ASIA – Singapore-based venture capital firm Circulate Capital, with founding investors and partners PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Dow, Danone, Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company has launched the US$106 million Circulate Capital Ocean Fund. The fund, touted […]
ASIA – To grow Asia’s food and agricultural industry into a sustainable size and ensure the region reaches a point where it can feed itself, an additional US$800 billion investment is required in the region. […]
ASIA – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are pursuing ways to increase investment for sustainable agricultural technologies. IRRI and ADB have completed a technical assistance project to help […]
ASIA – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have agreed to boost joint efforts aimed at strengthening food security and sustainable development. The organisations recently signed a Memorandum […]
ASIA – Global private equity firms have launched a series of funds that will see the companies invest upto US$785 million in the food and beverage industry across various markets in Asia. Bahrain-based alternative asset […]
ASIA – Sacco S.r.l Cadorago, an Italian biotech company have announced a new partnership with Jebsen & Jessen Ingredients to expand its dairy products presence in South East Asia. The agreement will see Sacco’s dairy […]
ASIA – World’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev has resumed plans of listing its Asia Pacific business in Hong Kong, two months after back tracking from the planned initial public offering (IPO). AB InBeV now says […]
INDONESIA – Switzerland-based chocholate and cocoa products producer, Barry Callebaut has inaugurated its second chocolate manufacturing plant in Rancaekek, Indonesia. The new factory follows Barry Callebaut’s “plant in plant” concept, where the Group integrates new […]
DENMARK – Global brewing company, Carlsberg has reported strong first-half results, with solid profit improvement of 17.7% boosted by premium beer and sales in the Asian market. The Tuborg and Holsten owner reported a 6.5% […]
ASIA – Asia’s leading dairy products producer, Yili Group is set to unveil eleven new ice cream products in Southeast Asia as it strives to expand its presence in the market. The new products include […]
