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

Beyond product lines and bottom lines, a successful business today is probably one that will be remembered years from now for making a big impact on sustaining life and environment. To sustain has several meanings that relate to the food and beverage industry – to nourish, to feed, to support, to continue, to nurture. With resources dwindling and populations growing, to feed the world and to ensure the continued flow of food resources – in the course of making a profit – may be a company’s most valuable legacy. If the above sounds familiar, it’s because I lifted it from the Editor’s Note of the FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal , September 2013 issue. For those who haven’t read the magazine, it has special reports on sustainability, one of which is an interview with Bioversity on sustainable diets. Another is an article contributed by Iuliana Nita, global marketing manager, Food & Beverage, Process Systems division of Saint-Grobain Performance Plastics, on how little sust

Hans Christian Anderson wrote a story about the pride of the buckwheat. While the tale ends sadly for the plant, in reality it does have a reason to be proud, being a highly nutritious ingredient. Buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum), a gluten-free grain-like crop, is a source of zinc, copper, manganese, protein and fiber, according to the Whole Grains Council . The benefits go on to include the role of buckwheat protein isolates in treating obesity, hypertension and constipation, while buckwheat flavonoid compounds may have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties, and may control blood pressure as well. Buckwheat has been a part of the diet since 4,000 B.C. Today, most buckwheat grain for human consumption comes in the form of flour, says the Alternative Crops Manual of the Purdue University. Unlike other flours, it is a little bit brown since the hull fragments are not removed during milling. Buckwheat flour is also composed of other ingredients like rice, wheat, co

Food Ingredients Asia 2013 came and went, but Ringier covered the event, which took place from 11-13 September at the BITEC in Bangkok, Thailand.   For those who missed it, we’ve got a few video interviews with exhibitors and an exclusive with Christopher Eve, vice president of UBM Asia Ltd, organiser of the event. Correspondent for FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal , Melissa Richter, was on the ground, to speak with exhibitors, and here are some of the interviews.  Agrana Fruit Australia BLG- Shanghai Brilliant Gum Co., Ltd Graceland Fruit Ingredion PT Sriboga Flour Mill UBM Asia Ltd (1) UBM Asia Ltd (2) For more news on Fi Asia 2013, go to Trade Show Preview/Review