Food Manufacturing Journal - Middle East & Africa - August 2013

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Raising the ante in packaging

THE Sidel Matrix graces our cover for this issue. Sidel calls it its ‘most powerful set of solutions yet’ for the beverage industry. Some companies that have installed the system are Niagara Bottling, a supplier of bottled water in the US, and Spumador, a producer of carbonated drinks and bottled water in Italy. Learn about this new equipment in packaging.
For manufacturers of baked goods, we highlight dough enhancers in ingredients and the latest packaging for baked snacks. These packaging designs will be launched at Pack EXPO Las Vegas in September.
In boardroom connection, Kellogg’s consultant nutritionist Kathryn O’Sullivan talks about the company’s health and wellness drive and future expansion in the GCC, for breakfast cereals and snacks. Also in the region, consumption of flavoured milk is rising. We feature major milk companies in our special
report.
Many companies are interested in Africa as a market for food and beverage. In feature, we continue to inform you on the state of East Africa. Currently, it imports
95% of food from outside the continent, and local food companies are growing at 18% per annum. In research, we highlight a report from the Wildlife Conservation
Society, on a new approach to help the beef industry in southern Africa, without endangering wildlife and wildlife tourism.

Food Manufacturing Journal - Middle East & Africa Magazine Description:

Food Manufacturing Journal - Middle East & Africa is published 6x a year in English with highlights in Arabic. The magazine provides the region's food & beverage processing industry with the latest information and technologies on ingredients, processing and packaging, food safety and regulatory issues. It offers practical solutions to improve productivity, reduce cost, and turn innovations into real competitive advantages as well as the latest market information, trade show reviews and videos, and people and company profiles, written by industry experts and correspondents across the region. Also included are exclusive content and articles from industry professionals throughout the Middle East and Africa and from Ringier's family of food industry magazines covering Greater China region, South East Asia and other parts of the world, inclduing International Food & Beverage Ingredients News for China, China Food Manufacturing Journal, FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal, and Modern Food Processing (India). The interactive content allows readers to make direct and immediate contact with advertisers/suppliers and featured companies in the editorial by clicking on the web site and email addresses in each issue, access online content in Ringier’s food website (food.industrysourcing.com), and avail of video content through iTunes and Google Play.