching of rare […]

Health & Nutrition

This tiny scanner can tell how many calories are in the food you’re holding before you eat it

This tiny scanner can tell how many calories are in the food you’re holding before you eat it

Meet the DietSensor, a forthcoming $249 app-powered gadget that can actually scan the molecules that make up your food and […]

Health & Nutrition

Understanding the ‘yuck factor’ is crucial to increasing society’s acceptance of insect protein

Understanding the ‘yuck factor’ is crucial to increasing society’s acceptance of insect protein

Can the “yuck factor” — one of the biggest barriers faced by edible insect producers — be overcome? It’s that […]

Food Industry News

JD.com expands into fresh food supermarkets in Beijing

JD.com expands into fresh food supermarkets in Beijing

JD.com, one of the two major ecommerce platforms in China, followed the steps of its rival Alibaba and launched its […]

Food Industry News

Ise Foods aims to sell 4 billion eggs a year in India

Ise Foods aims to sell 4 billion eggs a year in India

TOKYO – Japan’s largest egg producer, Ise Foods, is teaming up with Suzuki Motor in a joint venture to launch […]

Technical Solutions

Malaysia’s Dahmakan chows down $2.6M for its end-to-end food delivery service

Malaysia’s Dahmakan chows down $2.6M for its end-to-end food delivery service

Dahmakan, a food delivery startup from Malaysia that graduated Y Combinator last year, has raised $2.6 million as it begins […]

Food Regulatory

China’s Baby-Formula Revamp May Trigger Boom For International Brands

China's Baby-Formula Revamp May Trigger Boom For International Brands

A safety overhaul of China’s notorious baby-formula industry removed about 1,400 products from store shelves this week, clearing the way […]

Food Industry News

China’s DRex Food Group invests $400m in Belarus dairy infrastructure in latest spending spree

China’s DRex Food Group invests $400m in Belarus dairy infrastructure in latest spending spree

China’s DRex Food Group has signed various agreements with Belarus in December, including to invest US$400m in dairy farms and […]

Food Industry News

US brand Tasty Bite to enter Europe, Asia

US brand Tasty Bite to enter Europe, Asia

CHENNAI, JANUARY 2: US-based Preferred Brands International, which makes ready-to-serve Indian and Asian food under the brand Tasty Bite will […]

Technical Solutions

China’s appetite for sorghum continues

China's appetite for sorghum continues

With increased production in its livestock sector and a drop in imports of distillers’ dried grains (DDGS), China’s appetite for […]