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In case you missed the Asia Food and Beverage Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, we've got the highlights and sidelights. Asia Food and Beverage Summit is organized by Ringier Trade Media with partners the ASEAN Food & Beverage Alliance (AFBA), Food Industry Asia (FIA), the Indonesian Food & Beverage Association (GAPMMI), the Indonesian Packaging Federation (IPF), and the Philippine Association of Food Technologists (PAFT). Asia Food and Beverage Summit updates industry members on the latest in ingredients, processing, and packaging. In 2019, the event will be held in Indonesia and Vietnam.  This year, the conference took place at the JS Luwansa Hotel  from 4-5 September 2018, attracting 216 participants interested in food safety, sustainable packaging, new technologies including blockchain, the latest food ingredients, and more. Read the post-event review:  Ta keaways from the Asia Food and Beverage Summit Watch the video for highlights and participants' feed

RISING demand for plant-based proteins across the globe puts Yung Soon Lih Food Machine Co., Ltd (YSLFOOD) in a position of strength. For the past 30 years, the company has been manufacturing a diverse range of equipment for processing tofu, soybean milk, bean sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, and vegan meat foods. It pioneered the development and production of turnkey solutions for soybean processing lines in Taiwan, and has earned the most local patents. It continues to expand R&D and customisation capabilities as it eyes new markets. Currently it provides equipment and services to manufacturers in over 40 countries in North and South America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia. Healthy demand for soy “Since 2000, the global consumption of soybeans has been growing continually, almost doubling in 2016/17. Likewise, this has been matched by the global production of soybeans,” shares company CEO Brian Cheng, who is also supervisor at the Taiwan Food & Pharmaceutical Machinery Manufact

FROM one company built in 1979, Taiwan-based FineTek Co., Ltd has expanded with subsidiaries across the globe, developing industrial sensors and solutions for flow metering, tank gauging systems, automation, and wireless communication for many industries. For the food and beverage processing sectors, FineTek has been supplying a range of level transmitters, float level switches, and temperature controllers used in different stages of the F&B manufacturing process. The products can be used to achieve process automation and control. For example, in batching systems, its control systems will help manufacturers ensure thorough blending of all dry and wet ingredients, and controllers to measure the level of liquids inside the tank. In raw water treatment, liquid level sensors can monitor and control liquid levels. The FineTek team, with Chief Marketing Officer Mr Peter Wu standing fifth from left. FineTek Chief Marketing Officer, Peter Wu sees growing opportunities

SIKO Products Asia Pte. Ltd. was established in 2013 in Singapore to handle the distribution and technical support for customers and distributors especially in the Southeast Asian region. The company is the newest addition to Germany-based SIKO’s global subsidiaries.  The SIKO team at ProPak Asia 2018. Mr Jacky Tan is fourth from left. (Photo: Ringier) In the following video , FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal asked Jacky Tan, general manager for SIKO Products Asia, to explain how the company's system solution for changeover works, and note the ease of use designed into this semi-automated equipment.  Watch the VIDEO : SIKO system solution for changeover

Considering that the consumption of food directly correlates with health and safety issues, there is a growing awareness of the importance of food origins and processing details in this day and age. The ability to track and trace food and all other substances that will eventually be consumed through all stages of their production, processing and distribution is known as food traceability[i], and is being increasingly recognised as a crucial component of the food and beverage industry when it comes to identifying and responding to food-related health risks to protect public health. The value of food traceability especially lies in the fact that if any sort of contamination or other concern detrimental to human health emerges along the food processing, production and distribution chain, the presence of traceability measures will allow food manufacturers and/or health authorities to determine the source of the issue, identify and isolate it to prevent spread, as well as take other neces

Returning to Jakarta on 4-5 September 2018 for the Asia Food and Beverage Summit , Ringier Trade Media Ltd invites members of the industry to two days of exciting presentations and networking at JS Luwansa Hotel and Convention Centre, plus a factory tour to complete the package. Some 200 delegates attend the Asia Food and Beverage Summit which provides an overview of the industry through presentations on food processing, ingredients, packaging, food safety, and market developments. The  Asia Food and Beverage Summit   is strongly supported by the ASEAN Food & Beverage Alliance (AFBA), Food Industry Asia (FIA), the Indonesian Food & Beverage Association (GAPMMI), the Indonesian Packaging Federation (IPF), and the Philippine Association of Food Technologists (PAFT), and annually attracts over 200 delegates from Indonesia and other parts of Asia. To provide you with a better overview of industry developments, the conference will have two tracks, (1) Food and Beverage Pr

On 5 June 2018, countries celebrated World Environment Day, and Secretary-General, António Guterres was quoted as saying, "On World Environment Day, the message is simple: reject single-use plastic. Refuse what you can’t re-use. Together, we can chart a path to a cleaner, greener world." [1] Who would have thought that these words – and many other similar messages – would be uttered years later, after the creation of polymers?  The discovery of Bakelite, a synthetic plastic, by Leo Baekeland in 1907 led to rapid developments of new polymers from chemical companies. [2] And with so many uses and applications today and the convenience they offer, plastics continue to be a necessary part of our lives. For many food products and beverages alone, plastic packaging is still the material of choice. Bioplastics, a type of plastic made from renewable sources instead of petroleum-based products, are said to be the better option because they degrade faster, are less toxic,