Food and Beverage Stories

Asian Stories

Food and Beverage stories

ShardLab joins StoreHub in payments & rewards push

The tie-up gives both firms access to more than 20,000 merchant sites as they test new payments and rewards products across Asia.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Jakarta property market strengthens across sectors

Stronger leasing and higher occupancy in Jakarta's offices, malls and warehouses signal a broad property recovery despite cautious pricing.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Rockwell Automation spotlights Thailand manufacturing trends

Manufacturers are weighing digitalisation, AI and cybersecurity as Thailand's factories face labour shortages, cost pressure and tighter sustainability goals.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Food and Beverage stories

Smart Cities

NSW signs AI deal with HCLTech in India trade push

Revenues from NSW's traffic system could rise if a new HCLTech partnership helps sell the technology into India's multilingual cities.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday

Manufacturing

NEOS joins Infor network in Asia Pacific warehouse deal

Warehouse operators across six Asia Pacific markets will now get local sales, implementation and support for Infor's system through NEOS.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

AoFrio appoints Peg Tsai to lead Oceania customer growth

Demand for tighter oversight of cooling fleets is driving AoFrio's Asia-Pacific push, as it expands connected monitoring beyond drinks coolers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Human Capital Management

eCapital UK appoints John Nelson as Managing Director

Smaller firms seeking cash tied up in invoices are set to get more support as the specialist lender expands and hands day-to-day control to John Nelson.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Manufacturing

Mondelēz picks Celonis to scale AI across operations

The tie-up has already generated USD $10 million in value, as the food group uses process data to scale AI across 150 countries.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Jul 2026

Data Analytics

KPay wins Singapore payment licence in-principle approval

The approval could let the fintech broaden regulated services in Singapore, where it serves more than 10,000 small and medium-sized merchants.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Food and Beverage stories

Digital Transformation

Adactin buys Focus Dynamics Group in Microsoft push

The takeover gives Adactin a bigger Microsoft practice, wider southern state reach and 82 extra staff, while keeping clients on the same contacts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Small Business

eCapital raises UK funding limit to GBP £10 million

Larger mid-market businesses can now access funding up to GBP £10 million, as traditional lenders remain reluctant to back smaller firms.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Digital Transformation

Global Payments launches Genius World in Las Vegas

Merchants may gain a clearer view of how Global Payments links hardware, software and payments as it takes Genius on a 40-stop US tour.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Square & OpenTable link restaurant booking & spend data

Restaurants can now tie bookings to spend and repeat visits as Square and OpenTable combine reservation, payment and guest data across six markets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Human Capital Management

eCapital UK appoints Camilla Woodrow as Head of HR

Growing demand for larger funding lines has prompted eCapital UK to strengthen its people strategy with a senior HR hire.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Supply Chain

Transport Canada launches rebate for domestic steel

Shippers can now claim half of eligible rail and marine costs for moving Canadian steel between provinces under a CAD $100 million scheme.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

Australian firms plan price rises amid supply strain

Shoppers could face higher prices, fewer choices and longer waits as Australian companies pass on rising supply chain costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

New Zealand unveils nine industry-led school subjects

Students in Years 12 and 13 will gain school qualifications tied to jobs and training as the government seeks to ease skills shortages.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

Arboreal Bioinnovations raises INR ₹230 crore Series A

The Bengaluru ingredients maker will use fresh capital to expand production and speed up R&D as demand rises for healthier, locally tailored products.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026