News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The abandonment of the one-child policy in China is expected to grow sales of infant formula by 10-15%, with 1.5-2 million more babies likely to be born each year in the country.
Gulfood Manufacturing has seen a more than 20% rise in both visitors and exhibitors in the second edition of the Dubai event, as it carves out its own identity next to its sibling shows.
Helping small-scale farmers and producers in developing countries to access the global marketplace can help to boost nutrition and development, say the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Tetra Pak has opened its first Customer Innovation Centre in Dubai, with six more around the world to follow by 2017, the company announced last week at Gulfood Manufacturing.
Comment
Far from the frenetic madness of its parent show in February, Gulfood Manufacturing nevertheless has its own, slightly geeky, energy – and it clearly means business.
Falling oil prices and excessive bureaucracy and currency controls are the largest challenges for many regional firms, according to Dutch bakery equipment maker Rademaker.
Companies in Iran and Iraq are keen to work with BASF, with a lot of delegates from the countries visiting the German firm’s stand at Gulfood Manufacturing.
Gulfood Manufacturing 2015, Dubai
Ishida Europe has launched a leak detector to minimise spoilage in pre-packed retail products, such as hard, soft and grated cheese.
This week Down Under
Nine out of every 10 Australians believe the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes should be made legal, according to a survey.
When large multinational brewers buy small independent craft brewers, it often prompts an outcry among beer fans. But do consumers really care who owns their favourite beer brands?
Feature
First Carlsberg announced a beer to coincide with the launch of Fallout 4, a computer game; now Australian craft brewer Black Hops Brewing has followed suit.
Saudi food giants Savola and Almarai reported very different Q3 results, with Savola’s profit dropping 47% to US$99m, and Almarai’s up 10.3% at US$158.7m, but both missing analyst’s forecasts.