SINGAPORE entrepreneur Lena Sim, founder and owner of the Ministry of Food (MOF) restaurant chain, is setting up 300 outlets in China – and that’s only for starters. MOF could eventually open up to 10,000 outlets there.
The first 300 outlets – based on MOF’s concepts that cover Japanese, Chinese and European cuisine, desserts and beverages – are expected to open in cities across China within three years.
 
And that’s just to test the market. Ms Sim is upbeat about ‘making it’ there and opening thousands more outlets later.
‘China is a black …

BENEO-Group will be announcing a major new initiative at this year’s Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) exhibition to celebrate 200 years of experience in the functional ingredients industry.
Although under wraps until FiE, the BENEO-Group’s announcement will benefit customers in the development of truly innovative new products. With over 200 years of experience in carbohydrate research, BENEO-Group offers functional ingredients that are derived from natural sources chicory, sugar beet and rice. The BENEO-Group is the ideal partner for those looking to create products suitable for weight management, digestive, bone and dental health, …

Des Moines, IA – “We are all grateful to Pew Charitable Trusts for sponsoring this important forum. I have worked with Pew for so many years on so many issues, and I can tell you that this organization is a true national treasure. Washington is a place of more heat than light. We count on Pew as a major source of light — and enlightenment. And they never let us down.
“It is also very appropriate that we are addressing the issue of food safety, as September is National Food Safety …

China is now working on a new system of food safety standards that is expected to guarantee people’s health and be more compatible with international norms, said a senior health official Saturday in Beijing.
“The Ministry of Health is now working with other government agencies to formulate a new system of food safety standards, as required by the country’s new food safety law that went into effect June 1 this year,” said Vice Minister of Health Chen Xiaohong at the Food and Drug Safety Responsibility Forum on Saturday.
According to Chen, the …

Students I speak with observe that school food is often either unappetizing (overcooked cafeteria veggies) or unhealthy. Tasty junk food at school has become a magnet for kids across the nation, encouraging nutrition choices that hurt kids now, and build unhealthy habits for the long run.
Thankfully, a growing wave of school boards is starting to tackle the issue, one school district at a time. A quick phone call to your school board could help tip them into action.
But even when action is taken, there is usually a lag of a …