GALLERY: The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories in October 2019

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Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in October 2019.

Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in October 2019, including AI for NPD, raw milk, plant-based updates, PepsiCo, Mondelez and much more.

Read more on AI for NPD, raw milk, plant-based updates, PepsiCo, Mondelez and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for October 2019.

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The top 10 F&B stories in October 2019
The top 10 F&B stories in October 2019

Read more on AI for NPD, raw milk, plant-based updates, PepsiCo, Mondelez and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for October 2019.

Click through the gallery to see them all.

‘Predicting the future’: Can artificial intelligence help slash food and beverage NPD timescales?
‘Predicting the future’: Can artificial intelligence help slash food and beverage NPD timescales?

Singapore-based AI Palette claims to have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform that can help FMCG food firms create ‘successful products’ and shorten the NPD process, thus also increasing products’ speed to market.

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Next a2 milk? Aussie ‘raw milk’ firm Made By Cow banks on long product shelf life for Asia exports
Next a2 milk? Aussie ‘raw milk’ firm Made By Cow banks on long product shelf life for Asia exports

Australian cold-pressed raw milk company Made By Cow is banking on the long shelf life of its products to support its foreign export expansion plans into Asia.

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Disrupting the meat industry: Global Food Industries ready to launch plant-based burgers
Disrupting the meat industry: Global Food Industries ready to launch plant-based burgers

UAE food firm Global Food Industries (GFI) has announced plans to launch its plant-based ‘not-chicken and not-beef burgers’ in November.

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‘Hugely disproportionate’?: Singapore to ban SSB ads alongside colour-coded nutrition label plan
‘Hugely disproportionate’?: Singapore to ban SSB ads alongside colour-coded nutrition label plan

Singapore is set to introduce mandatory colour-coded front-of-pack nutrition label and ban advertising for pre-packaged sugar sweetened beverages (SSB), a move that has caused the industry to voice doubts, while health policy experts have welcomed the move.

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Health hazards: Food adulteration in Pakistan escalates into gunfire as tainted products detected by the tonne
Health hazards: Food adulteration in Pakistan escalates into gunfire as tainted products detected by the tonne

Pakistan’s Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has detected and discarded thousands of kilogrammes of adulterated food and beverage items over the past month, with over 100 brands deemed to be ‘unsafe’, amidst its efforts to intensify inspections in the province.

 

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PepsiCo’s ‘regional discomfort’: Analyst suggests deeper reasoning behind brand’s Philippines and Indonesia cutbacks
PepsiCo’s ‘regional discomfort’: Analyst suggests deeper reasoning behind brand’s Philippines and Indonesia cutbacks

PepsiCo’s closure of its snacks factory in Philippines and gradual disappearance from the Indonesian market have been attributed to business strategy and declining local sales industry-wide, but one analyst has argued it could indicate a set of problems that are actually unique to the brand.

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Mindful snacking: Mondelez sees product localisation and portion control as major chocolate strategies in South East Asia
Mindful snacking: Mondelez sees product localisation and portion control as major chocolate strategies in South East Asia

Global snacks giant Mondelez International is looking at portion control and the localisation of flavours for its snacks as two of its major growth and innovation strategies for chocolate in ASEAN, particularly Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines.

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World-first plant-based salt: South Korean firm utilises sea-based crop to develop product range
World-first plant-based salt: South Korean firm utilises sea-based crop to develop product range

South Korean food technology company Phyto Corporation has developed a range of unique products all based on its research into a single plant, the seawater-grown crop Salicornia.

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Trendipedia 2019: Tetra Pak weighs in on the top seven food and beverage trends driving the industry
Trendipedia 2019: Tetra Pak weighs in on the top seven food and beverage trends driving the industry

Tetra Pak has identified seven food and beverage trends surrounding the areas of hygiene, digitalisation and individual experience that have been and continue to be major drivers of the industry this year.

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Protein potential: Indian F&B manufacturers urged to capitalise on prospects in high-protein product category
Protein potential: Indian F&B manufacturers urged to capitalise on prospects in high-protein product category

Food and beverage firms in India have been advised to focus on high-protein product innovation, as over 25% of all Indian consumers feel that there is a lack of such items in the country, according to a new report.

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