May 2008 Contents
 
Special Report

 Special Report

Welcome Notes

 At All Costs

Daphne Tan, Editor

Certification

 HALAL FOOD: Kitchen of the World Goes Halal

BY TANIDA DISYABUT
Science and taste come together as Thailand eyes the lucrative Islamic food sector.

MarketWatch

 Here’s safety you can see, hear and feel

 Maintenance costs for tomato washing installations reduced

 High tech labels for fruit and vegetables

 Cleaner, safer packaging for cooking oil

 New generation printable top web

Ingredients

 NEW FACILITY: Making it Bigger

BY DAPHNE TAN
Conceived end-2006, the first manufacturing facility in Asia for Glanbia was unveiled in March. Asia Food Journal shares this proud moment.

 INFANT NUTRITION: Baby’s Best Milk

BY ANNE FRANCK EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ORAFTI
Mother’s milk is best—a well known fact that food science is trying to emulate with prebiotics.

Packaging

 MARKET SURVEY: Packaging’s Prospects

BY PACKAGING DIGEST
The environment of change that packagers fi nd themselves in can give rise to opportunity, where machine flexibility and automation are key.

Grab n Go

 New plant for Purac in Thailand

 Sweet treats

 Cargill website for China

 New Danisco centre in Shanghai

 Companies and their carbon footprints

 Pass the salt

 Brewing strong in Vietnam

 Come home to coffee

 Love your lungs

 Gelatine for joints

 Fortified fruit, anyone?

 Health risk in plastic bottles?

 Industry Updates

Interview

 BRAND STRATEGY: Kraft-ing the Road Ahead

In today’s challenging business environment, a “back-to-basics” approach and brand reinforcement will be key areas of focus, Kraft tells Asia Food Journal.

Food Safety

 ERP SYSTEMS: From Factory to Fork

BY DAPHNE TAN
Full control over the manufacturing and supply chain, from cost monitoring to batch identification, is the new competitive advantage.

Calendar of Events

 EVENT REVIEW: The Big Venue

BY DAPHNE TAN
Challenges abound. But the marketplace is ready, as gathered at Food Ingredients China.

Ad Index

 PRESENTING…The Humble Noodle

 
 
 

 


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