1 of 18 Café Eight Crispy pork belly Mango sago Locally sourced shopping at Robinsons Malls ROBINSONS Malls, through the partnership between Robinsons Malls and Department of Agriculture, presents Locally Sourced V2, a rolling market that will visit select Robinsons Malls nationwide. Aside from a wide variety of fresh vegetables an seafood, this year, Locally […]
HONG KONG, Jun 2, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tianyun International Holdings Limited (“Tianyun International”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) (Stock Code: 6836.HK), a leading manufacturer and seller of processed fruit products in China is pleased to announce that Strong Won Investment Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group which was acquired […]
Food consumption in the Philippines has been resilient during the pandemic, with consumers buying more per market trip to maximize the goods purchased during their shopping trips, a Century Pacific Food official said. “In terms of basket size, consumers buy a lot more here compared to pre-pandemic,” Century Pacific Food Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief […]
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter THE GOVERNMENT needs to address post-harvest losses in agriculture by encouraging investment in facilities that process produce on-site or as near to the production area as possible, as well as investing in upgrades to the cold chain, analysts and industry stakeholders said. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. Chief Economist Michael L. Ricafort said: […]
Since it opened in 2019, IL Corso has become a go-to destination in the city for those looking for a quick escape from the urban chaos. Now, with the newly opened Food Yard, the Filinvest property satisfies the appetites of hungry Cebuanos and their clamor for something fresh and exciting in the local food scene […]
If there’s one good thing the pandemic has done for Cebuanos, it has inspired us to build and foster meaningful relationships with one another within the community. Artists are releasing new works, home businesses are thriving and the spirit of generosity has been at full display. In the town of Liloan, Cebu, a new food […]
A government poll revealed that more than half of Filipino households had experienced moderate to severe food insecurity amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Rapid Nutrition Assessment Survey conducted from Nov. 3 to Dec. 3 last year, 62.1% families experienced having little to no food. The survey was conducted by the Department of Science […]
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said inflation likely breached the upper-end of its annual target for a fourth straight month in April due to higher electricity rates and food prices. Inflation during the month likely reached between 4.2% to 5%, BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno told reporters in a Viber message. This is above […]
THERE seems to be a need to update the Wikipedia entry on “pantry” after the Philippines pioneered its revolutionary version of the “community pantry.” Since the medieval age, pantries in Europe and America stored food, drink and other valuables like the family’s silverware. Wealthy families hired their own pantler, who ran a well-stocked pantry, a […]
If you’re a fan of picnics, now is the best time to do so because April 23 is National Picnic Day. The reason for such a day all goes back to 1789 after the royal parks were opened to the public for the first time after the French Revolution. From the French word “piquenique,” picnic […]
FOOD COMPANIES exporting products with high sugar content to Mexico are being urged to remove cartoons from labels to comply with the country’s new anti-obesity rules. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) export marketing arm said it has advised exporters and would-be exporters to follow Mexico’s new product labeling guidelines on food and drinks […]
IN CELEBRATION of the Filipino Food Month, the Municipality of Bantayan in northern Cebu launched the first Bantayan Food Fair to showcase the dishes using the produce that is abundant in the town on Thursday, April 15, 2021. The fair showcased different kinds of seafood as well as root crops such as cassava, yellow corn […]
THE PHILIPPINE agriculture and food industries will play an important role in the economic recovery, according to a report by Oxford Economics. Food Industry Asia, which commissioned the Oxford Economics study, said in a statement Thursday that the Philippine agri-food sector will create employment and provide food for consumers at stable prices, but still runs […]
New York, NY – SEAPRWire / April 13 2021 / Pepperi, a leading omnichannel B2B sales platform for brands and wholesalers, today announced that PT Diamond Food Indonesia Tbk. (publicly listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) with ticker DMND), the largest refrigerated food and beverage manufacturer and distribution company in Indonesia, has selected Pepperi as part of its digital […]
HOW can we even be side by side with our Asian brothers in development when we take one step forward and a step backward? In the government’s Covid-19 immunization program, when we just had an increase in confidence for the vaccine, we took a step backward with the news that there are those who are […]
SAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) is mounting another food donation drive to assist poor communities in Metro Manila, which the government placed again under the strictest quarantine measures due to rising coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Ramon S. Ang, SMC president and chief operating officer, said a statement on Sunday that the company sent out boxes […]
TOKYO, Mar 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) are pleased to announce their decision to establish a new joint venture company that will provide cross-industry Digital Transformation (DX) services aimed at promoting digitalization and structural transformations. Industry One, Inc. (Industry One) will be […]
THE PROSPECT of a stricter quarantine has raised fears of disruption to the flow of food from producers to markets, as occurred early on in the pandemic. At a virtual briefing Monday, food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan said the early days of the pandemic restricted the movement of farm produce, causing surpluses to pile […]
A MULTINATIONAL snack maker said Thursday that the ban on single-use plastics must be reconsidered, calling the packaging material important for ensuring the safety and quality of food products. “I join the sentiment of our legislators in recognizing that plastic needs to be managed, but a ban on single-use plastics, especially food packaging… I think […]
SOCIETY has been trying to envisage the future for as long as humans existed—the Mayans, Nostradamus, Leonardo da Vinci, and even Bill Gates. They’ve all engaged their hails and consequent miscues at forecasting what is to arise in our times. Most conspicuously, we appear to retain misplacing the end of the world. But, conceivably, we’ve […]