In this issue

Have you ever told someone: If my production is running efficiently without IoT, why should I adopt it now? Fair question. But if you could make your production run more efficiently –would you think twice in adopting IoT?
The food and beverage industry has yet to get used to the idea of the Internet of Things (IoT) being a part of everyday processes. There’s always some resistance to adopting new technology when there’s insufficient knowledge about it, or if cost is an issue. According to experts, IoT can help bring down cost, enhance product quality and safety, track and trace products in transit, and so on. Being able to prevent production issues before they occur is a giant leap in efficiency. That’s just one of the benefits. Cutting waste is another. To know more, read our report on how IoT is changing the food and beverage sector.
Also in this issue, we give you a market overview of Iran and Turkey, two of the fastest developing food and beverage markets in the region.
On the cover, we feature sweet confections to highlight the development of new ingredients that enhance the quality of chocolate, onfectionery and snacks.

Food Manufacturing Journal - Middle East & Africa Magazine Description:

Food Manufacturing Journal - Middle East & Africa is published 6x a year in English with highlights in Arabic. The magazine provides the region's food & beverage processing industry with the latest information and technologies on ingredients, processing and packaging, food safety and regulatory issues. It offers practical solutions to improve productivity, reduce cost, and turn innovations into real competitive advantages as well as the latest market information, trade show reviews and videos, and people and company profiles, written by industry experts and correspondents across the region. Also included are exclusive content and articles from industry professionals throughout the Middle East and Africa and from Ringier's family of food industry magazines covering Greater China region, South East Asia and other parts of the world, inclduing International Food & Beverage Ingredients News for China, China Food Manufacturing Journal, FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal, and Modern Food Processing (India). The interactive content allows readers to make direct and immediate contact with advertisers/suppliers and featured companies in the editorial by clicking on the web site and email addresses in each issue, access online content in Ringier’s food website (food.industrysourcing.com), and avail of video content through iTunes and Google Play.