On 23 August 2018, Brenntag with support from its European Suppliers, Breko and Asiros, held a Seminar on the health benefits of phytonutrients. Phytonutrients are natural compounds produced by plants that could provide significant benefits to humans. The speakers highlighted phytonutrients from premium grape and olive extracts, organic plant proteins and grass powders, berries and mito actives, emphasizing its individual and unique functionalities. Attendees showed much interest in trying the prototypes of Drinking yogurts and RTD beverages containing phytonutrients prepared by Brenntag Service Application centre.
For more information – please contact Brenntag Ingredients (Thailand)
สภาส่งเสริมการค้าและการส่งออกไต้หวัน (The Taiwan External Trade Development Council – TAITRA) สมาคมการค้าไทย-ไต้หวัน (Thai-Taiwan Business Association) กรมการค้าต่างประเทศ กระทรวงเศรษฐกิจไต้หวัน (Bureau of Foreign Trade – MOEA) และสำนักงานเศรษฐกิจและวัฒนธรรมไทเปในประเทศไทย (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand – TECO) ร่วมมือกับสำนักงานการค้าและเศรษฐกิจไทย (Thailand Trade and Economic Office) กระทรวงพาณิชย์ สำนักงานคณะกรรมการส่งเสริมการลงทุน (Board of Investment – BOI) และสำนักงานส่งเสริมการจัดการประชุมและนิทรรศการ (Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau – TCEB) ร่วมเปิดงาน Taiwan Expo 2018 ครั้งแรกในประเทศไทยภายใต้แนวคิด “Let’s Tie Together” จัดแสดงนวัตกรรมและเทคโนโลยีชั้นนำควบคู่ไปกับการแลกเปลี่ยนศิลปะและวัฒนธรรมเพื่อส่งเสริมความร่วมมือด้านการค้าระหว่างไทยและไต้หวัน
Strengthened Organization Will Focus on R&D Project Pipeline Growth
in Ingredient and Process Development
Brabrand, DENMARK, August 29, 2018
DuPont Nutrition & Health today announced it is expanding its R&D team by creating a “clean label hub” at the Brabrand facility. Intending to boost its project pipeline in healthy nutrition and clean label texturant offerings, six new employees will join the existing team to focus on both ingredient and process development.
The hub will feature experts with backgrounds in clean label and sustainability – two fields that often work together and serve related purposes. Working closely with existing project teams, the hub will bring products to market quickly and help grow the existing project pipeline.
“Clean label is about creating foods and beverages with ingredients that consumers recognize, feel good about putting into their bodies, and that respect the Earth and its resources,” said Gerard Lynch, R&D Leader, Systems & Texturants, Emulsifiers & Sweeteners. “Our ingredients are already used in many applications that consumers consider clean label, but there are tremendous opportunities to innovate – creating ingredients that are even more sustainable, using a larger part of the natural raw materials, while providing health benefits to consumers. Committing to this innovation is critical for our ongoing success and growth.”
With the ability to utilize the broadest capabilities in terms of natural raw materials access, processing, across fruits, vegetables, seaweeds and nutritional science, DuPont Nutrition & Health has huge potential to develop functional ingredients that meet consumer expectations.
The hub will help customers continue to navigate clean label trends in a proactive and sustainable way. DuPont Nutrition & Health is seeking creative scientists and engineers to identify ways to convert sustainable and natural raw materials into clean label solutions that meet consumer demands for simplicity and authenticity, all without compromising taste, texture and nutritional qualities.
Planned to be in place by early 2019, the clean label texturants team will have the opportunity to tackle exciting projects to provide texture and stability for multiple food applications.
“We are excited to launch this hub and put additional team members into place that will help us advance our innovation strategy to support our customers,” said Mikkel Thrane, Global Sustainability Lead, DuPont Nutrition & Health. “This hub will enable us to continue integrating sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into our work, and the investment we are making will help us develop healthier, more nutritious and sustainable ingredients for our food supply.”
To learn more about DuPont Nutrition & Health, visit www.food.dupont.com.
The world is continuously changing, which is one big challenge facing food and beverage industries. Business operators have to ready themselves to cope with this ever-changing world by adopting “innovative approaches” as their main ammunition in increasing one’s competitiveness. Vicchi Enterprise appreciates and values the importance of “innovations” throughout the supply chain.
Boosting Capability with Innovations
“Vicchi Enterprise’s vision is to become a Food Ingredient Innovator who provides food industry with innovative raw materials and ingredients, to assist our clients to expand their capabilities and competitiveness, and to build ever-firmer connections amongst suppliers, customers and consumers,” said Mr.Visutr Visuthikraisee, President, Vicchi Enterprise. He also added that the company only imports finest and innovative products from Europe, USA and Asia, to meet the customers’ needs throughout the supply chain.
Three main innovation focuses of Vicchi Enterprise are production innovation, management innovation, and product innovation, with cost effectiveness and product quality at the top of the list.
