China’s leading bubble tea player, Mixue has become a hot topic among Chinese netizens recently as two of its stores were caught using expired jams and inadequate amount of ingredients to make fruit teas.

The fresh ice cream and tea brand was quite popular among Chinese consumers for its reasonably priced products costing an ...

Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) has recently disclosed that it will carry out 6 measures to expedite the move in making Indonesia the world’s No.1 Halal food and beverage producer by 2024.

BPJPH aims to issue 10 million Halal product certificates, and for 2023 alone, it has a target of providing 1 million ...

In Vietnam, Alcohol, Tobacco and Soft Drinks might face an increase in excise tax as the government aims to tackle the budget deficit while at the same time improve community health.

This is part of the country’s comprehensive tax reform strategy for 2030 and it has requested feedback from various ministries, localities, and businesses ...

Singapore is a multi-racial multi-religious country with almost 20% of its population being muslims.

Businesses, both in the HoReCa and manufacturing sectors, have strived to obtain the Halal certification so as to expand their market share in this highly competitive food industry.

However, for some businesses that do not manage to get their certification, ...

Singapore’s Health Ministry earlier announcement for drink manufacturers to meet the Nutri-Grade labelling requirement on their drink packaging by 30 December, has led to several players making last minute changes to their ingredients after the deadline.

One such company is Yakult which has quickly introduced Yakult Gold, a healthier probiotic drink rated Nutri-Grade B ...