Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger has slowed in Asia and the Pacific, despite strong economic advances, representatives of FAO member countries heard during an event on the sidelines of the 41st Session of the FAO Conference

Starbucks Coffee Company (SBUX) has entered into an agreement with Coffee Concepts Thailand, a joint venture between Maxim’s Caterers Limited and Thai partner F&N Retail Connection Co, Ltd, to fully license Starbucks retail business in Thailand

Evonik has commissioned its second complex for the production of MetAMINO (DL-methionine) and strategically important precursors in Singapore

TOMRA, food safety technology provier, has launched near infra-red (NIR) spectroscopy, fluorescent lighting and advanced lasers to analyse and identify the extremely low intensity of light reflected by aflatoxin mould and fungus in a variety of food types, enabling the detection of aflatoxin contamination

Urban Tea Inc, one of the leading retailers of specialty teas and baked goods in China, has announced its strategic plan to develop the market in the tea beverage industry