China’s Sirio Pharma beefs up SEA presence with new Thai plant, Singapore office
China’s Sirio Pharma is ramping up its presence in South East Asia (SEA), with the pending construction of a gummy production plant in Thailand and opening of an office in Singapore’s central business district.
The production site, to be built in Chonburi, Thailand, will manufacture gummies and also come with automatic packaging lines.
A potential total investment of up to US$40m has been approved for the project.
‘Perfect playground’: Kerry to ramp up presence in ME amid start-up boom, evolving
Kerry is looking to boost its R&D and production capabilities in the Middle East amid a boom in new businesses and evolving consumer demands.
Describing Middle East as a “perfect playground”, the company said that there have been “lots of new businesses starting up”, giving it the opportunities to experiment and push customers into new categories.
The company already has a presence in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as well as Turkey and Oman in the mideast.
Better-for-you claims no longer a value-add but an expected benefit – expert
Better-for-you claims are no longer seen as a value-add but an expected benefit among consumers today, says ADM.
However, consumers still carve for “indulgent” experiences although they have become more health conscious at the same time.
In Asia-Pacific for example, the company found that 77 per cent of the consumers want to reduce sugar in their diets, but 82 per cent also want products with “appealing or interesting tastes.”
Louis Dreyfus Company to acquire BASF’s health ingredients business
BASF has agreed to sell its Food and Health Performance Ingredients business to Louis Dreyfus Company.
The sales includes a production site and state-of-the-art R&D center in Germany.
The deal also includes a health ingredients portfolio that offers plant sterols esters, conjugated linoleic acid, and omega-3 oils.
ADM’s instant-soluble powder supplement tech seeks to overcome taste, convenience challenges
ADM has developed a technology which it said could make powder supplements instantly dissolve in the mouth without the need for water.
The technology, known as FlashMelt, can also address gritty textures and unpleasant aftertaste and can be used for making biotics.
The technology has been applied products sold in markets such as China.
