Food Bev Asia

We’ve been monitoring how the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is impacting the food and beverage industry. Based on earlier reports, many retail companies in China are prioritizing the safety of their employees, and consumers, therefore shutting down facilities in the meantime. Starbucks has closed 2,000 outlets of its 4,300, according to a BBC report . The coffee company expects its financial performance to slide as a result of the outbreak. About 10% of its global revenue for the first quarter came from the China market. For Mondelez International, China is also an emerging market, accounting for 4.6% of sales. The company has heavily invested in product development and marketing in China, according to a CNBC report . The snacks company had to close two factories which are located near Wuhan for now. Coca-Cola has also shut down offices and manufacturing facilities temporarily as a precautionary measure. In a recent conference call with analysts, CEO James Qu

A Message from RINGIER EVENTS : Please accept the most sincere blessings and wishes of good fortune for Chinese New year from all of Ringier Events staff. 2019 was a really rewarding year for Ringier. In this year, we’ve held 37 successful conferences in China and Southeast Asia, which explored relevant regulations, new trends, technologies for industries such as the application of food & beverage packaging materials, functional drinks and many more. Those memories and warm testimonies of our attendees provide us with strength and determination to be even better in the oncoming year. In 2020, Ringier will continue building the accurate and efficient line of communication between the suppliers and the purchasers. Not only we will hold 34 conferences in China and Southeast Asia, but we also expand to new markets in Europe, to provide you with further opportunities. Our main conferences in Foods & Personal Care Industry such as: ASEAN Food and Beverage

Are you familiar with hybrids or fusion foods? Charissa Leong, Olam Cocoa’s head of Sales for Asia  We talked to Charissa Leong, Olam Cocoa’s head of Sales for Asia on the products and concepts they have been introducing to beverage, bakery, and confectionery manufacturers. An interesting trend these days is what she calls fusion food, examples of which are salted egg chocolate and peanut butter cacao. If these flavour pairings have stretched your imagination as to what other flavours can go together, well there are many out there that easily pair with a versatile ingredient like cocoa. Not only that cocoa has other functions in food and beverage. Read:  Olam Cocoa puts spotlight on healthy yet delicious ingredients Olam Cocoa is a focused supplier of cocoa beans and cocoa ingredients, which has eight innovation hubs. The one in Singapore develops formulations and customises solutions for the Asian market. As with many ingredients suppliers, Olam also partners with F&B m

Dear Readers, Happy holidays from the staff of FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal and Food Manufacturing Journal-Middle East . It has been another interesting year in the food and beverage industry, one that tested capabilities to come up with winning concepts for the market, of mergers and acquisitions, and unveiling of technologies and new facilities. It's a competitive market, but in the end who wins? We'd like to think all of us as consumers. Every December we look back to features we did over the past 12 months, and here are some from the list of exclusive interviews: In the coming years, we will see more of blockchain being implemented in Asia's F&B industry. Read this report on how farmers have collaborated with Oxfam to get the most from their yield: Fair trade through blockchain technology The Italian company SIPA has been one at the forefront of PET recycling,  and as of our interview with them in June,  their most innovative recycling equip

Depending on who you talk to or what you are reading about in the food industry, you will get different points of view about what’s on trend. Take the issue of meat consumption. In recent years, a lot of news have been shared about the effects of meat consumption to climate change, a few of the recent ones include an article in Nature which looks into the reasons why. The United Nations has made a call to cut meat intake not only for the obvious reason of health – but for the health of the planet. The concern was brought to light further following the deforestation – for agriculture – in the Amazon where the loss of more rainforest will eventually lead to the release of billions of tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere. Yes, maybe not in our lifetime, but it will happen if further rainforests are destroyed. The Amazon itself helps to cool global temperatures, so without those forests, you can imagine a warmer climate altogether. How is the meat industry responding to

During a conversation with James Kearbey, president and CEO of FILTEC, we at FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal wanted to know if small and medium size companies could afford their test and inspection equipment for packaging. Before he answered, Mr Kearby introduced us to FILTEC as a 60-year-old company that started with inspection machines for glass bottles, metal cans, and PET containers. Their expertise has led to the development of solutions that include vacuum and pressure detection, and label inspection to validate the process and the quality of containers. "From empty containers coming into the production facility to the full-finished cases going to the end-user, our solutions are present at each point of the process," he said. And to answer our question, he said: "The scalability and versatility of FILTEC machines make them suitable for SMEs. “They can be scaled according to applications, and a control package can be sold as just a stand-alone fill level. A

Ringier Trade Media Ltd merged its Indonesia conferences for Food and Beverage and Plastics into a two-day event titled “ Asia Manufacturing Summit: Food andBeverages, Plastic Packaging and Plastic Recycling Technology .” The conference was held on 27-28 August 2019 at the JS Luwansa Hotel and Convention Center in Jakarta, with the support of The Food Industry Asia (FIA), the Indonesian Packaging Federation (IPF), the Industry Plastic Recycling Association (ADUPI), and the Indonesian Plastics Recyclers (IPR), as well as sponsorship from 13 companies that include Frigel Asia Pacific Co. Ltd. , Dase-Sing Group, Dyson Technology Limited, Sesotec Pte Ltd. Dongguan Alfa Automation Technology Limited, Eversleeve Enterprise Co., Ltd., FCS Group, Dongguan Hostar Hot Runner Technical Co., Ltd, ShenZhen IBS  Electronic Co., LTD, Guangzhou Flower Flavours Co. Ltd, Ever Polymer Co., Ltd, Dongguan KEERHAN Machinery Co.,Ltd , and ING YU. Asia Manufacturing Summit attracted 300 delegat