Food Pacific Manufacturing Journal

OUR Boardroom Connection in this issue has encouraged the culinary arts in many homes and across the hospitality sector in the Philippines for nearly five decades. Liberty Commodities Corporation has been all about the simple joys of baking and cooking - in particular, hotcakes, and continues to thrive in a market where a great number of urban consumers prefer to eat out, purchase ready meals or have fast food delivered. LCC's story and success is very much in line with Outlook 2012 insights on 'Kitchenomics' from Frost & Sullivan, which points out that escalating food prices drive cost-conscious consumers to cook at home.
Another focus of the first edition in 2012 is Health and Wellness. We take a look how the industry increasingly is positioning products demographically to address health concerns, the impact of natural sweetener Stevia approval in the European Union, and how to address trans fatty acid issues.
Innovation is key to success in challenging times. At Ringier Trade Media, our focus has primarily been to provide industry access that help readers make informed decisions. For the first time, an Android mobile app for sourcing industrial machinery, tools and materials across 20 key industries from Greater China is now available from Ringier.
Download it now. It's free and easy as one-two-three: (1) Visit the Android Market: market.android.com. (2) Search for "Industry Sourcing" and follow the download instructions. (3) The Industry Sourcing app will automatically apply the most appropriate language, English or Simplified Chinese, based on the phone language settings.