Thai Beverage Pcl is doubling down on Vietnam after it partnered with a local company to buy a $4.8 billion stake in the country’s largest brewer, a key step for the company controlled by billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi as it seeks to dominate Southeast Asia’s beverage market. Vietnam Beverage, the local unit which ThaiBev holds a stake in, said
Nutrition scientists must not be “pilloried” for working with industry on research projects that could lead to advances in public health and a reduction in obesity, a leading academic in the field has argued. Original article can be accessed here: https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2017/11/30/Food-scientist-industry-link-attacks-unfair-says-professor
Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science have been working on the development of new varieties of fruits and vegetables, with unusual colors but with additional nutritional values. These scientists created colorful fruits and vegetables after introducing beetroot genes into tomatoes and eggplants. These purple-red vegetables have additional nutritional value. They contain about 60% more
“A newly study from the Global Coffee Platform provides a broad outline for improving farmer incomes throughout the global coffee sector through yield improvements, quality improvements, training, and empowering women farmers, among other opportunities. The study, described by the group as a “scan” of the current and potential conditions in 11 key coffee-producing countries, was
Summarized by Natacia Ann I. Esguerra Functional beverage market is seen to be growing at 4.4 percent annually and will reach US$2,090 billion by 2022. Non-alcoholic beverages play an important role in people’s daily lives. The industry produces a wide range of beverages such as carbonated soft drinks, syrup concentrates, energy drinks, juices, teas, coffee,
Summarized by Joy Kristel L. Orzales The Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced its plan to expand the country’s longan exports to new markets. The ministry is currently working on export requirements such as sanitary and phytosanitary requirements to reach countries with strict policies. Cambodia yields about 20,000 tons of longan annually from
Globally, the trend towards healthy and natural foods, due to increased health awareness and the fight against obesity, will lead to a boom in the demand for dehydrated fruits. Dehydrated fruit consumption is expected to reach 4 million tonnes in 2020. The Global Industry Analysts (GIA) estimate ranks dehydrated fruits as a high potential export
The Philippines has gained membership to the International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF), a development seen to further spur the local halal industry by strengthening trade between the Philippines and other member countries. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) on Wednesday signed a full membership agreement with the IHAF.
Smallholders farm roughly 40 percent of Indonesian land planted with oil palm trees, but account for only 30 percent of its palm oil output due to lower yields because of low quality seeds and outdated farming techniques. Industry leaders plan to address that inefficiency next year through more investment in and collaboration with smallholders. Smallholder
Summarized by Ms. Natacia Ann Esguerra Administrative Assistant, CFA-UA&P Vietnamese conglomerate Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) is on its second export of 100 tons of dragon fruit to China from its Ratanakkiri plantation in Cambodia. HAGL also exports bananas to China. It invested in planting 14 types of fruits for export to diversify its Cambodian