Food Bev Asia

The May issue of Food Manufacturing Journal - Middle East & Africa has quite an interesting mix of articles. In this issue, two resource speakers at the World Food Security Summit (Gulfood 2015), Amin Khayyal, general manager from DuPont in the UAE, and Alex Smith, the founder of UK-based Alara WholeFoods, talk about the role their companies play in promoting food security and sustainability. Alex Smith of Alara WholeFoods Alara, featured in boardroom connection is a company of many firsts – first to produce organic muesli in the UK and the first company in the world to achieve zero waste. Mr Smith says he also aims for Alara to become the first most sustainable manufacturer in the world. DuPont has always been a supporter of food security. Its sustainable practices are detailed by Mr Khayyal in special report . In Nigeria, the Harvard-educated founders of AACE Food Processing & Distribution set up the company in 2009 to address some of the country’s major

RINGIER Trade Media Ltd, a leading B2B industrial information company and its partner in Thailand, Media Matter,  a pioneer in industrial-science media successfully conducted the Asia Food & Beverage Summit on 18-19 May 2015 at the Pullman Bangkok King Power in Thailand. The conference gave over 50 participants from Asia the chance to meet key experts in the food industry and to explore growth opportunities in Southeast Asia’s food & beverage market. Initial feedback showed that most delegates found the topics stimulating and valuable, and the event itself fast-paced. But they had ample time to share and interact with the speakers in between the sessions. With a diverse panel of experts from Taiwan, Indonesia, France, Thailand, China, India, and the Philippines, the two-day event aimed to shed light on issues with regard to the ASEAN Economic Community and the impact of economic integration especially to SMEs. It updated participants from around Asia with de

With consumers often warned to eat healthy to prevent obesity and lifestyle diseases, their purchasing decisions are now made with more thought. More and more consumers choose products more reflectively while at grocery stores and restaurants. This isn’t something new, but it is a global trend that continues to build the healthy products market which now only knows one direction – straight up. And we see that in response, more and more food and beverage companies are reformulating with less sugar, salt and fat, and adding nutrients where they can, as well as using health-friendlier enhancers and natural ingredients. Consultancy firm KPMG says the health trend will blur the line between food and beverage manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies, many of which are now after a spot in the huge nutraceuticals market, noted Reuters. In fact, mergers and acquisitions between them are inevitable. In 2018, the nutraceuticals market is expected to reach $280 billion. Another industry