http://www.asiafoodjournal.comAsia Food Journal | Analysisen-USsam.soh@rbi-asia.com (Sam Soh)Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Mon, 8 Sep 2008 00:54:27 +0800 “What exactly do consumers want?” It would be pure folly to try and tackle this question in the short space of an editor’s note. But this being my precious last column in AFJ, I might as well give it ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5391-partingshot-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5391-partingshot-Asia.htmlTue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800Thomas Bauer, head of strategic advisory and research for South-east Asia, shares in an exclusive interview with AFJ where the niches lie in Asia’s food production and Rabobank’s activities in these markets. ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5312-nicheareas-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5312-nicheareas-Asia.htmlSun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800Cyclical market trends and price swings are nothing new. But when the affected sector is as basic to daily survival as food, the implications of a worldwide price spiral can be devastating. Prices of ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5311-asiasfoodmarketbusinessthesedays-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5311-asiasfoodmarketbusinessthesedays-Asia.htmlSun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800Scientists at Europe’s food safety watchdog have completed an assessment of a recent study on the effect of two mixtures of certain food colors and the preservative sodium benzoate on children’s behavior. ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5163-efsainconsistenciesinfoodadditiveschildbehaviorstudies-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5163-efsainconsistenciesinfoodadditiveschildbehaviorstudies-Asia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800The European Food Safety Association says more than half of consumers of plant sterols belong to the intended target group, particularly at sustained levels of intake. Thus more than 60 percent of the ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5157-efsareportsonsteroluse-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5157-efsareportsonsteroluse-Asia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800More than 50 percent of Americans, ages 18-44, are ready to dine on Singaporean staples like Singapore chili crab, Hainanese chicken rice, and laksa noodles. These finding are based on a survey of 1,000 ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5155-studyamericansreadytodineonauthenticsingaporeanfare-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5155-studyamericansreadytodineonauthenticsingaporeanfare-Asia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800Frozen-food packaging in the US is expected to soar to $6.4 billion in 2011, due to an increase in demand for convenience foods. Smaller household sizes, an aging population and more households with working ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5139-usdemandforfrozenfoodpackagingtorise-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5139-usdemandforfrozenfoodpackagingtorise-Asia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800The confectionery market in Vietnam is on the upwards climb. Datamonitor forecasts that it will be worth $707 million in 2011. By the end of 2011, the sugar-confectionery category is forecast to grab ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5132-specialreportsweetsinvietnam-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5132-specialreportsweetsinvietnam-Asia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800By 2006, Coca-Cola looked as though it was finally succumbing to the blows of its arch rival PepsiCo, which had attained a similar market value of around $100 billion. Ten years earlier, Coca-Cola had ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5045-cocacoladiversifiesmarkets-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5045-cocacoladiversifiesmarkets-Asia.htmlSat, 1 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800Companies seeking to capture the attention of the increasingly brand-savvy Chinese consumer need to tailor their marketing strategies to the preferences and attitudes of three distinct customer segments ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5000-accenturethreechinesesegmentslikelytobuyforeignbrands-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5000-accenturethreechinesesegmentslikelytobuyforeignbrands-Asia.htmlTue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800