A performer practices crying out his wares as a street vendor at Badachu Park on Feb 9. (Source: China Daily/ Li Jundong) Despite more and more young people turning their back on tradition, temple fairs remain a favorite event during ...
Runners of all abilities are attracted to take part in the Asian Sky Running Championship Race in Hong Kong. This February saw the first ever Asian Sky Running Championship race come to Hong Kong. The competition is one of the most ...
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A full moon blazed in the sky, signifying the Lantern Festival across China. Particularly for this festival, lanterns break out of the typical round and red mold, taking on shapes limited only by the imagination. At Bejing's Olympic ...
Swiss food fragrance and flavours company Givaudan has initiated plans to set up a flavours manufacturing facility in Ranjangaon, Pune in India. Givaudan is investing CHF 55m ($55.8m) as a part of growth strategy to foray into Indian ...
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US-based snacks manufacturer Snyder’s-Lance will acquire snack food and culinary nut company Diamond Foods for approximately $1.91bn, which includes $640m of debt. The parties signed a definitive agreement in this regard under ...
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A surge in interest in GMO-free or non-GMO products, and continuing growth in the free-from category, is driving consumer demand for cleaner labelling and greater transparency on packaging. The free-from category has been buoyed by ...
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Self-made school canteen certification logos on food and beverage packaging are misleading parents, according to consumer advocacy organisation, Choice. Products such as Paddle Pops, Tiny Teddies and Shapes are displaying “school ...
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US-based food company Kellogg is launching five new flavours of pop tarts in December. The products will be available until Spring 2016. The pop tarts' taste varies widely and comes in flavours such as Chocolatey Caramel, Pink Lemonade ...
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US-based food company General Mills has embarked on a new journey with the launch of its 301 Inc., a new business venture unit that will focus on building partnerships with emerging food brands to come up with groundbreaking innovation in ...
International Chefs Day, Nestle UK are running cookery workshops in schools to raise awareness of healthier lifestyles and healthy cooking amongst school children. As part of Nestlé UK's Healthy Kids Programme, 90 students from ...
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Global snacking company Mondelez International has launched Belvita breakfast biscuits in China. With this launch, the company aims to meet the growing demand for breakfast biscuits in China. The company has already rolled out the Belvita ...
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Finnish food company Raisio Group is planning to streamline operations and cut down costs in the UK in view of the present operating environment, market conditions as well as changing consumer demands. The company's UK unit manufactures ...
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Packaging company Coveris is investing in Coveris Flexibles France industrial sites in a bid to meet the increasing demand in the European pet food market. The €10m investment will see the installation of machine tools at the ...
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Canadian organic food company SunOpta has completed the acquisition of Sunrise Holdings from investor group led by Paine & Partners for $444m, as part of its strategy to expand its portfolio of frozen fruit and fruit ingredient processing ...
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Arla Foods Ingredients has introduced Nutrilac LowCal, a yogurt-based solution that makes it easy for dairy firms to tap into the weight management category. Nutrilac LowCal comes in two variants - with whey protein and with whey protein ...
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