In our Food Focus Thailand Roadshow # 4, food and beverage entrepreneurs of the Eastern Thailand were welcomed to attend the seminars “How Consumer Behavior Trends Influences F&B Product Development” and “The Process of New Product Development Based on Consumer Needs and by Satisfying their Expectations” hosted by Assistant Professor Suched Samuhasaneetoo, Ph.D. Heads of Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University and “Food Defense Plan in Food Industry” by Mr.Tawatchai Khamvijitraporn, Consultant, MT Operation Co., Ltd. Moreover, they also had a chance to check out various products showcased in the event, participate in activities and win the prize.
Asia Pacific’s Soft Drinks RTD Volume
With total RTD volume growth of 79.4 billion litres over 2014-2019, Asia Pacific will account for nearly one third of the world’s soft drinks volumes by 2019. China and India will combine for 20% of this global figure. However, countries like Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, should not be ignored. These nations currently for 25% of Asia Pacific’s soft drinks RTD volume and will grow by 15.4 billion litres over 2014-2019. Economic growth and rising consumer demands for the convenience and quality of packaged beverages make these countries an attractive region for soft drinks manufacturers, but varying consumer preferences require a tailored approach. Affordability and price sensitivity remain a major consideration.
Accurate weighing is critical to recipe development. Discover how the new precision balances1 developed for today tasks can support weighing and food-manufacturing processes – from scratch.
To make delicious new products, the food industry devotes substantial time to recipe development. This requires that ingredients be combined in correct proportions. However, a successful food product is typically the result of trial and error. A slight tweak of any component, or the addition or subtraction of a seemingly insignificant ingredient, can affect the sensory experience. In addition, long lists of ingredients often make precise formulation challenging and time-consuming.
Ensure weighing accuracy
Fortunately, you can take steps to help ensure accuracy for weighing processes used in food formulation. the new precision balances1 help with accurate formulation thanks to features such as an innovative weighing pan2. This pan minimizes air-current effects on the weighing cell, delivering results in half the time of a standard balance – even in a production environment or high-traffic area.
In food industry, as well as in requirements and specifications stipulated by international standards of quality, or in customers’ requests, there has been a lot of mentioning about traceability. The concept wraps around the ability for the public to access products’ information concerning their sources and manufacturers. Especially in some exporting industries, such as processed shrimp and processed chicken to the EU countries, traceability is not just an option but has become a must. Manufacturers have now adapted themselves to this new regulation. However, there is now a new norm in the industry: Data Integrity.
Data Integrity is the constancy of data, as well as the precision, consistency and accuracy of all data involved. Data integrity has gained its importance due to the great volume of manufacturing data that involve many divisions throughout production processes. These data are systematically computerized and stored in great details. But how to ascertain both customers and manufacturers that these data are precise, accurate and untampered with– what are the pre-determined approaches when dealing with a case of unauthorized changes to the data. It is important to make sure that in a long run, these data still remain accurate and credible–not just for the traceability purpose, but for the whole auditing process.
Thai consumers, today, are looking for ways to fulfil their desires to better themselves. Latest findings reveal that as many as four in five (79%) metro Thai consumers would like to have a healthier diet in 2018, while just over three in four (76%) would like to have a better work-life balance and 73% to exercise more.
Amidst rising income and rapid urbanisation, consumers in Thailand are embracing the benefits of personal wellness, and, as a result, are increasing their efforts towards self-betterment—be it physically, mentally or emotionally. Thai consumers are not only cutting back on their bad habits, but also paying more attention to what they are consuming. The research indicates that customisation can be a key player in consumers’ pursuit of bringing positivity into their daily lives. As well, instances of customisation can be introduced in everyday products.
Nowadays, the word “gluten-free food products” is nothing new to many people, while some may have even experienced the illness from consuming food containing gluten already. Gluten is a protein found in certain grains such as wheat, rye, barley, and oats, and it is an allergen which causes abnormal symptoms in some consumers. Gluten intolerance is caused by the inability of small intestine to absorb gluten causing some symptoms such as flatulence, bloat, diarrhea, limbs anaesthetize. In some cases, hypersensitive consumers may suffer from abnormal digestion and celiac disease. Nonetheless, gluten intolerance is subjective and not related to body’s immune system. Currently, numbers of gluten intolerance consumers are increasing, especially in the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, and New Zealand.
In the food processing industries, gluten grains are used as ingredients for various kinds of food, for instance, bakery, cereals, beverages, and snacks. Therefore, gluten-sensitive consumers are at high risks from receiving gluten from processed food selling in the market. Codex and many countries like the United States, the European Union, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Thailand, regulate food producers to show label indicating the use of gluten grains or contamination of gluten grains on its food to protect consumers. Nowadays, the production and sale of gluten-free foods, which replace gluten grains with gluten-free grains such as corn, rice, soybean, potato, and quinoa, are offered as choices for gluten-intolerance consumers.
