Over 400 exhibitors at Saudi food & hospitality fair

Event aimed to fulfil the KSA’s increasing food consumption

Robotic farming

IN WESTERN countries, many farmers are passing on the back-breaking work to their intelligent and hardworking service robots. These mean machines can do just about any physical work in the farm – weed, prune, fertilise, assist in pollination, sow, feed farms, and herd animals – and they can go it alone, too.

Artisan-quality doughnut balls

IDA, the continuous fryer developed by WP Riehle, produces deep-fried doughnuts in many shapes on an industrial scale. The new equipment offers artisanal quality – the desired white ring at the circumference of doughnut balls, perfect crust and low fat pick-up. The fryer applies unique technologies for heating and turning, and utilises an automatic steam cover developed by the company during the first frying phase. All of tnese contribute to achieving the above-mentioned properties that are char

Protecting salmon and seal

IN SOME countries, seals are eliminated when they try to get into pens where salmon are bred. Whilst only natural for seals to do so for survival, they get hurt trying to enter these pens. To protect both the fish and the seals, John Rafferty of Elemental Manufacturing Pty Ltd designed and manufactured essential components and injection moulding tools for an environmentally harmonious pen for Huon Aquaculture, an Australian salmon farming business. This protection pen is a world first in aquacul

The next big market

THE MUSLIM population continues to grow and with it, the Halal food and lifestyle products sectors as various local and international companies are keen to tap this lucrative market.The growth strategy research and advisory firm, DinarStandard, provides organisations with fact-based solutions to help ensure profitable and responsible global impact.

Set to switch to aluminium

South Africa begins conversion to aluminium beverage cans, reports NICI SOLOMON

Consumer demands call for more metal packaging

Packaging technologies help food manufacturers deliver safe, affordable and nutritious products

Transformed over the weekend

At Norway’s biggest dairy company, change-over goes off like clockwork without interrupting the plant’s production runs, writes STEFAN OTT.

Qi Juices: Just say ‘fresh’

Their need for fresh organic juices drives Hana Alireza and Leila Fakih Nashabe to start their own beverage business in Lebanon

A dietician’s take on energy drinks

IN THE best-seller, A History of the World in Six Glasses, author Tom Standage shares the influences certain beverages/ drinks have had across the world. From bearing references to drinks in Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece, he ends his history of the world with “globalisation in a bottle” marking a unique pointer to the omnipresent drink brands that have converted the globe to a village, blending unique cultures and ideologies.

Lighter approach to indulgence

Prebiotic fibres offer new opportunities for weight management and enable manufacturers to help their consumers to enjoy their favourite foods and manage their weight at the same time

Edible oils expert

Brand owners of Mazola in the KSA plan to release healthier value-added products