Turnout crowd at FHA 2014

Trade visitors more than satisfied with mega show, as Food&HotelAsia 2014 exceeds expectations

Farm-to-fork sorting capabilities

GROWERS, packers and processors of fresh fruits and vegetables will find that they can always customise a Tomra system for their sorting needs. These solutions, which include the Halo, the Primus Gemini, and the Field Potato sorter, are fully modular and allow for feature permutations, according to vice president and sales manager, Diarmuid Meagher.

Emphasis on craftsmanship is paying off

Despite lower beer consumption in Australia, industry revenue grows due to evolving taste for quality over quantity

Optical sorter for MOG removal

QUALITY is the driving force in everything that Chateau Ste. Michelle does as the Washington, USA winery combines Old World winemaking traditions with the best New World innovations. When the opportunity came up for Chateau Ste. Michelle to participate in the field trials for Key Technology’s VitiSort, an optical sorter ideal for wineries producing 5,000 to 50,000 cases per year, they jumped on it.

Drastic makeover leads to resounding success

ON THE VERGE of bankruptcy at the beginning of the new century, Sweden’s oldest privately owned brewery has forestalled plummeting sales by rethinking the company’s strategy. Compelled to rethink its strategic focus, develop a permanent stream of improvements, and invest in new products, ?bro Bryggeri in Vimmerby is now a flourishing model brewery with an output of one million hectolitres.

Texture determines sensory quality

Low pressure portioning keeps the structure of the protein mass and the end product texture intact

Thailand’s first high-speed aseptic bottling line

Beverage newcomer turns to Sidel for a turnkey aseptic production line meant to serve the region’s co-packaging requirements for sensitive beverages in PET

Advances in aseptic dairy packaging

THE surge in demand for packed food products is driving growth in the packaging industry, with India and China possessing especially huge potential to thrive due to factors such as investments from multinational corporations, the development of rural areas and the growing affluence of their citizens. To identify how to best meet the demand, we need to first examinethe reasons driving it.

Starting from Scratch

AN ICE CREAM MAKER churns in the corner of the small test kitchen while a tray of candied walnuts cools on top of the stove. Scales, measuring cups and an unusual mix of ingredients clutter the countertop, as students dressed in white lab coats and hairnets work to perfect their creations.

Homemade Cheese Co.: A taste of home

ELAD BRYN of Homemade Cheese Co. talks about starting a food business, and why the company's Middle Eastern-style dips, Greek yogurt and other dairy products, are captivating customers in Thailand

What’s Tea Got to Do with Climate Change?

New research led by Dutch ecologists – and crowd-sourced worldwide – aims to prove that discarded tea bags can predict the health of the planet

Rabobank warns on pork shortages