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Subscribe ‘No compromise on taste’: Al Islami Foods CEO reveals plans to expand plant-based range and GCC distribution By Guan Yu Lim UAE-based frozen food producer Al Islami Foods has unveiled plans to expand its frozen plant-based product range following the launch of its first vegan burger this month. This is the company’s first foray into the plant-based market, responding to growing appetite for vegan options in the region. Al Islami is known for its frozen chicken, sausages, burgers, seafood, vegetable and fru...

Nestle Malaysia CEO Juan Aranols has outlined the production and marketing strategies for the firm’s venture into the plant-based arena, although he believes it ‘will take time’ for the sector to reach its full potential in Asia.

Culturing innovation: Creativity in flavours and formats key driver for APAC yoghurt market By Pearly Neo The yoghurt industry in the Asia Pacific region has highlighted continuous innovation, particularly in terms of flavours and formats, as the key driver to remaining relevant in the eyes of local consumers - despite the sector being one of the oldest in the world. In this edition of the FNA Deep Dive, we take a closer look at these, and find out just what sorts of innovations regional yoghurt firms are concentrating on...

South Korea-based food technology firm Phyto Corporation (PhytoCo) has doubled the sodium reduction rate of its world-first plant-based salt PhytoSalt - making it the only salt worldwide capable of reducing sodium intake by 40%.

Haofood says it is the ‘world’s first’ plant-based chicken company to tap peanut protein as its primary ingredient. Globally, an estimated 50 billion chickens are consumed each year. Asia is responsible for more than one-third (37%) of that demand, where fried chicken is a popular food choice. While the dish is consumed the world over – the global fried chicken market is worth an impressive $2.4bn (5.4% CAGR) – founder and CEO of Shanghai-based Haofood, Astrid Prajogo, has noted its particular popularity in China. Of the 150,000 restaurants in the start-u...