Agatha Wong

Consumers love to snack, but creating the products they love is not easy. Seasoning is crucial to the flavour and appearance of your snack product, with taste being the deciding factor for most consumers. On a snacks production line, on-machine seasoning and process area seasoning equipment do what the name...

Victoria Island Smokehouse was award the second place for best new product The winners of the inaugural edition of Seafood Excellence Asia Awards have been announced at Seafood Expo Asia, a three-day seafood trade event taking place 11-13 Sep in Singapore. Tassal Operations won the best new product award for...

Mettler-Toledo's upcoming webinar will include a series of discussions that explore how digitalisation can optimise operations and enhance businesses Mettler-Toledo has announced a live webinar event titled "Operational Excellence through Digitalisation”. Taking place on 5 Oct 2023 at 0800 and 1400 BST, the educational webinar and open debate is ideal...

The new facility in Utah offers 165,000 sq ft of storage and 30,000 sq ft of refrigerated storage Suanfarma has attained USDA Organic and Fair for Life (FFL) certifications at its New Jersey, US site and for the new facility in Utah, US to serve the high demand from customers...

While beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, ugly fruits are often discarded by distributors and rejected by consumers for their unappealing appearance, resulting in significant food waste. How can we change these persistent purchasing behaviours? First conceived in Nov 2020 by then-first-year university student Hailey Yong for...

Food manufacturers are facing mounting pressure from both consumers and the governments to reduce sugar content in their products. Yet, the challenge to deliver both great taste and nutrition value is a great one By Agatha Wong According to the International Diabetes Federation, as of 2021, 90 million adults aged 20...

As the company crosses €1bn in annual sales for the first time in 2022, igus is excited to embark on transformative solutions for its customers By Agatha Wong This year, igus has presented 190 new motion plastics solutions. Guided by the concept, “Enjoyneering”, a portmanteau of enjoy and engineering, the company...

Moving articulated robots without lubrication and maintenance: igus's 7th robot axis for articulated arm robots is now compatible with all manufacturers (Image: igus) The 7th axis offered by igus is compatible with all lightweight articulated arm robots worldwide thanks to a simple plug-and-play kit. Thus far, models from Universal Robots,...

By Shen Siung Wong, director of global applications at Tate & Lyle According to the United Nations, plant-based foods generally use less energy, land and water, and have lower greenhouse gas intensities than animal-based foods. We also know that 46% of the planet’s habitable land is devoted to agriculture, 77%...

How are current market volatility and rising sugar prices boosting stevia as a solution not just for sugar reduction targets, but also cost savings By Tom Fuzer, vice-president of market strategy at HOWTIAN Rapidly rising sugar prices, consumer demand for natural alternatives, and never-ending supply chain woes — the list goes...