In this issue

Marching on to 2014
THE MIDDLE EAST and Africa are two of the most important markets for the food and beverage industry. Trends that we saw this year will continue into 2014, with greater emphasis on producing for the needs of the middle class – convenience foods, healthier options and speciality products. For the African market, products are better offered in smaller portions and packaging for affordability. Africa in particular also needs partners to grow its food and agricultural sector to the fullest, according to Rabobank. The region’s potential has not yet been fully tapped, and the Bank is encouraging global food companies to further their engagement with local suppliers and manufacturers.
Our outlook report has further insights from Nestlé, Mondelēz, PepsiCo, The Majlis Dubai, Almarai, and other companies in the GCC.
Also in this issue, we have the latest in water treatment solutions from LANXESS and Global Water Engineering. We also feature the French supplier of plant-based ingredients, Naturex, which recently joined the SATiety INnovation (SATIN) project in the fight against obesity; Marmum Dairy Farm, one of the UAE's “superbrands”; and projects being undertaken by the research-for-development organisation Bioversity International.

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.