Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
ScandAsia reports on the food and beverage industry, with a focus on Nordic companies, food production, beverages, food processing, ingredients, retail, trade, investment, innovation and sustainability across Southeast Asia and China.
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The Government in Manila, Philippines, has decided to extend a temporary ban on Swedish poultry. The decision has been made after an outbreak of bird flu in Sweden. The temporary …
Temporary ban on Swedish poultry in Philippines Read More
In Somphet Ming Muang Market, Chiang Mai, there is a storefront. Right now it is under renovation, but on 6 March 2024 it will unveil a new addition to the …
Dane invests in new Wine Bar in Chiang Mai Read More
The Mandarin Oriental has invited Swedish chef Sayan Isaksson to showcase his food from 26 February 2024 to 3 March 2024. The theme of the eating experience is “Simply Scandinavian”. …
Swedish chef returns to Kuala Lumpur Read More
The Norwegian specialty coffee roaster, café chain and bar concept is planning to open a shop in Jakarta. The opening date hasn’t been revealed yet, but it will be located …
Norwegian Coffeehouse “Fuglen” will open in Indonesia Read More
On February 8th 2024, SWEA Bangkok’s Annual meeting took place at the Swedish Ambassador’s residence. There were 16 SWEOR that took part in the meeting, since the membership has decreased …
SWEA Bangkok Annual meeting 2024 Read More
The Danish brewery Carlsberg wants to focus on the expanding market in Asia, specifically in China, Vietnam and India in their 2027 plan. The company wants to accelerate their growth …
Danish Carlsberg wants to focus on Asian market Read More
Bangkok is known for all fabulous shopping malls. They seem to pop up like mushrooms, one after the other. After the Icon Siam, which is huge and very impressing, I …
Bangkok’s new Shopping mall EMSPHERE is about everything, amazing, beautiful,crazy,dazzling, you name it! Read More
A team of students from Lund University in Sweden and Hanoi University of Science in Vietnam has been recognized for their plant-based food project at the annual APAC Food Innovation …
Students from Sweden and Vietnam awarded for joint plant-based venture Read More
Danish Carlsberg secured a licensing agreement with Japanese Sapporo Brewery to distribute Sapporo Premium Beer in Southeast Asia last year. Now, Carlsberg’s Malaysia unit has further secured the license agreement …
Carlsberg to brew Sapporo beer in Malaysia Read More
Hong Kong’s Red Sugar, a cocktail bar at the Kerry Hotel, and Sweden’s Tjoget cocktail bar, have teamed up to revolutionize the city’s cocktail scene. The exclusive collaboration blends Tjoget’s …
Nordic-infused cocktail revolution hits Hong Kong Read More
Copenhagen-based Leckerbaer, renowned for its Danish pastries, has introduced a Christmas collection of traditional Danish cookies in Singapore. Packed in the brand’s signature blue boxes, the Danish småkager are a …
Leckerbaer introducing traditional Danish Christmas cookies in Singapore Read More
Finnish Arctic Blue Beverages has been named Craft Gin Brand of the Year in the 2023 by LUXlife magazine. “Our products have won multiple international awards, which is something we …
Finnish Arctic Blue Beverages awarded Craft Gin Brand of the Year Read More
Monsoon Tea offers forest-friendly tea of different flavors that are grown and harvested in Northern Thailand. The choices are varied from the classic pure tea products to its unique blends …
Stock up some forest-friendly Monsoon Tea as days get shorter Read More
During the ongoing China International Import Expo (CIIE), a senior executive from Danish Arla Foods stated, that despite market fluctuations, China continues to be the largest infant formula market globally. …
Danish Arla committed to Chinese infant formula market Read More
The Norwegian seafood industry has expanded its presence in the Chinese market through the China International Import Expo (CIIE). This is according to Andreas Thorud, the director for China and …
Norwegian seafood expands in the Chinese market via CIIE Read More
Nordlaks sent its first shipment of salmon directly to Asia by flight from Evenes in Norway, On Tuesday, November 7. The Norwegian company has stated, that they will continue to …
