ADM, a global leader in nutrition, has recently announced its outlook on the flavor and color trends that will drive product innovation in 2024. With unapologetic abandon for self-expression coupled with individual wellness goals top-of-mind for consumers across regions, ADM has identified 4 trends that illustrate evolving consumer behaviors and will inspire memorable moments.

BERICAP, one of the leading global manufacturers of plastic and aluminum closures, has received the ThaiBev Business Partner Award in Gold. The award is presented by the Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (ThaiBev), a leading beverage company in Southeast Asia and the largest in Thailand, in recognition of excellent supplier performance in quality, sustainability, innovation and competitiveness.

Bunge has recently announced the launch of CBT Gold, a game-changing fat ingredient for chocolate confectionery that is expected to bring innovation to the confectionery market. This alternative confectionery fat has a steep melting profile with a high cocoa butter tolerance, giving products made with CBT Gold the rich texture and melting sensation of real chocolate. With CBT Gold, customers can enjoy the indulgence of real chocolate in any compound chocolate creation. ...

It was less than 50 years ago when the food and beverage industries were still manually intensive relying on manpower in production although the use of basic machinery is facilitated with proper handling by a human operator. In other words, the machine will not work without someone supervising its use.

Global taste and nutrition player, Kerry, in its recent study, found that one third of consumers are willing to switch to brands or products that offer better shelf life.

This interesting findings showed consumers’ strong desire to act on food waste – a massive 98% of those surveyed were actively trying to minimise food waste, ...

Aalst Chocolate, a Cargill-owned company, has recently celebrated its 20^th year anniversary since its founding with plans to grow its Asia Pacific (APAC) market via its unique ‘bean to bar’ positioning and customer-led product innovation.

Aalst Chocolate is the first Singaporean brand to produce both chocolate couvertures and compounds ...

Milk made from sesame seed is a relatively new innovation from Thai-based Sesame Foods Co., Ltd with its first product launch, Sesamilk in 2018.

According to Siripen Suntornmonkongsri, CEO of Sesame Foods, “We are the world’s first sesame milk manufacturer that extracted milk from natural sesame seed. ...

IFF announced in October that it has received the green light in the form of regulatory approval for the use of its 2′-fucosyllactose (2'-FL) HMO in China for infant formula, follow-up formula and formula for special medical purposes for infants.

The good news is a significant milestone that signifies IFF's position as a key and pioneer supplier of this vital constituent of human milk to the Chinese market.

WHO data showed that almost all of the global population (99%) breathe air that exceeds WHO guideline limits and contains high levels of pollutants, with low- and middle-income countries suffering from the highest exposures. And breathing is something inevitable, like it or not. One of the best defense actions that we can do is to take extra care of ourselves in this unfavorable situation. 

Jungbunzlauer is one of the world's leading producers of biodegradable ingredients of natural origin. The Swiss-based international company, whose roots date back to 1867, specialises in biogums, citric acid, gluconates, lactics, specialties, special salts and sweeteners as well as several functional acids. AFBR recently has an opportunity to interview Mr Bruno Tremblay, the CEO of Jungbunzlauer and uncovers the company’s journey towards sustainability ...

Thai-based food biotech company, IncreBio, formerly known as JuiceInnov8, has recently announced the launch of INCREDIBLE Juice, a Near Zero Sugar juice.

IncreBio aims to revolutionize juice in the current US$150 billion global juice market where there is limited innovation in the development of no/low sugar alternatives until now. ...

Leading carton packaging supplier, SIG has reinforced its commitment to provide an industry leading innovation base for the entire value chain of food and beverage packaging, from research and development, validation of packaging material, to conducting customer product filling trials with the unveiling of 2 new buildings at its SIG Technology Center Asia ...

This decade, the word ‘Sustainable’ seems to be the most popular word used in almost everything from the exterior portion of a food packaging, to government master plan, and even as the main agenda/title in a food related conference.

Danfoss has recently opened its Application Development Center within the ‘Smart Store’ supermarket, which is part of a full Decarbonization Park which includes several innovation centers for applications such as heat pumps, heat recovery, next generation district heating networks, and data centers.

Thai Food & Drug Association (FDA) has recently issued draft proposals on issues covering expiry dates and allergen warnings on packaging for prepackaged foods. Thailand hopes to improve its existing labelling regulations to be aligned with international standards.