Agatha Wong
In a fight against the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), TomaTech files a provisional patent for identifying the DNA markers correlated to its resistant traits.
TomaTech, Ltd. recently announced a major advancement in the fight against the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), which has caused significant economic damage...
The growing lactose-free dairy market reflects a change in consumers’ tastes and preferences. More than ever, consumers are considering authenticity, health, and taste in their dairy products. Ben Rutten, business manager Milky, DSM Food Specialties, discusses how lactase enzymes can contribute to these evolving demands.
The lactose-free dairy market continues...
ADM recently opened a plant-based innovation lab in Singapore to showcase their commitment to localising plant-based solutions to meet the nutritional challenges of changing taste and preference in Asia and around the world. Sarah Lim, marketing director of South East Asia at ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) Human Nutrition, shares...
Meet the machines eating their way to a more sustainable tomorrow.
Food waste in, compost out – and all in just a day’s work for seven food digesters that will be installed by JTC, a Singapore government agency, in select industrial estates across the republic by the end of 2021.
These...
The installation of Flexicon’s solutions empowers Breedlove Foods to increase production of nutritious food products, enabling the non-profit organisation to serve more meals as part of its humanitarian food aid.
Breedlove Foods produces nutritious food products for humanitarian relief in the aftermath of hurricanes, earthquakes and other catastrophic events. The...
A little over two years ago, Synlait had a vison to build a greenfield nutritional manufacturing facility in the North Island of New Zealand. What started with a nondescript plot of land just South of Auckland, in the Waikato region of New Zealand, and a concept for a well-designed...
Pasteurisation is widely used within the dairy industry to ensure milk is safe to drink while also help to prolong its shelf life. Here, Tetra Pak highlights different methods of pasteurisation for food and liquid dairy applications.
Pasteurisation is a heat treatment which results in a particular level of bacteria...
Demand for fruit juice amongst Malaysian consumers shows no signs of slowing down. A Mintel research found that the country is now drinking more than 150 million litres of juice drinks a year, with many consumers preferring them to fizzy drinks. Not surprisingly, orange juice is identified as the...
Dairy products are popular in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Due to the high outdoor temperatures, every step in the production of these products is closely monitored. This requires continuous reliable measurement, which was why the new VEGABAR series of measuring instruments have been entrusted with this important task...
Sidel packaging team in Shanghai, China, redesigned the package of Menton flavoured water by integrating youthfulness into its health attribute. The straight-wall lightweight polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle, which weighs only 17.85g for the 500ml format, conveys the sense of modernity, and is a statement of sustainable packaging. Targeting young...
