Palm oil remains a key ingredient for food manufacturers, particularly in bakery, confectionery, instant noodles and snack production. For ASEAN processors, however, managing this versatile ingredient increasingly involves more than securing competitive prices. Supply resilience, traceability and sustainability requirements are also shaping procurement decisions. Future Market Insights (FMI) reported that…
General Mills Names Dana McNabb as New CEO, Targets Operational Efficiency
General Mills will enter 2027 with a new chief executive and a renewed focus on profitable growth, digital demand generation and supply chain modernisation — priorities that offer lessons for food manufacturers across ASEAN. The company announced on 30 September 2026 that Dana McNabb, currently its chief operating officer, will…
Cargill Expands Thailand Poultry Operations with Automation and AI
Cargill is investing Bt2 billion (about US$60 million) to expand its poultry operations in Thailand, combining automated processing, artificial intelligence (AI) and additional grain storage to strengthen its integrated food supply chain. According to Thailand media, the investment includes a new automated cooked-chicken production line at Cargill’s Saraburi facility, scheduled…
Flexicon Launches New Mixing Technology to Support Powder-to-Liquid Processing
Flexicon has introduced the FlexEductor liquid mixing eductor system for solid-liquid mixing and blending applications, expanding its bulk material handling portfolio. "The addition of the FlexEductor is another important step in our commitment to delivering complete material handling systems. It expands our portfolio with a highly effective mixing technology that…
JBT Marel Automates Salmon Slicing for Higher Throughput and Yield
Automation is gaining ground in salmon food processing as producers look to raise throughput while managing labour shortages, product variety and yield pressure. JBT Marel’s new Multi Angle Slicer MSC 255 is designed for high-volume smoked salmon lines, combining continuous slicing with flexible cutting angles from 8 to 80 degrees.…
GEA’s Digital Tool Targets Changeover Downtime and Food Waste
Product changeovers can become a significant source of downtime, waste and operating errors as food manufacturers manage more variants and increasingly rely on mixed-experience workforces. GEA is addressing this challenge with Changeover Assist, a digital application designed to guide operators through product and recipe changes on SmartControl-based machines. Initially available…
Nestlé’s Tri An Factory Adds High-Capacity Automated Coffee Packaging Line
Nestlé’s latest packaging investment in Vietnam highlights how advanced automation is increasingly being paired with local engineering capability as Southeast Asian food manufacturers upgrade production for export markets. The company has inaugurated a new glass-jar line at its Tri An factory in Dong Nai, with an initial capacity of more…
Salted Egg Yolk Ingredients Gain Ground in Industrial Bakery Production
Salted egg yolk is moving beyond a Southeast Asian flavour trend and into more standardised ingredient systems for commercial bakery and snack production, as manufacturers look for consistent flavour delivery at scale. According to Future Market Insights, the global salted egg yolk ingredients market will reach US$127.2 million in 2026…
Calbee to Restore Colour Packaging as Ink Shortage Eases
Japan's largest snack maker will bring full-colour printing back to eight products from late July, ending a two-month spell of monochrome packaging brought on by a Middle East-driven naphtha shortage. Calbee has announced it will restore full-colour printing to the front of eight products previously printed in two colours, with…
Nestlé to Build USD 688 Million AI-Driven Coffee Plant in Thailand
The Thailand Board of Investment has approved a greenfield smart factory that will produce NESCAFÉ soluble coffee and ready-to-drink beverages for domestic and regional markets from 2028. Nestlé has secured approval from the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) for a USD 688 million (THB 23 billion) greenfield investment to build…
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