FOOD & BEVERAGES

19 May 2022

From the massive rainforests of the Amazon basin to the windblown Tierra del Fuego and icy heights of the Andes, and spanning the 11,000 kilometres between Tijuana and Ushuaia, Latin America presents a massive and diverse market. More

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Fertile Japanese region targets HK

13 May 2022

Tohoku, the northern region of Honshu Island, is a rich source of food, beverages and crafts. Producers in the region are eager to explore overseas markets, and bringing the products to Hong Kong consumers is creating opportunities for the city’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). More

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INDONESIA: Ban on Export of All Crude and Refined Palm Oil Products

10 May 2022

Indonesia has imposed a temporary export ban on all palm oil products, starting on 28 April 2022. More

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Hong Kong-UK Business Incubation: Fashion and Food Tech

06 April 2022

The Covid‑19 outbreak provided not only a wake‑up call for global manufacturers, brands and traders to re‑consider their supply chain strategies, but it also opened a new window of opportunities for start-ups to contribute to the process. This article shows how a Hong Kong-UK collaboration can facilitate the incubation of techstyle and food tech start-ups. More

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Guangdong Tightens Supervision of Online Food Sales

31 March 2022

As announced by the Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation, supervision has been strengthened in relation to third-party online food trading platform providers in the province, as well as branches, subsidiaries and agents of such providers both within and outside the province. The new measures, which came into effect on 1 March, will be in force for five years. More

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Food Business Licensing Matters Go Online in Shenzhen

25 March 2022

As announced by the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation, all matters relating to the examination and approval of food business licences have migrated online since 1 March. Applicants only need to log on to www.gdzwfw.gov.cn/ to be issued with a licence, to renew it, or to register changes. More

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Guangdong Releases 2022 Plan for Supervision and Inspection of Food Production

24 March 2022

The Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation recently released a 2022 plan for supervision and inspection of food production’, which implements anti-epidemic regulations. Emphasis is put on the supervision of high-risk enterprises, such as those producing dairy products, meat products, edible oils, wet noodle products, complementary foods for infants and young children, plastic tableware and food additives. More

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GBA-Based Business Seeks ASEAN Success Through Enhanced Product Quality

04 March 2022

With the Covid-19 pandemic giving a boost to the R&D of biomedicine, Shenzhen-based animal replacement meal products supplier Ready Dietech stands to benefit. As Ready Dietech’s business in the mainland has grown, company founder Junjun Zhang has begun setting his sights on overseas markets, with Southeast Asia as his first choice. He hopes to set up an office in Hong Kong and use the territory as the company’s bridgehead. More

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Guidelines for Covid-19 Prevention and Control in Cold-Chain Food Production Updated

02 March 2022

The State Council recently released a revised second edition of its Technical Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Novel Coronavirus in the Production of Cold-Chain Food and Technical Guidelines for Disinfection of Novel Coronavirus in Cold-Chain Food Production Processes. The guidelines are applicable to frozen and refrigerated processed foods. More

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Going big on small-batch wines

21 February 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep consumers away from restaurants and bars, Hong Kong has seen a corresponding increase in the consumption of wine at home and a greater emphasis on quality, according to research by Wine Intelligence. Its Hong Kong Wine Landscapes research report released in 2021 found that 68% of millennial wine drinkers believe spending extra for better wine is worthwhile. “The frequency of wine consumption has remained constant, suggesting that consumers want to drink wine at the same rate, but they are willing to spend more per bottle and trade up,” says Richard Halstead, Chief Operating Officer, Insights & Custom Analytics at Wine Intelligence. More

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