June 2019

Food Ingredients First

Gat Foods is opening a new extrusion plant to streamline the integration of Fruitlift into various breakfast cereal applications

Food Ingredients First

 Chr. Hansen is set to launch Sweety Y-1, claimed to be the first culture in the world that allows dairy manufacturers to create naturally sweeter products while reducing added sugar. The culture helps address modern market trends and consumer demands for healthy food by reducing added sugar without compromising the good taste of the product.

Food Ingredients First

An innovative new natural preservative range now being offered in Australia is demonstrating extraordinary results in fresh food security and shelf-life stability. “Nisilactin Plus is testing extremely well in seafood and fresh meats as an antimicrobial agent. Our recent test in crustaceans shows that application of Nisilactin Plus was more effective than chlorine dioxide by more than 10 days.

Food Ingredients First

Consumers often choose natural and healthy products, which offer an indulgent sensory experience, particularly in beverages. For French flavor group Aromatech, the beverage sector is open to innovation with new, bold and exciting flavors. According to Ségolène Partamian, Aromatech’s Marketing & Communication Manager, the four main trends that stand out are “discovery, natural, alternatives and traceability.”

Consult Myanmar

The arrival of a large cargo of American wheat at Myanmar’s newly opened port signals its leap into the global grain trade as the country’s demand for Western food rises.

Channel News Asia

Singapore’s new agri-food innovation park should focus on seizing new opportunities, say RSIS’ Paul Teng, Asia BioBusiness’ Andrew Powell and Beanstalk Agtech’s Rob Hulme.

Food Navigator Asia

The Indonesian Ministry of Industry (Keminperin) has predicted a growth of at least 9% for the country’s food and beverage industry this year, attributed to additional investment in the sector.

The Cambodia Daily

Cambodia is taking the Halal sector seriously as it rolled out certification for food business under strict food safety rules. 39 out of around 60 applying companies received certification following official inspections.