Asia’s online food delivery expected to continue upward trajectory as Covid-19 continues to spread
GLOBAL – Lockdowns and other coronavirus-related restrictions provided a significant boost to online food delivery…
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Malaysian startup Food Market Hub raises US$4m to increase market share, expand into new markets
MALAYSIA – Food Market Hub (FMH), a Malaysia-based food and beverages (F&B) procurement and inventory…
Proterra partners Fidante to give European investors access to Asia’s US$4 trillion food industry
ASIA – Private equity firm Proterra Investment Partners has teamed up with global investment manager…
Leading industrial silos manufacturers Symaga partners SCE Asia to open Singapore Office
ASIA – Symaga, a leading manufacturer of Industrial silos has partnered with SCE Asia to…
Coca-Cola European Partners eyes acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited
ASIA – Coca-Cola European Partners, the largest independent bottler of Coke by revenue, made a…
Eat Just partners with Proterra to launch its first factory in Asia
SINGAPORE – Eat Just, a plant-based food startup, has partnered with a consortium led by…
Asia bans imports of pork from Germany over fears of African swine fever
GERMANY – Germany’s pork producers have been cut off from key Asian markets after a…
Coffeehouse chain Starbucks to launch plant-based food and beverages to menus across Asia
ASIA – Starbucks Corporation, a multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves, has announced that…
Twelve African entrepreneurs among 21 finalists in the nutrition pitch competition for African and Asian SMEs
AFRICA – The Global Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Pitch Competition 2020, organised by the SUN…
Global Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Pitch Competition 2020 to award best African and Asian innovators
AFRICA – The Global Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Pitch Competition 2020, organised by the SUN…
Cargill to open its first chocolate manufacturing operation in Asia
INDIA – American food and confectionery firm, Cargill is partnering with a local manufacturer in…
Kemin Food Technologies names DKSH its distributor in Asia’s emerging markets
SINGAPORE – Kemin Food Technologies, the food ingredient subsidiary of Kemin Industries, has has entered…
Specialty ingredients supplier AAK appoints Sten Estrup as President Asia
SWEDEN – Provider of value-adding vegetable oils & fats, AAK has appointed food industry veteran…
Investcorp closes US$275m Asia food brands private equity joint venture vehicle
ASIA – Bahrain-headquartered global alternative investment manager, Investcorp has announced the first closing at US$275…
Nafoods Group to invest in new value-added products processing facility
ASIA – IFC-backed Vietnamese agribusiness conglomerate, Nafoods Group has secured a US$5 million funding form…
Danone, Incofin IM partner to invest in businesses providing access to clean water in Africa, Asia
AFRICA – Danone, French multinational food-products corporation has partnered with Incofin IM, leading international impact…
World’s first sustainable rice partnership shortlisted for US$100m grant
ASIA – The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), a multi-stakeholder platform that seeks to promote efficiency…
Kemin Industries launches new antimicrobial solution for the food industry in Asia
SINGAPORE – Kemin Industries, a global ingredient supplier for the food and beverage industry, has…
Germany funds US$22m initiative to boost agriculture sectors’ role in addressing climate change
GERMANY – Germany has launched a new €20m (US$22.3m) programme co-led by FAO and the…
Circulate Capital launches US$106m fund to address Asia’s ocean plastic crisis
ASIA – Singapore-based venture capital firm Circulate Capital, with founding investors and partners PepsiCo, Procter…
Asia requires an additional US$800bn investment to achieve food security, new report says
ASIA – To grow Asia’s food and agricultural industry into a sustainable size and ensure…
IRRI develops sustainable agricultural technologies to bolster production in Asia
ASIA – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are…
FAO and the Shanghai Cooperation strengthen partnership on food security
ASIA – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…
Private equity firms to invest US$785m in Asia’s food and beverage industry
ASIA – Global private equity firms have launched a series of funds that will see…