Food Pacific Manufacturing Journal

When you go over the issues of FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal, you’d be amazed at the countless innovations being presented to food and beverage manufacturers, and how these are contributing to hundreds of new and exciting products every day.

In food and beverage, two trends among many, are coming right at us with full force. One is the focus on health and nutrition, which should significantly impact the way packaged foods and drinks are developed or reformulated. Another is the seeming breakneck speed at which companies are investing in plant-based food – especially meat – production. With technical support coming from many ingredient companies, expect that you can produce better tasting plant-based food and beverages.

Both these trends were tackled in the ASEAN Food and Beverage Ingredients Summit: Formulating with Innovative Ingredients and Solutions, a virtual conference hosted by Ringier Events with business partner Kerry, on July 8, 2021. Presentations came from Kerry, Chr. Hansen, PT Indesso, and Roquette, who all aim to provide the latest in formulation, vegan and functional products, and related consumer trends. Clickhere to see some highlights from this event.

In May, Ringier also hosted the webinar, Shrink Sleeve Innovations for Food, Beverages, and Personal Care Products, with partner Dase-Sing Group. Packaging expert, Mayuree Paklamjeak presented on the trends in in Thailand, and we share a summary of her presentation on pages 22-23.  

Meanwhile, the topic of fruit breeding may not be of your usual interest, but when you think about it, without agricultural developments and innovations, where would many F&B products be today? We've included an the article from International Fruit Genetics.