In this issue

Where consumers are the winners

Year after year covering developments in the F&B industry, I see that more companies in Southeast Asia are already adding healthier products to their selection. Thailand’s development of future foods, and better foods for the future is the example to follow.

Whether it is about taking out ingredients from the formula, using new ingredients, or creating a product from scratch, the process has become much more efficient for manufacturers who are able to find the ideal partner to help them through the entire course. In this issue on page 12, we talked to Michelle Lee, Regional Marketing Leader, Greater Asia for IFF on how this process goes about with their customers. IFF is just one of the many companies helping manufacturers get their concepts to life and ready to market.

Aside from better for health formulations, manufacturers are interested in upgrading their packaging design or process. They know it’s necessary to keep up with the times when it comes to materials and labels. The growth of e-commerce has become a big reason for this. Consumers are also critical about the sustainability, strength and safety of packaging. Again, having to choose the right packaging design – not too much and not too little – is also much easier with the abundance of packaging options on offer. In this issue, you’ll find some of the latest packaging, including the recipients of the Ringier Innovation Technology Awards for packaging technology.

FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal Magazine Description:

FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal is published 8x a year in English. The magazine provides the food & beverage processing industry in South East Asia 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 S.E. Asia and from Ringier's family of food industry magazines covering Greater China region, the Middle East and other parts of the world, inclduing International Food & Beverage Ingredients News for China, China Food Manufacturing Journal, Food Manufacturing Journal-Middle East 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 in English and Chinese (food.industrysourcing.com), and avail of video content through iTunes and Google Play.