SINGAPORE – At the opening party, guests are served prebiotic-fortified teh-o and chocolate chip cookies, and shown displays of rose-coloured protein water and protein-fortified milk. It is, after all, the launch of a new laboratory designed to bring confectioners and food manufacturers to Singapore to test, develop and launch cutting-edge nutritional products suited for Asian palates. The Apac Application Centre is the largest of five such laboratories worldwide owned by Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina, known here for its Dutch Lady milk that has been sold in Singapore for six decades. The group officially launched the centre on Sept 15 with guests from major food producers such as Nestle, Morinaga, Reckitt, and Abbott, as well as officers from the Economic Development Board (EDB), which is supporting the centre with industry connections and grant applications. The EDB said FrieslandCampina’s latest investment bolsters Singapore’s goal to be a regional hub for nutritional food innovation and ecosystem that already includes names such as Mondelez, Danone and Nestle. https://www.straitstimes.com/business/spore-boosts-food-innovation-hub-status-with-frieslandcampinas-new-lab (ICE SINGAPORE)

Fonte notizia: The Straits Times, 16 September 2025