Indonesia’s FKS Food Sejahtera has embraced Korean-inspired flavours with the showcasing of its latest Bihunku Spicy Kimchi and Bihunku Japchae at FHA, Food & Beverage Asia 2022. The previous two launches under the Bihunku range were Asam Pedas or Spicy Sour and Kari Laksa or Laksa Curry, both in 2021.
The company also showcased its latest Taro Tempe Teriyaki Barbecue dan Taro Tempe Chicken Onion.
Float Foods’ OnlyEg has launched its Tamagoyaki, the fourth produce in OnlyEg’’s lineup, at FHA, Food & Beverage Asia 2022. The plant-based Tamagoyaki is now commercially available in Singapore. OnlyEg’s current selections comprise patties, shreds, and XL omelettes.
XL Omelette just won the “Best Plant-Based Functional Product Award” award at the World Plant-Based Expo on 8 September 2022 in New York.
Indonesia’s top packaged bread manufacturer Nippon Indosari Corpindo (Sari Roti) said it will work with well established milk producer as part of its entry into the flavoured milk segment, reported Kontan.
The company plans to enter into the chocolate milk and chocolate spread segments to reduce the current reliance on packaged bread.
At the moment, Sari Roti has a production capacity of 5.1 million breads per day with a distribution spanning 34 provinces. Its latest factory in Pekanbaru will be completed at the end of 2022, bringing the number of manufacturing plants to 15.
In neighbouring Malaysia, the top bread producer there Gardenia has diversified into different segments including into spread, noodle and most recently into instant noodle.
PT Ajinomoto Indonesia has launched Masako Rasa Gurih Pas, which a new seasoning that is lower in sodium. The company created this product to promote healthy eating in line with the government’s campaign limiting sugar, salt and fat (GGL) intake.
Consumers can get more information about the benefits of lowering salt intake from this portal https://www.dapurumami.com/page/bijak-garam.
Sodium reduction will become the next area of focus for sauces and seasoning, meals and other sodium-rich categories.
Tat Hui Foods Pte Ltd, the company behind the KOKA instant noodle brand in Singapore, has unveiled its latest KOKA Multigrain Baked Noodles With Oats and Barley at the recently concluded FHA, Food & Beverage Asia 2022.
KOKA Multigrain Baked Noodles With Oats and Barley are baked, not fried and are lower in salt and low in fat. The range comprises the following flavours in pack format:
The following flavours in cup format:
The company has also unveiled added flavours to the existing KOKA Multigrain Baked Noodles range containing Anthocyanins from purple corn. The new flavours include Yuzu Miso and Truffle Mushroom, adding to the current flavours of Pepper Crab, Hot Mala Tofu and Five Spice Duck.
Singapore’s OTS Holdings has unveiled its latest ready-to-eat, plant-based meals under the ANEW brand at the recently concluded FHA, Food & Beverage Asia 2022. The company first launched its ready-to-eat food brand ANEW comprising three luncheon meat products in June 2022.
The latest shelf-stable products include ANEW Plant-Based Bolognaise Sauce With Minced Meat and ANEW Plant-Based Butter Chicken Sauce With Meat Chunks. These products are set to be launched in Singapore in the coming months.
Singapore’s noodle maker Hiap Giap Food Manufacture Ptd Ltd has showcased its latest innovation – Good Gut at FHA, Food & Beverage Asia 2022. Good Gut is is said to be the first noodle in Singapore made with lactobacillus. It is formulated with high nutrients, high fibre, antioxidants and lactobacillus, which helps to support your digestive health.
According to the company, on Good Gut noodle is equivalent to one cultured milk and has billions of good bacteria.
We see great potential to upgrade noodles including instant noodles into healthier choices so that consumers can receive essential nutrients during the mealtime.
Unifood Int’l (S) Pte Ltd, the maker of Unisoy, has unveiled its latest Unisoy Soy Pudding Premix at FHA, Food & Beverage Asia 2022. Unisoy Soy Pudding Premix allows you to make your own dou hua or soy pudding at home. The product is free from gypsum powder and is made from 100% organic soybean. Other ingredients include, calcium carbonate, sugar, non-dairy creamer and carrageenan.
Just pour a sachet of soy pudding premix into a bowl and add 260ml of boiling water and stir gently until completely disssolved. Let it cool at least 10 minutes and store in the fridge until it set. Best served chilled.
In another development, Unifood Int’l has made available soy milk dispenser for the office. You can taste the goodness of Soy milk at the touch of one button, and no mixing is required. Sign up for a free trial now: https://bit.ly/3QIuPqR.
Malaysia’s Pristine Gourmet Food Industries Sdn Bhd has showcased its latest Yogood Fruit Smoothie and Protein Smoothie in a pouch at the recently concluded FHA, Food & Beverage Asia 2022 in Singapore.
The range comprises two products – Fruit Smoothie Blended Fruit Puree (120g) with Pomegranate, Acai, Cranberry and Oats and Protein Smoothie Blended Fruit Puree (120g) with Mango, Carrot, Banana and Passion Fruit. Both are products from Spain.
Protein Smoothie has a high protein count of 5.2g/100g to support the needs of active consumers, while Fruit Smoothie has a protein content of 0.7g/100g.
The Malaysian dairy company Farm Fresh has finally launched its own milk tea brand Jom Cha. The new milk tea chain offers 20 various flavours of boba drinks under 6 different categories – most of which are made with Farm Fresh’s own products, such as fresh milk, yogurt and plant-based milk.
Jom Cha also offers soft serve made from Farm Fresh’s fresh milk.
Jom Cha is located at the following locations:
Bandar Baru Uda
20, Jalan Padi Emas 1/2, Bandar Baru Uda, Johor Bahru
1 Utama
FK109, Level 1, 1 Utama Shopping Centre
The expansion into milk tea makes sense as Farm Fresh already produces most of its raw materials. Jom Cha creates a demand for Farm Fresh dairy products and helps to showcase Farm Fresh’s offerings. Jom Cha is also a way to generate additional income for the company possibly through the franchise system, thus creating additional means to attract more enterpreneurs beyond the current hugely successful Home Dealer program.
In another development, Farm Fresh has opened a milk refilling station at Jaya Grocer 163 Retail Park, Mont Kiara. Consumers can purchase the glass bottle at RM 3 and proceed to fill it up with Farm Fresh’s Milk on Tap at RM 7.90 (Total price: RM 10.90). The milk refilling program is aimed at promoting sustainability.
