“Health and wellness remain at the forefront of the global conversation,” said June Lin, Vice President, Global Marketing, Health & Wellness at ADM. “The pandemic has transformed how consumers perceive holistic health and wellbeing. It’s impacting how we live and increasing the importance of the foods, beverages and supplements ...

Savory snacks have always led the way in the snacks category. It is a savory food space that consumers look toward for both familiar and novel taste experiences and is often on the forefront of flavor innovation and experimentation. While classic flavors are well-loved and are the main revenue drivers for brands, consumers are becoming even more adventurous in trying out new flavors they see on retail shelves. So how have savory snacks evolved lately?

Working from home has become a norm which has brought about a kind of monotony in many aspects. This has shifted consumption decisions across ...

In recent years, consumers all over the world get to enjoy a wider and larger range of food and beverage products powered with dairy protein ingredients.

Latest tracking data from Innova Markets Insights’ Innova Database affirms this upward growth trajectory, revealing that the number of new global food and beverage product introductions made with whey proteins and with milk proteins both set new records in 2020. As further outlined in a new infographic unveiled recently by the US Dairy Export Council (USDEC), a record 7,409 whey protein products were introduced around the world in 2020, with annual launches nearly ...

Güntner has recently announced the launch of its new brand identity and its readiness for the upcoming challenges of the modern world. The Güntner identity will be updated across all markets over the coming weeks and will be reflected across everything from product to customer experience and employer branding.

Building on nearly a century of technological and engineering excellence, Güntner has the expertise and experience in the fields of heating, cooling, and energy management ...

With effect from 28 October, Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company, will assume direct distribution of Red Arrow™ products from Oppenheimer in the Australian market, enabling its customers to continue delivering great tasting and sustainable smoke and grill flavourings to ...

Tereos, a leading sweetness solutions supplier, has recently announced a strategic sourcing agreement with Firmenich for stevia extracts enabling the company to globally offer its customers unique and traceable stevia- based sweetening solutions.

In our quickly evolving world, the “Good for Me, Good for the Planet” consumer trend continues to play an important role in purchasing decisions. Consumers are now paying more attention to their sugar intake, and public health policies encourage consumption of ...

Arla Foods Ingredients, a global leader in whey solutions, has recently unveiled a new concept to help manufacturers create protein bars that offer healthier indulgence without compromising on functionality.

The protein bar category is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6% between 2021 and 2025, largely because of ...

Serac, the dairy packaging specialist, has successfully combined PET bottle blowing and pulsed light decontamination in a single machine: the ESL Combox.

This machine has already won over several local dairy producers by enabling them to emphasise their ...

DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, has recently unveiled its line of functional nutrition beverage premixes, which target specific health concerns ranging from energy needs (for those who do lots of sports) to women looking to supplement their skin health.

There are 5 different types of functional nutrition beverage premixes that DSM has formulated to meet its customer needs, and they are the results of in-depth consumer insights and ...

1 August 2021 marks the 19^th month anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, and the virus continues to infect millions more every month with the highly infectious mutated Delta variant, which is now rampaging through much of Southeast Asia. When it first started in Wuhan, China it took the virus close to 4 months to reach its first million cases, but currently it takes just 2 days to record one million new cases, sadly more than 20% of the new cases ...

Cargill has recently entered into an agreement to acquire Aalst Chocolate Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based world-class chocolate manufacturer. Aalst Chocolate is also Singapore’s first locally-owned chocolate manufacturer established ...

Thong Siek Food Industry, Singapore’s leading frozen processed seafood manufacturer with its popular ‘DoDo’ Seafood Treats brand of fish balls, crab sticks and other products, is now venturing into the snack business.

In August, its new line of crab stick crisps bearing its name and logo will be in the ...

In late August 2021, Rabobank released its annual Global Dairy Top 20 Report with Yili Group once again clinching the 5th spot, retaining its Asian leadership position in the dairy industry for the 8th consecutive year, being also the only Asian company ranked among the Top 5.

Despite the pandemic, Yili has demonstrated great resilience and complete control of its vast supply chain network. ...

The Singapore Institute Technology (SIT) is set to launch a new small batch food production facility, FoodPlant in early 2022.

FoodPlant, to be located at JTC Hub@ Senoko, is designed to help food companies to reduce capital and operating costs through shared facilities and services, and is now open for membership. It can also be used by MNCs to ...

QminC, Thailand's leader in health beverages with the revolutionary nano-liposome technology and zero preservatives, has reached another milestone by winning the ‘Best Technology Innovation’ award at the 5th  Zenith Global awards presentation (equivalent to the Oscar for the F&B industry) hosted by UK-based food and drinks experts.

QminC's triumph over tough competition with global mega brands brought pride to Thailand and reaffirmed the product's quality and manufacturing innovation. Coinciding with this success, QminC has also launched QminC Manuka Honey Collagen, a stellar product for ...