The plethora of products hitting retail shelves bears testimony to the rising interest and uptake of free-from products in Asia-Pacific. Contributed by GlobalData. Consumer behaviour—more so in relation to their choice of what they consume—is largely a product of their economic wellbeing, awareness of surroundings and an innate desire to…
COVID-19’s Effect On Consumer Behaviour
19th-century diplomat Klemens von Metternich is credited with quipping: “When France sneezes, Europe catches a cold”. In the 20th century, this mutated into: “When America sneezes, the world catches a cold”. Scant surprise then that, in the wake of China’s meteoric economic rise in the 21st century, some economic journalists…
FrieslandCampina Ingredients 2019-2020 Report: Three Major Global Food And Beverage Market Trends
Unique market insights enable food and beverage companies to understand consumers’ needs of today and tomorrow FrieslandCampina Ingredients Food & Beverages has identified three major trends in the global food and beverage market. These trends, as observed from consumer needs and behaviour, are collated in FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ first annual…
Nourishing Partnerships Through Innovative Solutions
Sunit Dhoka, President Director of Cargill Starches, Sweeteners & Texturisers in Indonesia, identifies macro trends that will shape the ingredients industry in 2019 and beyond. At Fi Asia, held in Jakarta from 3 to 5 October 2018, Cargill’s participation offered a unique opportunity for its clients: for the first time,…
Dairy Proteins And Permeates: Ideal Nutrition-Boosting Ingredients In Ready-to-Drink Beverages
With the rise of social media, the speed at which new food and drink trends emerge and change is startling. As a result, brands need to innovate quickly to remain relevant, without compromising on product quality or nutritional value. By Kristi Saitama, Vice President and Team Lead—China, Japan, Southeast Asia,…
Tackling The Challenge Of Online Grocery Shopping
In spite of the glowing prospects, cracking the online grocery market can be challenging. How do you start? Where should you begin? By Carsten Spiegelberg, General Manager for System & Automation with SSI SCHAEFER. While online grocery shopping is a miniscule 1.5 percent of global grocery sales, it has some…
Being Future-Ready In A Changing Beverage Market
Swisslog’s clients, The Absolut Company, MaiDubai, and Coca-Cola Amatil share the value of integrating advanced solutions to their entire supply chain. The digital world is developing at a breath-taking pace. Every industry sector is going through a transformation towards a globally networked and integrated economy. This includes the beverage industry—automation…
East And West Cuisine: Driven By Taste And Flavour
With exotic flavours such as curries in the limelight, the vegetarian juggernaut thunders on—according to seasoning experts, RAPS GmbH. In 2016, almost every fifth person in the Asia-Pacific region was vegetarian, with India topping the bill according to Statista Germany in 2016. By contrast, only six percent and five percent…
Lowering Cost To Increase Profit Margins: Is It Really That Simple?
A holistic view of the factory floor enables data to be turned into information and actions that can realise significant savings to production costs, says Jonathan Reed, global product manager automation—Food & Beverage, SPX FLOW Limited. For a business to be viable, it must make money. Basic math shows…
Trends And Drivers In The European Biomaterials Market
Futamura is dedicated to using renewable and responsibly managed resources to produce plastic-free packaging that offers outstanding product protection and shelf-life. By Andy Sweetman, sales and marketing manager, Futamura EMEA. In 2018, the European biomaterials market has seen a surge of interest in its biobased and compostable products because of…
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