COA expands high-protein chocolate range with matcha and coconut
COA has added matcha and coconut flavours to its high-protein chocolate range as it expands in Australia and New Zealand and eyes the US market
The Singapore-based chocolate brand is known for its high-protein chocolates enriched with fermented soy.
It recently expanded into Australia and New Zealand with two new flavours: Matcha White Chocolate Clusters and Dark Chocolate & Coconut Clusters.
Australia food labelling under scrutiny as FSANZ weighs reforms
FSANZ is consulting on changes to food labelling rules as an investigation into food fraud and misleading labels raises fresh questions about Australia’s food labelling system
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has been consulting on two changes that could affect how food companies manage labelling: a proposed annual commencement date for future labelling changes and mandatory Health Star Ratings (HSR).
The food power list: 25 people shaping what the world eats
From global CEOs and regulators to scientists and disruptors, these are the people behind the products we buy, the ingredients we grow and the food systems we depend on
Who has the power to influence food and drink on a global scale? Who, with the click of a button or a simple comment can send stock – financial and commodities – rising or plummeting.
Global Food Tech Awards APAC: Meet the 5 startups on this year’s shortlist
Take a glimpse at what the future of food will look like, starting with these five APAC startups tackling waste, compliance and metabolic health
This year’s top 5 Global Food Tech Awards APAC shortlist features startups spanning supply chain transparency, regulatory compliance, nutrition innovation and food waste reduction from Australia, Taiwan, South Korea and India.
Science vs politics: Kiwi’s long road to EU health-claim approval
It took four years after Europe’s food-safety scientists backed green kiwifruit’s digestive-health claim for regulators in Brussels to approve it, raising the bigger question: What happens when the science is settled, but the politics are not?
In August 2025, Zespri, the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit, announced that the European Commission had approved what it described as the first health claim for a fresh fruit, following more than 15 years of research funded by the company.
The claim, which states that eating two green kiwifruit a day, providing at least 200 grams of flesh, contributes to normal bowel function by increasing stool frequency, was approved years after a positive scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2021.
