CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Onions now come in a tearless version that scientists in New Zealand report may provide similar heart health benefits as its close relative, garlic. Colin C. Eady of New Zealand Agriseeds Ltd. ...
Tags: tearless, onion, heart, loseweight
The widening gap between milk demand and supply will lead to a shortage totaling about 15 to 20 percent of China's market value in 2017, or 66 billion yuan ($10.75 billion), a report has said. Driven by increasing consumption and deeper ...
Tags: Milk Market, Milk Demand
Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye today announced research has been commissioned to assess New Zealand consumer understanding and the impact of nutrition labelling on food. "I have asked the Ministry for Primary Industries to commission ...
Tags: Food Labeling
Australia is a good potential investment target in the shale gas sector for Chinese companies as the domestic industry hopes that its own developments there can help meet soaring demand, according to several experts in the field. "It is a ...
Tags: Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Australia-based Indya Foods has recalled Haldiram's Nagpur Indian Snacks Tasty Nuts as it contains aflatoxin beyond permitted levels in the Food Standards Code, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) announced. The product ...
Tags: Indya Foods, Agriculture, Food
Allnex's production facility in Seremban, Malaysia, has been recognized for its environmental performance with the State Chief Minister Yearly Environmental Award 2012. The goal of the State Chief Minister Yearly Environmental ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Energy
McLaren has announced it will open its first dealership in New Zealand. The announcement comes as McLaren celebrates its 50th anniversary, with the Auckland-based dealership set to become the brand’s 50th retail location. New ...
LabStyle Innovations, the developer of Dario, has announced the official European launch date for the Dario iOS mobile application. Dario is a cloud-based, mobile health (mHealth) platform for diabetes and related blood glucose ...
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) of New Zealand has entered into Food Safety Cooperation Agreement with the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) to enhance food safety standards and food quality. The agreement reflecting ...
Tags: China, Ink Food Safety
From October 22 to 23, Volvo Drivers' Fuel Challenge Asia-Pacific Final successfully ends in Brisbane, Australia. Grant Morice from Australia wins the first in road competition while Youngki Park from South Korea wins the first in off-road ...
Tags: Volvo, car, vehicle, Transportation, Auto Parts
Zurich Insurance, a Switzerland-based multi-line insurance provider, is in advanced stages of negotiations to take over Australian firm Wesfarmers' A$2bn insurance business. The Swiss firm has commenced due diligence on the Aussie's ...
Tags: Zurich Insurance, Insurance
Fonterra, a dairy co-operative in New Zealand, has purchased a 6% stake in Australian dairy firm Bega Cheese for A$46m. As per the deal, the New Zealand co-operative purchased 9.3 million shares at AUD4.95 per share. Fonterra CEO Theo ...
Tags: Fonterra, Bega Cheese
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced its sales and financial results for the first half of the 2013 fiscal year (FY) ending March 31, 2014 along with full-year forecast revisions. 1. Performance overview MMC posted ...
Tags: Mitsubishi Motors
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the proposed acquisition of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited by Bega Cheese Limited. The ACCC has reviewed the proposed acquisition at Bega's ...
Tags: Cheese, Agriculture, Food, Service, customs
Research sponsored by cloud-based business software company NetSuite has revealed that the Australian manufacturing and wholesale distribution sectors are lagging behind in e-commerce adoption, with only 10 per cent of companies currently ...