Agatha Wong

AFTEA 2023 will see previews in Jakarta and Bangkok leading up to the main event in Singapore Agri-Food Tech Expo Asia (AFTEA) will return for its second edition this year from 31 Oct to 2 Nov at Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to account...

(Image: Getty Images) Vitamins, minerals and plant protein have emerged as superstar sports nutrition ingredients in new consumer research. Prinova surveyed 1277 physically active European consumers, presenting them with a list of 20 common ingredients and asking them to pick the five that they most looked for in sports nutrition products. By...

(Image: Symrise) Symrise Asia-Pacific has unveiled the Enhanced Naturals @SPark in Singapore, a facility dedicated to naturalness innovation. Housed within SPark, the multi-functional innovation and technology centre addresses the move of the food and beverage industry towards sustainably sourced, natural, and plant-based alternatives. Experts expect the topic of naturalness to gain...

(Image: Kerry) A recent study conducted by Kerry has revealed that one-third of consumers are willing to switch to brands or products that offer better shelf life. This openness to change is being driven by consumers’ strong desire to act on food waste – a significant 98% of those surveyed were...

With its technology, Meatable can move from cell to sausage in eight days – a rate 30 times faster than traditional pig rearing Meatable has unveiled its cultivated meat products in Singapore, the company’s first press tasting anywhere in the world. This tasting featured pork sausages, hot dogs and...

The expansion will see new laboratory spaces dedicated to customising application solutions in beverages, bakery and frozen dairy desserts to suit the needs of customers ofi has increased its ingredient manufacturing footprint by adding significant capacity to its dairy production facility in Johor, Malaysia with the commissioning of a new...

The combination of Theegarten-Pactec’s BCW-eco and the Romaco Kilian S250B compact press enables efficient compression and primary packaging of bouillon cubes. Additionally, Theegarten-Pactec’s cartoner BLM is available for secondary packaging into display cartons Theegarten-Pactec will present one of its innovations for packaging at Gulfood Manufacturing 2023 in Dubai from 7-9...

Mondi puts the fizz into Coca-Cola HBC Austria’s functional packaging solution (Image: Martin Steiger, PR263) Mondi has launched a new more sustainable sleeve packaging, created to replace conventional plastic shrink wrap around 1.5 litre sparkling soft drink multipacks produced by Coca-Cola in Austria and keep them secure. Mondi’s Hug-IT, which...

Parkside has collaborated with food and drink brand SMUG to develop a fully compostable crisp packet made from a certified home compostable laminate. The pack, which uses Parkside’s groundbreaking Park2Nature material, can be disposed of in regular domestic compost heaps, where it will break down into water, carbon dioxide, and biomass in...

The protein and fibre content of chickpea flakes improve nutritional value, while aquafaba flakes act as a vegan alternative to egg yolk Symrise has launched a range of diana food chickpea and aquafaba ingredients with multiple benefits. The ingredients open opportunities in the development of plant-based food products with cleaner...