Food Bev Asia

Dear Readers, Happy holidays from the staff of FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal and Food Manufacturing Journal-Middle East . It has been another interesting year in the food and beverage industry, one that tested capabilities to come up with winning concepts for the market, of mergers and acquisitions, and unveiling of technologies and new facilities. It's a competitive market, but in the end who wins? We'd like to think all of us as consumers. Every December we look back to features we did over the past 12 months, and here are some from the list of exclusive interviews: In the coming years, we will see more of blockchain being implemented in Asia's F&B industry. Read this report on how farmers have collaborated with Oxfam to get the most from their yield: Fair trade through blockchain technology The Italian company SIPA has been one at the forefront of PET recycling,  and as of our interview with them in June,  their most innovative recycling equip

Depending on who you talk to or what you are reading about in the food industry, you will get different points of view about what’s on trend. Take the issue of meat consumption. In recent years, a lot of news have been shared about the effects of meat consumption to climate change, a few of the recent ones include an article in Nature which looks into the reasons why. The United Nations has made a call to cut meat intake not only for the obvious reason of health – but for the health of the planet. The concern was brought to light further following the deforestation – for agriculture – in the Amazon where the loss of more rainforest will eventually lead to the release of billions of tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere. Yes, maybe not in our lifetime, but it will happen if further rainforests are destroyed. The Amazon itself helps to cool global temperatures, so without those forests, you can imagine a warmer climate altogether. How is the meat industry responding to