Sri Lankan beverage firms appear to have been hit in the pocket by the country’s new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages […]
Food Industry News
Sri Lanka beverage firms shaken by sugar tax
March 9, 2018
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Health & Nutrition
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
March 6, 2018
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
A measles and malnutrition crisis has killed at least 72 people, mostly children, in Indonesia’s remote province of Papua, home […]
Technical Solutions
The ‘Tea-rrific’ way teas are made
There are normally two kinds of special breeds in the world, the tea lovers and the coffee addicts. The tea […]
Food Regulatory
Southeast Asia a ‘hotspot’ for antibiotic abuse, FAO official says
February 26, 2018
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
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
February 21, 2018
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
Guo Bonan has opened several new branches of his “8Peppers” spicy Sichuan-style restaurants across Shanghai since last year, and not […]
Technical Solutions
Chinese culture and good food among the main draws of Mainland Chinese to Malaysia
February 14, 2018
BEIJING: The preservation of Chinese culture and delicious food are among the reasons many Chinese nationals chose Malaysia as one […]
Food Industry News
Tickled pink: Japan lovers taste new chocs on Valentine’s Day
TOKYO: It is a marriage made in Heaven for cute-obsessed Japan: This Valentine’s Day, lovers can present the object of […]
Health & Nutrition
Milo, Ovaltine, Vico and Horlicks – Which is the better beverage?
February 8, 2018
Milo, Ovaltine, Vico and Horlicks have long been staple powdered malt beverages in Asia for a better part of a […]