Nordlaks sends salmon to Asia by direct flight Read More
Japanese Sapporo Breweries will team up with Danish Carlsberg Group to sell its alcoholic beverages in both Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. The target is to annually sell the equivalent …
Sapporo and Carlsberg team up in Southeast Asia Read More
Scandinavian Christina Rasmussen and Singaporean Sasha Wijidessa, couple and co-founders of the restaurant and bar Fura in Singapore, uses ingredients that make sense for the planet’s present and future climate. …
FURA: Scandinavian-Singaporean conscious dining Read More
Export of frozen Norwegian cod to China fell 74 percent in the third quarter of 2023. The decline made China the fourth largest destination for frozen cod during the period, …
China imports of frozen cod from Norway has significantly declined Read More
China has approved the import of heat-treated pork from Finland. The Chinese customs agency announced in a statement on Tuesday, October 10. Heat-treated pork products refer to bone-in or boneless …
China allows import of heat-treated pork from Finland Read More
The Philippine’s Department of Agriculture (DA) announced a temporary ban of pork and other meat products imported from Sweden in the attempt to prevent the outbreak of African Swine Fever …
Philippines bans pork and other meat products imported from Sweden Read More
On Friday the 29th of September, SWEA Bangkok organised a Mexican evening at restaurant Mexicano, hotel Rembrandt. Almost 60 persons joined the evening since not only SWEA members with partners …
SWEA Bangkok goes Mexican! Read More
Rising demand for salmon in Southeast Asia is led by the region’s taste for sushi. This is according to the latest consumer trends report shared at the Seafood Asia expo …
Sushi craze is driving the demand for Norwegian salmon in Southeast Asia Read More
Norwegian representatives of the country’s seafood industry, took part in a panel discussion during a workshop at Seafood Expo Asia. The Exhibition ran from September 11 to 13 in Singapore. …
Norway and Singapore shares ideas for maximizing seafood opportunities in Asia Read More
Norwegian salmon brand Salma pushes themselves back into the Asian market after initial efforts were disrupted by the pandemic. During the Seafood Expo Asia (SEA) event which was held from …
Norwegian salmon brand is ready for South East Asia Read More
Every now and then, one bumps into the word Viking. The Vikings never seem to stop impressing us. Here I will introduce you to another kind of Vikings, the siblings …
The Little Vikings by Clair and Kent Read More
The Danish Milk- and whey-based ingredients supplier, Arla Foods Ingredients, has signed a new agreement with China-based Zhongbai Xingye Food Technology Company, Ltd. The agreement continues the two companies’ partnership …
Danish Arla Foods and Chinese Zhongbai Xingye signs new agreement Read More
Several countries have blocked imports of Swedish pork. This is after a recent outbreak of African swine fever in wild boars in the Scandinavian country. ScandAsia could report, that Taiwan …
More countries block import of Swedish pork Read More
Beer Chang, the Thai beer brand, has bought the Norwegian cognac brand, Larsen Cognac. The deal has been agreed between International Beverage, a subsidiary of Thai Beverage Public Company Limited …
Thai Beer Chang buys Norwegian Larsen Cognac Read More
The world-famous Danish brewer Carlsberg now admits to having done business in Myanmar, even though the company earlier has stated, that it had withdrawn from the country. This is written …
Carlsberg admits to lying about Myanmar Read More
The Danish meat producer and exporter, Danish Crown, plans to boost its earnings by 1.5 billion DKK annually ($220 million) within two years, the company said on Wednesday, August 16. …
Danish Crown aims to boost earnings after decline in China exports Read More
The Chinese market has surpassed Japan and South Korea and become the largest export market for Norwegian fresh chilled salmon in Asia. This is according to an official at the …
China is officially the largest Asian market for Norwegian salmon Read More
Arla Foods milk protein MicelPure has become the first Arla product certified by the non-GMO Project and is already certified EU Organic and China Organic. MicelPure is a micellar casein …
