Food Bev Asia

(Updated)   As we enter 2022, the promise of a better year ahead is still reassuring in the midst of the pandemic.  In Southeast Asia, many countries are cautiously opening up for business to get the economy going. But much remains to be seen as fear of COVID grips the world. As reported by Vietnam Briefing , the Vietnam Ministry of Health confirmed 2,045,290 cases of COVID-19, with 1,747,462 recovered as of January 18.   In Thailand , there are 2,337,811 confirmed cases, with  2,233,903 recovered.  As of January 17, the Philippines recorded 3.27 million cases, with 2,898,507 recovered, according to the Department of Health.   Indonesia has 4,272,421 cases with 4,119,472 recovered. Many say that we should begin to learn to live with the virus. But that's what we have been doing since it began invading our space. Adopting to this difficult situation will take a long time. (Sarcasm aside.) Taking their cue from changes as a result of the pandemic, companies serving the food and bever

Raw material supply and price concerns restricted the growth of the global botanical extracts market in previous years, but consumer shift to healthier products has been shoring up the industry in recent months. The health and wellness trend, which picked up pace even more this pandemic, is also reshaping consumption patterns as more users veer away from synthetic products (amid greater awareness about their negative effects) toward natural alternatives that deliver more nutritional benefits. The Asia Pacific is expected to post the fastest growth in the global botanical extracts market, which itself is forecast to continue expanding despite the economic slowdown in many countries. Projections from MarketsandMarkets place the global botanical extracts industry at USD6.03 billion by 2022 at a CAGR of 9.0% mostly on the back of increasing demand for natural flavours in food applications. While sustained market growth will push the market to USD1006 billion by 2028, according to Meticulou

Ringier Events hosted the ASEAN Food and Beverage Ingredients Summit, together with business partner, ingredients company, Kerry, on 12 November 2022. The online event is part of a series of conferences covering health and nutrition topics that reflect the changing needs of the market. As various surveys show, consumers are now putting their physical and mental wellbeing front and center, and their interest in products with health benefits has been growing since the pandemic began . While nutrition is necessary, taste is the prime driver when consumers choose any food or beverage. Hence, the conference theme, Nutrition Revolution | The Good versus the Bad: Finding the Right Balance, underscores the need for manufacturers to meet both the taste and nutrition requirements of customers. Ringier invited Kerry, PT Foodex, PT Nestlé Indonesia, and LeSafrre, to share new solutions applicable to the manufacture of plant-based and non-plant-based products. Majelis Ulama Indonesia brought attend

Mettler Toledo anticipates continued upward trend for food inspection technologies and solutions. “In the next five years, we're going to see big changes in the industry as most of the big players become fully digitalised,” shares Niall McRory, global key account manager, Mettler Toledo.    Niall McRory, global key account manager, Mettler Toledo When asked about the changes he speaks of, and how these will advance food safety and quality, McRory explains,  "Consumers, governments and standards organisations are demanding full transparency of the food supply chain, and digitalisation can deliver this, as well as providing food manufacturers and their supply chain partners with a wealth of benefits. By giving every food product a unique and traceable serial code, its journey from farm to fork can be proven. In food manufacturers’ facilities, this serialisation helps smooth the progress of products through Critical Control Points (CCPs) on the production line, as well as making