As one of the most advanced seafood industries in the world, the Netherlands is home to quality seafood products
In an era marked by the global pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and a burgeoning awareness of climate change, the food and beverage industry finds itself at a crossroads. As demand for...
By Christian Philippsen, managing director, BENEO, Asia Pacific
From what once was a fad consisting of plant-based meat patties has now turned into a lifestyle for consumers. Following this, the plant-based portfolio has tremendously expanded in recent years to include a variety of everyday products for consumers to fit their...
By Lois Mo, marketing director of health and wellness, Asia-Pacific, at ADM
More consumers today are taking a broader and more holistic view towards wellness as they increasingly recognise that various aspects of their health are all interconnected. At the same time, consumers are shifting from a reactive to proactive...
By Euromed
The desire for beauty is not a new phenomenon; for thousands of years, people have been searching for ways to slow or even halt the ageing process. However, trends have changed, and consumers today want products that are not only natural and effective, but also sustainable. The...
By Didier Bergeret, sustainability director of The Consumer Goods Forum
At the current rate of progress, the world risks missing the 2030 deadline of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — a blueprint for how we achieve a better, fairer and greener world. We must do everything we can...
With a growing consumer market for trendy plant-based products to Halal food, Malaysia stands at a promising juncture for growth and development. What lies in the future of road ahead for the country’s food and beverage manufacturers? We speak to John Jose, marketing director of Tetra Pak Malaysia, Singapore,...
As the fourth-largest economy in South East Asia, what lies ahead for Malaysia’s food and beverage manufacturers?
By Agatha Wong
Much like other countries around the world, Malaysia experienced disruptions to its economy during and after the stabilisation of the COVID-19 pandemic — in 2020, the country experienced a 5.6% fall...
By identifying metal contaminants during processing or packaging, a metal detector ensures the safety and the integrity of a wide range of goods and eliminates metal contaminants from a food manufacturer’s finished product
Metal is one of the most commonly found contaminants in food and can be introduced at all...
Tobe Packaging is the first company in Singapore to successfully commercialise mono-material packaging
By Agatha Wong
In 2018, the Singapore government found that one-third of some 1.6 million tonnes of domestic waste disposed was made up of packaging. More specifically, while more than half of the packaging disposed was made of...
Food safety and regulatory compliance are hot topics for food manufacturers. Ian Scott-Mance, technology manager of Mettler-Toledo ProdX considers how digitalised product inspection technologies can meet these demands
Food safety is of critical importance, and the food industry has become increasingly heavily regulated. Success for food manufacturers, both now and...
