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Collaborative robots are doing more tasks in the agricultural setting today. With their advanced capabilities, cobots are finding a place in urban farms, working with farmers with such tasks as pollination and harvesting delicate fruits like strawberries. FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal asked    James McKew, the Regional Director of Asia-Pacific in Universal Robots on how the latest cobots are now complementing the work of urban farmers in places like Singapore. How are cobots ideal for tasks like harvesting and pollination? As modern agriculture is becoming digitalised, more automation will be observed in urban farming. The harvesting and pollination processes often require a soft touch to handle the delicate flowers and fruits. However, these processes are a challenge for humans as a high level of concentration and precision are required to conduct such activities. Additionally, urban farmers cannot afford to have such errors which lead to a reduction in output and yield...

The growing trend for a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle in recent years is fueling shifts in how people perceive, select and consume food. As the pandemic magnifies the need for health-boosting food and people focus on achieving wellness, flexitarianism is expected to rise even further. More consumers are expected to turn to plant-based diets and reduce their intake of meat, if not eliminate it altogether, for health, diet and even environmental reasons. Consumers cutting down on animal-based products but not strictly following a vegan or vegetarian diet, most of them Gen Zs, now account for 42% of global consumers, according to Euromonitor's Health and Nutrition Survey fielded last year. Vegans and vegatarians represent 4% and 6% of global consumers, respectively. As acceptance of plant-based options continues to rise, food manufacturers are starting to diversify their product portfolios and build up their selection of plant-based alternatives.  Continue reading this report ...

Glory Tab is the new generation of moon tab liner which provides easy and  clean peelable  induction sealing for different types of plastic and glass bottles.   Glory Tab’s new tab design is unbreakable and has no tab size limitations. Whether just half-moon, full page or only a small part on the foil, Glory Tab can peel off without tab failure. Easy to insert into the closure, no extra tooling like pull tab or Tri-tab needed; customers get high efficiency and stability during the product's wadding process. Clean peelable feature, no plastic residue on the container. User friendly and peels off easily by hand. All GloryTab liners are suitable for direct food contacts and comply with the following regulations:    GB 4806.7-2016, GB9683-1988 (EU) No. 10/2011 and its amendments, (EC) No. 1935/2004. About Glory Charm Glory Charm International Ltd was set up in 1994 as a HK base company and has two production facilities in Guangzhou, China for manufacturing both i...

In an interview with Dase-Sing Group in 2020, executive assistant Tony Huang said that the COVID-19 crisis would impact packaging design, material, and size. He based this on the growing demand specifically for health/healthy products. At the same time, he said consumers are also purchasing products such as bottled water in big or family sizes. Tony Huang, executive assistant, Dase-Sing Group Dase-Sing, which is a specialist in automatic rotogravure printing labels and automatic sleever machines, aims to meet these new market requirements.  “The growing online buying trend also means that manufacturers will emphasise on promotion frequency and optimum product impact. Since the focus is on health products, strategic promotion will use innovative packaging as a major consideration as well,” Mr Huang said. READ MORE More Products: DASE-SING GROUP SHOWROOM 

New ways to extend product shelf life are further helping companies and consumers reduce cost and waste. Shelf life, or the amount of time a product maintains its safety and quality before chemical or microbial changes occur, can be prolonged in many ways, from better formulations to the use of innovative packaging, and of course the processing methods and distribution.   Millisecond technology (MST) in particular is a pasteurisation technique that offers fresh shelf life in non-aseptic packaging for greater than 45 days, or more. For dairy, and even plant-based milks and fruit juices, MST pasteurisation is said to leave nutrients and natural flavours intact. The patented technology comes from Millisecond Technologies Corp (MSTC) and JCS Process and Control Systems (JCS), and is featured in the  processing  section of  FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal . In Southeast Asia, JCS partners with Nu Agri Asia, a Philippines-based consulting company for F&B.  ...

  Dase-Sing manufactures automatic rotogravure printing labels, automatic sleever machines and shrink labels and films. The Taiwan-based company was established in 1985, and has since become a fast-developing packaging company.   Among its auto shrink sleeving equipment, the DSV-BP is a popular range consisting of   single-head sleeve labellers with a unique cut plate design, and operate at 200 to 450 bottles per minute.  Apart from these, the  DSV-BP   features Ethernet-based servo drive for communication; 100 formulas are built in to provide users with more convenient switching. When the conveyor belt speed changes, the sleeve label continues to run without stopping the machine. It has an optional bottom wrapping machine to produce high-quality packaging, and the multi-roll material rack extends the label replacement time.  READ MORE More Products: DASE-SING SHOWROOM

  Nu Agri Asia (NAAC) specialises in the premiumisation of coconut products, natural and organic fruit beverages, dairy and snack items. Based in the Philippines,  NAAC provides sourcing and sustainability, product formulation and positioning, toll-manufacturing management, process and technical improvement, plant management, new plant layout and design, marketing and off-take sales, and modelling and feasibility analysis services, to its partners. A patented technology, the MST pasteurisation technique provides fresh shelf life in non-aseptic packaging for greater than 45 days, and has the potential to extend that beyond 90 days in some products, while stored and distributed refrigerated. Recently, CEO Dan Baron shared with us that NAAC is representing Millisecond Technologies Corp (MSTC) and JCS Process and Control Systems (JCS), the companies behind the patented Millisencond technology. Millisecond is an advanced liquid processing technology for fruit juice and dairy produc...

Every year for the past 20 years, the McCormick Flavour Forecast has been sharing the trends that transform the way consumers cook, flavour, and eat. For the Southeast Asia market, we sought the input of Ms Annalee O’ Rourke, R&D Director Southeast Asia, McCormick and Tawinkarn Ariyavaradhorn, Culinary Development Chef Southeast Asia, McCormick provide more details on the region's diverse preferences.  (From left) Annalee O'Rourke, R&D Director Southeast Asia, McCormick, and Tawinkarn Ariyavaradhorn, Culinary Development Chef Southeast Asia, McCormick What will be new in Southeast Asia, a region with very diverse tastes? The McCormick® Flavour Forecast® is a forward-thinking annual global report that identifies emerging flavour trends driving “what’s next” in flavour at restaurants, on retail shelves and in-home kitchens for the next one to three years.  The four themes in McCormick® Flavour Forecast® 21st edition are very relevant to Southeast Asia (SEA) and we do see...