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NutraIngredients-Asia Awards 2025: Eight weeks left for entry submission

1 week ago | foodnavigator-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Gary Scattergood

This year’s awards comprise of 17 categories designed to recognise outstanding nutraceutical products, ingredients, and specialty projects implemented across Asia-Pacific. The awards are open to any companies active in Asia-Pacific’s nutraceutical and functional foods market. Owned and organised by Nutraingredients-Asia - a digital news outlet covering the latest industry developments across Asia-Pacific’s nutraceutical space, the awards are now in its 8th year this year.
US blanket tariff hikes evoke mixed responses from Singapore food manufacturers

1 week ago | foodnavigator-asia.com | Gary Scattergood

The United States’ recent announcement of at least 10% tariff hikes on all its trade partners saw mostly negative reactions from markets all over the world, and retaliatory measures announced by major economies such as China and Canada. Some of the markets most heavily impacted by the US’ move were China with a 54% total hike which was later raised to 145%, Vietnam (46%) and Cambodia (49%).
Japan rice crisis: Thailand spots exports opportunity on back of bumper production

3 weeks ago | foodnavigator-asia.com | Gary Scattergood |Audrey Yow

Last month the Japanese agriculture department unveiled a plan to release 210,000 tonnes of rice from government stockpiles that is usually used for emergency cases if crops fail. The government began auctioning the stockpiles last week, with its impact remaining to be seen. It put 150,000 tonnes up for bidding and subsequent sales will be assessed based on supply conditions.
Sustainability Snippets: Packaging recyclability, palm oil potential losses, upcycled beer and more

3 weeks ago | foodnavigator-asia.com | Audrey Yow |Gary Scattergood

Brands operating in the Asia Pacific (APAC) and European Union (EU) regions should aim to emphasise the reusability of their recyclable packaging in order to ensure they meet sustainability and regulatory requirements. Each country has varied infrastructure abilities and different binding and aspirational targets. However, they all have the common goal of improving the recyclability performance of food and beverage packaging.
Honey authenticity: Estonia invests in DNA tech in bid to drive exports to Asia

4 weeks ago | foodnavigator-asia.com | Gary Scattergood

One of the products showcased by government agency Enterprise Estonia at the recent FoodEx Japan show in Tokyo was DNA-certified honey from Artisan Honey. The firm, best known for its raw, natural honey products, has been active in Japan for the last decade. While it only managed to ship around 800kg of products for the first five years, this shot up to 20,000kg over the next five.
Kirin Brewery to boost focus on low and non-alcoholic beverages in 2025

1 month ago | foodnavigator-asia.com | Tingmin Koe

Kirin Brewery is Kirin Holding’s brewery arm, and is best known for popular beers under its eponymous branding such as Kirin Lager in the standard beer sector, and Kirin Tanrei happoshu, in the low-malt beer segment. In 2024, the firm announced that the overall beer market in Japan saw standard beer account for over 55% of the total market for the first time in 17 years.
Amid tough economic times, Kiwi mixer brand Good Cocktail is pivoting its strategy to focus on the alcoholic beverage sector, as consumers in Australia and New Zealand prioritise essential staples over discretionary spending.

1 month ago | foodnavigator-asia.com | Audrey Yow |Tingmin Koe

Shifting focus to this market segment is practical as spending has dropped for non-alcoholic beverages, said Good Cocktail co-founder Rhona MacKenzie. MacKenzie declined to reveal the percentage drop in sales, but said that it is “not good”, though she is staying optimistic that the firm can weather the storm. Good Cocktail, founded in 2018, initially thrived in the growing non-alcoholic mixer market but is now adapting to stay afloat. “We have to reframe ourselves to stay alive.
MuscleBlaze to ramp up global business as protein invention secures US patent

1 month ago | foodnavigator-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Gary Scattergood

MuscleBlaze is part of Bright Lifecare, also the company behind India’s nutraceutical e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailer HealthKart. The brand is already present in overseas markets such as Singapore via its website and e-commerce marketplaces Shopee, Lazada, as well as gulf countries like Saudi Arabia. However, it believes the US invention patent obtained just this month (February 11) would stand it in good stead in its international growth plans.
Japan steps up rice flour, food tech investment to access global new business opportunities

1 month ago | foodnavigator-asia.com | Audrey Yow |Tingmin Koe

Japan has announced a JPY115.5tn (US$) budget for FY2025, a 2.6% increase year-on-year. Within this, JPY2.27tn (US$) has been allocated specifically for local agrifood advancement, to be split across some 94 different national initiatives. Amongst these, there was a clear motivation to develop new business directions for the local food industry in addition to ensuring food supply safety and security, including for the nation’s most widely-consumed staple food – rice.
Pulmuone Green Juice to expand low-sugar functional drinks range as demand soars

1 month ago | foodnavigator-asia.com | Tingmin Koe

The brand is owned by South Korean food giant, Pulmuone, which manufactures a variety of products, including tofu, noodles, dumplings and kimchi. Pulmuone Green Juice specialises in dual-format products, specifically tablet supplements in the bottle lid and a functional beverage in the bottle body. This dual-format has been gaining prominence in the dietary supplements space, particularly in the country, over the past year.