Social shopping, health and freshness are amongst the top five trends set to influence Asia’s grocery retail market over the next five years, according to IGD, the international grocery research organisation. Nick Miles, Head of Asia-Pacific at IGD, has said, “Over the last 12 months, Asia’s grocery landscape has continued…
Barry Callebaut And Garudafood Extend Indonesian Supply Partnership
Garudafood and the Barry Callebaut Group have signed an additional agreement for the long-term supply of another 7,000 tonnes of compound chocolate per year to Garudafood’s biscuit factory in Rancaekek, a sub-district of Bandung, Indonesia. Additionally, the concept of “plant-in-plant” will be implemented in the Garudafood’s Rancaekek biscuit factory and…
Malaysia Sugar Tax May Induce Price Hike For F&N Beverages
Following Malaysian finance minister, Lim Guan Eng’s announcement that an excise sugar tax will be enforced in 1st April 2019, F&N is anticipating a possible price increase of 90 percent for its beverages. This can be attributed to the fact that a majority of the company’s beverage products fall into…
Interroll Presents A New Infeed For Crossbelt Sorters
With the addition of a new infeed, Interroll is expanding its modular platform solutions for particularly efficient material flow. It is perfectly designed to work with Interroll crossbelt sorters. The new infeed modules combine higher infeed speeds with reduced space requirements to offer a substantial potential increase in goods flow…
Sidel’s New EvoFILL Can
Cans are projected to constantly grow over the next few years. Manufacturers need greater performance to match the overall rising demand, while guaranteeing absolute food safety, minimising Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and preparing for future production needs. A broader number of SKUs and numerous can sizes on the market…
Salt Of The Earth Expands Global Availability
Mediterranean Umami meets the diverse demands of key global markets Salt of the Earth announces new, exclusive distribution agreements for Thailand, Australia, Poland, and South Africa, of its clean-label Mediterranean Umami savoury flavour enhancement and sodium reduction ingredient. The company is expanding offerings of the plant-based ingredient by partnering with…
Driving Sugar Milling Efficiency
Humanity has had a strong relationship with sugar for at least the last 10,000 years. Yet it was only in the 1700s that a mechanised means of producing sugar emerged, using steam engines for production. Surprisingly, steam power is still prevalent. In a time when energy efficiency underpins competitiveness of…
Meat Substitute Manufacturer, Beyond Meat, Files For $100M IPO
Beyond Meat has officially filed to go public with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and aims to raise $100 million to drive its future expansion plans. The company, which has a number of high-profile investors including Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tyson Foods, recently welcomed CFOs from Coca-Cola and Twitter to…
New Concept Offers Indulgent High-Protein Biscuits Without The Downsides
A new concept from Arla Foods Ingredients will help biscuit manufacturers tap into the high-protein and healthy indulgence trends while overcoming technical challenges. According to Mintel, one in four consumers now looks for cookies or biscuits that are high in protein. The number of sweet and savoury biscuit launches in…
tna Opens New Australian Manufacturing Facility To Triple Production Capacities
Food processing and packaging equipment manufacturer tna has officially opened a brand new, state-of-the-art Australian manufacturing site to support the global demand for its high performance food packaging solutions. Located in the Melbourne suburb of Boronia, the new factory will allow tna to triple the manufacturing capacities for its cutting-edge…
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