Food Bev Asia

Toward the end of each year, FoodPacific Manufacturing reaches out to food and beverage experts to find out what the year ahead holds for the industry in Asia. We consolidate their thoughts in the Outlook report of our November issue.  This year, the report includes insights from Sharon Nowak, business development manager of Coperion K-Tron, Joseph Salaertz, president of Crown Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd, Andy Sharpe, product director, Global Food and Feed at B ü hler Aeroglide, and Wong Mong Hong, president of the Singapore Food Manufacturing Association. Find out what they have to say about the industry.  Read the report and tell us what you think.

The coming years will be critical for the ASEAN region as member countries prepare for the commencement of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in December 2015. While the AEC aims to enhance the competitiveness of member nations as one entity, the steps toward it for some food sectors will prove to be challenging. For the food industry, the ASEAN Food & Beverage Association (AFBA) was established in April 2013, to eliminate barriers to trade and to help members come up with common food standards. But do companies fully understand the different markets, cultures and ways of conducting business in the region? How competitive can they truly be? Ringier understands this. For the past 10 years, it has been arranging high profile conferences for global companies who wish to conduct business in China. And as all eyes are now in Southeast Asia as well, Ringier is setting up conferences for companies who see their potentials growing in this business environment. Take advantage