Arla Foods new milk protein achieves first non-GMO project certification Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila joined one of the largest food shows in the Philippines last week. The World Food Exposition was held at 2-5 of August, where the …
Norwegian Embassy in Manila eyes boost in trade for fresh salmon in the Philippines Read More
Singapore-based food delivery apps Grab and Foodpanda are expanding into the dine-in space. This is as consumers look to eat out more post-pandemic. Grab has started testing its dine-in feature …
Food delivery apps Grab and Foodpanda expand into dine-in services Read More
Norway exported seafood worth NOK 12.4 billion in July. An increase of NOK 928 million, corresponding to 8%, compared to last year. “The increase in value in July is primarily …
Norwegian seafood exports totaled in 12.4 billion NOK in July Read More
Finland’s original fashion brand, Marimekko, has opened the first pop-up cafe in Thailand aiming to offer customers Scandinavian cultures under the concept of “The Best Place to Bring Joy to …
Marimekko opens pop-up cafe in Bangkok Read More
The Swedish firm, Bloom, was recently opened in Binh Duong, Vietnam with the goal to offer the first ever global innovation center for the food and beverage (F&B) industry. The …
Swedish firm offers first global innovation center for F&B industry in Vietnam Read More
Norwegian salmon sales to China have almost doubled compared to the same period last year. So far this year, Norwegian salmon has sold for NOK 2.4 billion. Salmon exports to …
Norway doubles salmon sales to China Read More
Consumers in Singapore can now buy ice cream made with Solein. Solein is an animal-free protein grown from a single cell using hydrogen and carbon dioxide. A product developed by …
Ice cream made from Finnish Solar Foods’ Solein launched in Singapore Read More
Vietnam’ General Statistics Office reported that seafood exports in the country decreased 28% year-on-year to nearly US$3.4 billion in the first five months of 2023. Due to declining demand for …
Vietnam seafood exports down 28 percent Read More
The weather phenomenon El Niño, which risks triggering tropical cyclones in the Pacific Ocean, heavy rainfall in South America and drought in Australia, is on its way. In particular, the …
El Niño can be costly for coffee lovers Read More
The Seafood Council’s CEO Christian Chramer said in his latest monthly report that while Europe remains the largest market for Norwegian seafood, there are signs of a shift in demand. …
Chinese demand for Norwegian salmon on the rise Read More
Chinese TikTok influencer Xiu Xian sold 11,000 bottles of Norwegian cod liver oil in less than two hours. Norwegian company Orkla have been inviting Chinese TikTokers and influencers to Lofoten, …
Chinese influencer sells Norwegian cod liver oil on TikTok Read More
Let’s talk Danish! No, not the language as such but the world-famous pastries, for instance served in hotels and sold in bakeries throughout Asia. No doubt, their origin is in …
Danish by Danish Bakery: ’wienerbrød’ – the real deal – now baked in Penang, Malaysia! Read More
Danish brewer Carlsberg beat first-quarter sales forecasts on Thursday, April 27. The company raised the lower end of its full-year profit guidance following strong beer sales in China. The Danish …
Carlsberg lifts profit due to strong Chinese sales Read More
The Nordic inspired cafe, Pridi, is located at Pridi Banomyong Soi 25, Bangkok, Thailand. It serves variously from coffee, brunch, bakeries, and distinctive main dishes. The food and drinks here …
Nordic inspired cafe “Pridi” in Bangkok Read More
Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has set the goal to export 4.4 million tons of fresh and processed fruits in 2023, reported Pattaya Mail. Durian, in particular, is targeted at 100 …
Thailand sets goal to export 4.4 million tons of fruits in 2023 Read More
Hotel Rembrandt on Sukhumvit Soi 18, has been a very popular and known hotel, like a second home to many Scandinavians, for nearly 30 years Simply walking in to the …
Time flies, but Hotel Rembrandt Bangkok persists, but in a new guise! Read More
Vietnamese tuna exporters have aimed to explore small markets such as the Republic of Korea, the UK, Australia, Finland, and Algeria. According to the Vietnam Plus, the overall revenue of …
Vietnamese tuna exporters aims to explore small market Read More