Americas top for low-calorie claims, high-calorie products in new food launches
Insight by Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 10th September 2015: North America is the leading region for low calorie claims but also for high calorie products in new food industry launches, Gama’s latest study of global FMCG product innovation can reveal. Focusing on products reported by Gama Compass™ over the last 18 months, Gama’s analysis has revealed the […]
India: ITC forays into dairy with ghee launch
ITC, the leading Indian FMCG firm, has announced that it will expand its offering by launching its first dairy product – ghee – by the end of Q3 this year. The company has built a milk processing plant in Munger, in Bihar – where it has a network that covers more than 2,800 dairy farmers […]
Japan: Calbee enters the yoghurt category
Japanese food firm Calbee has announced its first foray into the yoghurt category with the launch of a new range under the Furugura (Fruit Granola) brand. The company has previously established the brand in the breakfast cereals category and is now looking to extend it to dairy. According to a Calbee press release, the yoghurt […]
Australia: Mondelez International to launch Cadbury Coco chocolate brand
Mondelez International has announced the launch of a new premium chocolate range in Australia under the name Cadbury Coco, according to reports in B&T and Australian Food News. The new range, which is designed to expand the Cadbury brand into the premium arena, comprises only dark chocolate and will come on the market in plain […]
Thailand: CP Group to partner with Thomas Foods on new Australia plant
An announcement has been made that Thailand-based food giant CP Group and Australian meat company Thomas Foods have signed a memorandum of understanding to being the planning of an “advanced food processing centre” to produce ready-made meals for export. The agreement between them will reportedly lead to the planning of a new large-scale advanced food […]
Australia: Aldi moots 120 new stores
Discount retailer Aldi has unveiled plans for as many as 120 new stores in Australia as part of long-term expansion plans in the country, according to a report in Australian Food News. In a statement, the chain revealed that it would be looking to open 65 new stores in 2016, including 20 that had been previously […]
India: Fast-growing Patanjali Ayurved Limited launches instant noodles
Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL), the rapidly growing ayurveda goods company led by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, is rolling out a new brand of wheat noodles under the name Atta Noodles. The move comes as the result of a gap in the market created by the recent ban on the sales of Nestle’s Maggi instant noodles. […]
Japan: Ito En launches matcha-flavoured yoghurt drink
Multinational tea specialist Ito En has announced the launch of a new yoghurt drink for the Japanese market containing the green tea powder matcha. Due to hit shelves in Japan on 7th September 2015 , Ito En Matcha Yoghurt Drink is said to be made with Uji-type matcha and lactic acid bacteria for lower acidity. […]
Brazil: Ajinomoto sells stake in Nissin-Ajinomoto
Seasonings firm Ajinomoto has announced that it sold its stake in Nissin-Ajinomoto Alimentos, a Brazilian joint venture established between itself and fellow Japanese firm Nissin, to Nissin Foods Holdings. The sale of the 50% stake, which is reportedly valued at R$1 billion ($270 million), is set to be concluded by the 30th October 2015. According […]
Japan: Suntory launches first Starbucks RTD coffee in a bottle
Consumers in Japan are now able to purchase coffee in a metal bottle under the Starbucks brand. The new product is manufactured by Suntory and is the company’s first canned coffee for the Japanese market. Launched on the 25th August, the new launch is called Black Coffee Pike Place Roast and replicates a product that […]