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Cassio Simoes steps in as Managing Director of Tetra Pak South Asia

Cassio Simoes steps in as Managing Director of Tetra Pak South Asia

To build on the great foundation set up by his predecessor Ashutosh Manohar  Tetra Pak, a Swedish-Swiss food processing and packaging solutions company, has announced the appointment of Cassio Simoes as Managing Director (MD) of its South

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Regulatory Landscape in Asia for Biofortification

Regulatory Landscape in Asia for Biofortification

Ravinder Grover, Regional Coordinator-Asia, HarvestPlus Around 88 percent of Asian and African countries face two or three forms of malnutrition simultaneously. Several factors such as insufficient food supply, low household income, poor healthcare facilities and

Research
New studies link almond consumption with prediabetes in Indians

New studies link almond consumption with prediabetes in Indians

Eating almonds before meals improved blood sugar levels in some people with prediabetes Two new research studies with almonds, one conducted over three days and the other over three months, demonstrated benefits to blood sugar

Global
Australia helps deliver food security with major international grant

Australia helps deliver food security with major international grant

Project aims to end hunger worldwide by improving the complex process of photosynthesis to increase crop production An international consortium of scientists has received a $34 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural

Global
Tajikistan receives $50 M grant to address food and nutrition insecurity

Tajikistan receives $50 M grant to address food and nutrition insecurity

$50 million grant will help enhance the overall resilience of the agriculture sector The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved additional grant financing of $50 million from the Crisis Response window for the Strengthening

Supplier
Tetra Pak unveils new aseptic packaging for Minute Maid juice range in India

Tetra Pak unveils new aseptic packaging for Minute Maid juice range in India

Minute Maid will be the first ever product offered in the Tetra Stelo Aseptic packaging in APAC  Tetra Stelo Aseptic, the latest member of Tetra Pak’s global packaging portfolio, is now the package of choice

Interview
“We expect plant-based products to gain more traction in Asia in the coming years”

“We expect plant-based products to gain more traction in Asia in the coming years”

Plant-based eating has been growing due to the increased awareness of its environmental and sustainability benefits, as well as concerns over mitigating global food insecurity. In addition to these concerns, OTS Holdings is looking to

Food
What’s Feeding Eating Disorder Epidemic?

What’s Feeding Eating Disorder Epidemic?

Although there has been a constant surge in the rate of eating disorders (EDs) across India, there is surprisingly very little scholarly literature available about it, within the country, as the area remains significantly under-researched

Global
Innovation Challenge in APAC gives plant-based food startups new opportunity 

Innovation Challenge in APAC gives plant-based food startups new opportunity 

To scale up and commercialize in Asia-Pacific (APAC) with the Scale It Up! Challenge Bühler, Cargill and Givaudan have joined forces to help accelerate startups who are innovating in plant-based protein, to address the needs

Technologies
Cargill unveils APAC digital business studio for food innovation

Cargill unveils APAC digital business studio for food innovation

With support from the Singapore Economic Development Board Cargill is partnering with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to launch its first digital business studio in Asia. The studio is designed to support local founders