Food Bev Asia

Returning to Jakarta on 4-5 September 2018 for the Asia Food and Beverage Summit , Ringier Trade Media Ltd invites members of the industry to two days of exciting presentations and networking at JS Luwansa Hotel and Convention Centre, plus a factory tour to complete the package. Some 200 delegates attend the Asia Food and Beverage Summit which provides an overview of the industry through presentations on food processing, ingredients, packaging, food safety, and market developments. The  Asia Food and Beverage Summit   is strongly supported by the ASEAN Food & Beverage Alliance (AFBA), Food Industry Asia (FIA), the Indonesian Food & Beverage Association (GAPMMI), the Indonesian Packaging Federation (IPF), and the Philippine Association of Food Technologists (PAFT), and annually attracts over 200 delegates from Indonesia and other parts of Asia. To provide you with a better overview of industry developments, the conference will have two tracks, (1) Food and Beverage Pr

On 5 June 2018, countries celebrated World Environment Day, and Secretary-General, António Guterres was quoted as saying, "On World Environment Day, the message is simple: reject single-use plastic. Refuse what you can’t re-use. Together, we can chart a path to a cleaner, greener world." [1] Who would have thought that these words – and many other similar messages – would be uttered years later, after the creation of polymers?  The discovery of Bakelite, a synthetic plastic, by Leo Baekeland in 1907 led to rapid developments of new polymers from chemical companies. [2] And with so many uses and applications today and the convenience they offer, plastics continue to be a necessary part of our lives. For many food products and beverages alone, plastic packaging is still the material of choice. Bioplastics, a type of plastic made from renewable sources instead of petroleum-based products, are said to be the better option because they degrade faster, are less toxic,