Southeast Asia

Hot Right Now: ASEAN food science and nutrition network launched, Thai collagen brand making waves and more

21-Nov-2019 By Tingmin Koe

The launch of ASEAN Nutrition and Food Science Network, Thai collagen brand Amado seeing good growth in joint health category, and Medlab’s findings on how microbiome modulation can improve cognitive disorders are some of the stories trending on the social...

From zero to hero: How Singapore became SEA's leading food and nutrition hub in 20 short years

12-Feb-2019 By Gary Scattergood

Singapore is rightly proud of its status as South East Asia's leading food and nutrition hub, but the city state is refusing to rest on its laurels, and is now striving to develop a thriving start-up scene and tackle challenges around food safety,...

Better research methods necessary to determine Thai population's sugar intake and sources

14-Mar-2018 By Cheryl Tay

Study methods must improve significantly in order to provide a clearer picture of the sugar intake among different demographics in Thailand, say researchers.

Usana passes $1 billion mark with strong Asia growth

14-Feb-2018 By Hank Schultz

Usana Health Sciences passed the $1 billion mark in annual sales with a strong year-end earnings report that included strong growth in key markets in Asia.

ADM targets Southeast Asia flavour and ingredient growth after opening new Singapore innovation centre

25-Jan-2018 By Gary Scattergood

ADM is the latest global food giant to plough investment into Singapore with the opening of a new innovation centre to meet rising consumer and customer demand across Southeast Asia.

Contract manufacturer opens new $100m Sydney plant and outlines overseas strategy

04-Dec-2017 By Cheryl Tay

Australian contract manufacturer Vitex Pharmaceuticals has opened a new A$100m facility in Eastern Creek, Sydney, to better meet ever-growing global demand for Australian-made vitamins and supplements.

Global vitamin and infant formula brands are tops in Singapore, but consumers still support local food firms

30-Nov-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Singapore's consumers overwhelmingly favour global supplement and infant formula brands over local outfits, according to new research from Nielsen, though local food firms remain popular.

Danone links up with Lazada for South East Asia infant nutrition e-commerce expansion

29-Nov-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Danone is linking up with online retailer Lazada to expand its e-commerce infant nutrition offering across South East Asia.

Start small and scale up: How food MNCs can show they are part of the solution to Asia's obesity and diabetes epidemic

24-Nov-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Multinational food firms are striving to show they are part of the solution — and not the problem — when it comes to tackling Asia's rising levels of obesity and diabetes, but industry-backed projects need to be successful "on a small scale"...

HI Japan 2017

Innovate to accumulate: Why Japan’s omega-3 firms will benefit from rising China and SEA consumer demand

06-Oct-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Japan's omega-3 firms are poised to benefit from rising consumer demand from South East Asia and China, if they can continue to invest in new product and technological developments.

GALLERY: The 10 most read APAC nutrition and health stories in September

06-Oct-2017 By Cheryl Tay

Here's a recap of our top 10 most read nutrition stories from September, featuring the latest on personalised nutrition, China regulations, Australian supplement sales, and more.

Vitafoods Asia 2017

WATCH - AstaReal's Singapore boss on its latest sports, skincare and delivery system developments

26-Sep-2017 By Cheryl Tay

Recent clinical findings on the sports nutrition and skincare benefits of astaxanthin, as well as new delivery systems for products aimed at older consumers, are helping fuel growth for AstaReal across the region, according to its Singapore president.

NutraIngredients-Asia state of the industry survey part 2: Raft of new regulations broadly welcomed by the sector

21-Aug-2017 By Gary Scattergood

The raft of new supplement and functional food regulations introduced in the past two years, or those imminently pending, have been broadly welcomed by the industry in APAC, according to the findings of our inaugural State of the Supplements, Health &...

Asia's 'huge potential' could create an extra $20bn of omega-3 sales

04-Jul-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Asia will fuel the growth of the omega-3 sector in the coming years, with the executive director of trade organisation GOED predicting the region could contribute an additional $20bn in sales.

Morinaga eyes South East Asia growth with probiotics and blood pressure product

14-Jun-2017 By Staff Reporter

Morinaga has revealed plans to target the South East Asia market to boost sales of its functional ingredients such as its Bifidus BB536 probiotic strain.