The new year promises to be very exciting in terms of bakery trade shows in the Asia Pacific region with the MOBAC Show in Japan in February, Bakery China in Shanghai in May and then SIBA 2007 in South Korea in October...

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Noodle giant to relocate plant

A cost efficiency management plan has lead to Thailand’s leading instant noodle manufacturer relocating its biscuit and cookie factory from Si Racha, Chon Buri to Rayong...

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Cheap labour costs boost Chinese yeast extract industry

Cheap labour and reduced manufacturing costs are allowing Chinese yeast extract suppliers to under-cut their European counterparts. While European suppliers claim that the Chinese product is inferior to that produced in Europe, it is, nonetheless, food for thought for the future...

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Danisco recently commissioned the National Centre of Excellence in Functional Foods (NCEFF) to evaluate the type of digestive health claims that could be made with Litesse® (polydextrose), both now and when the new FSANZ Nutrition, Health and Related Claims (P293) are adopted...

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Food safety in China has been highlighted by a survey which shows that Chinese consumers are concerned about the food they buy and want government departments to work closer together on food safety issues and increase the frequency of inspections...

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Following on from the formation last year of Orion Food Vina in Vietnam, the South Korean Orion Corporation has opened a confectionery plant in the Binh Duong province of the South Vietnam...

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