In this issue

THREE companies interviewed for this issue were formed out of the owners’ desire for better food and beverage. In Java, Indonesia, Mazaraat Artisan Cheese was established by owners who wanted to consume natural, organic cheeses. Dissatisfed with the processed cheese sold in the groceries Muhammad Najmi learned to produce artisan cheese. Now he is setting up his company to become an R&D partner for other cheese producers as well.
Caught in a similar dilemma, the owners of Pure Sports Nutrition were unhappy with the quality of commercial sports drinks containing artificial ingredients or those that cannot be taken by consumers with sensitive stomachs. Sports enthusiasts themselves, Simon Kraak and Marewa Sutherland, formulated different beverages suitable for hydration, endurance, and recovery, and took into account the importance of natural ingredients, additional nutrients, and balanced formulation.
In Malaysia, Five & Two Foods wanted to do more with the already well-loved bacon, and chose to develop indulgent products such as candied bacon and bacon jams, says Georgina Fernandez. Being one of a kind, their products have become successful not only in Malaysia but in other Asian markets as well.
In short, Najmi, Georgina, Simon, and Marewa are simply ordinary consumers, but they wanted better products not only for themselves but for others as well, and had the initiative to seek out ways to create them successfully. Have you got the entrepreneurial spirit in you?

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.