Tradeshow Insight: Wine & Gourmet Japan 2016
Advertised as “your gateway to the Japanese wine, beer, spirits, gourmet food and foodservice market”, Wine and Gourmet Japan – a recently-established trade event staged by Koelnmesse, the organisers behind major European shows such as Anuga and ISM – returned to the showgrounds of Tokyo’s Big Sight Exhibition Center for its latest edition. Visitor numbers […]
Baby food top of the tree for ethical and environmental claims
Insight by Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 21st April 2016: Baby food stands top of the pile for both ethical and environmental claims, with baby cereals leading the way at the category level, Gama’s latest research into patterns in new food launches has found. Based on a study of products reported on Gama Compass™ over the last […]
Australia: Unilever launches green tea “with no bitter aftertaste”
The Australian arm of FMCG multinational Unilever has launched a green tea said to have been blended “to remove any bitter aftertaste”. According to an article in Australian Food News, the new Lipton Delicately Fresh Green Tea was developed following consumer research that revealed consumers tended to avoid green tea due to the often bitter […]
Australia: Kellogg to open “cereal cafe”
The Australian division of US cereal and snacks giant Kellogg is to open a pop-up “cereal cafe” in Sydney for a limited time, according to reports in Australian Food News and the Daily Mail. Located in the Surry Hills area of the city and open for one week from the 19th April, the cafe will […]
Thailand: Heineken launches Shape Your City campaign
Dutch beer maker Heineken has announced the launch of a new global campaign called Shape Your City that “aims to broaden the imagination of and ignite creative ideas in the new generation of people living in urban cities”. According to an article in Thai PR, the campaign will be launched together with a new 320ml […]
India: Danone to expand facility to develop infant nutrition products
The Indian arm of food and drinks multinational Danone has announced that it will invest $22.5 million to expand a plant in Lalru, Punjab, where it will set up a new spray dryer unit to manufacture infant nutrition products, according to a report in the Ecomonic Times. Commenting on the investment, Danone India MD Laurent […]
India: Lactalis set to acquire Anik’s dairy business
Lactalis, the French dairy multinational, has agreed a deal to acquire the dairy business of Indian firm Anik Industries, according to reports in Just Food and Les Echos. Subject to competition clearance, the deal, which is valued at 4.7 billion INR ($70.6 million), is expected to be concluded within the space of four months. The […]
China: Huiyan Juice Group and Yeo Hiap Seng sign joint venture agreement
Huiyuan Juice, a Chinese fruit and vegetable juice producer, has announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Yeo Hiap Seng to enter the Malaysian market through the manufacture and distribution of fruit and vegetable juices. The agreement sets out the establishing of a joint venture […]
South Korea: Pulmuone to acquire Vitasoy USA
Pulmuone, South Korea’s leading tofu manufacturer, has announced that it will purchase substantially all of the assets of Vitasoy USA for $50 million. Pulmuone said that the deal, which includes America’s number one tofu brand Nasoya, would give it outright market leadership of the US tofu category as well as a consolidated operations foothold within […]
Japan: Ezaki Glico launches new drink based on coconut oil
Japanese confectionery company Ezaki Glico, which own brands such as Pocky (Mikado in Europe) and Pretz, has announced a new health drink based on the fashionable ‘superfood’ coconut oil. Claimed to be an easy way to daily get all the benefits of coconut oil, Glico Cocosmart is described as being made through an emulsification process […]