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THE AFRICAN CONTINENT has millions of expectant consumers-in-waiting. To access this source of ready cash food and beverage companies must formulate competitive strategies and team up with the right local partners. Geographic opportunities on the continent can be found across several markets. South Africa remains the gateway to Africa, but unlocking the route to market in other countries will pay dividends for the food and beverage sector in the long run.

Dairy 2019

Food and drink in focus
SAB and AB INBEV support business growth
What gives food its flavour?
Emirates SkyCargo opens new trade lane
SEED VISIONARY'S BIG PLANS FOR GROWTH
Total plant management service launched
One step closer to Zero Hunger
Fry’s makes waves in valuable global markets
Polystyrene Association expands its reach
Will EU Agricultural Safeguard place unnecessary burden on consumers?

It surrounds, delights, feeds and inspires us with a wealth of taste and boundless creativity. Consumers love the ‘taste’ of nature – with an equally diverse and precise understanding of what it means to them.

Food manufacturers are facing tough challenges. To meet the Food & Drug Administration’s requirements for recordkeeping and lot-traceability, food manufacturers must track and identify all ingredients in each product. This runs from initial ingredients purchases through manufacture to finished goods, shipment and final customer delivery.

Reducing the dairy solids content of products holds a variety of advantages for food and beverage manufacturers. It also brings several challenges. Constantin Drapatz examines these obstacles and how they can be overcome without compromising the budget.

Alfa Laval has developed innovative solutions that minimize the formation of 3MCPDE and GE. These solutions help producers optimize palm oil processes, enhance plant flexibility to be able to adapt to changing needs and future regulations as well as ensure operating reliability and maximum uptime. All this adds value to your business while, at the same time, helps safeguard food safety.

THE ABILITY TO LOSE weight and keep it off is the central focus of a health and wellness-focused collaborative study led by researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus with support from DuPont Nutrition & