In this issue

Healthy before birth. WE’RE born with unique physical traits, mental abilities, even susceptibility to particular diseases and conditions based on our genetic makeup. The quality of nutrition that was afforded us from the moment of our conception right into later years of childhood has also partly shaped what we have become. In her article Keeping infants healthy, our correspondent Pearly Neo gathers scientific references examining the significanceiofiearlyilifeinutritionionigrowthiandidevelopment.iSheimentions how crucial it is to ensure that early life nutrition is given not only suff cient, but also educated and competent attention.In the March 2018 issue, we published Innovation Management, an articleiwrittenibyiDr.iMifioraiGatchalianiofiQualityiPartnersiInc.iinithe Philippines. This month, we give you the second installment to that report which focuses on how to stay competitive. Forum for the Future, a non-profit group helping organisations across the globe create a more sustainable future, published The Feed Behind Our Food where it explains the need for food industry stakeholders to be more deeply involved in the animal feed sector. Turnitoipagei14itoifindioutiwhy.There are a number of craft brewers in the Philippines, but only one in the scenic province of Palawan. Palaweño Brewery’s story is no different from other craft brewers’ – they started small and just kept growing. Owners Ayah Javier and Malu Lauengco tell us all about their popular brews that reach consumers as far as the US.In Indonesia, we profile Tereos with input from Maya Devi, the company’s Director of Sales and Marketing. Tereos is a starch producer that pioneered corn wet milling in the country.

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.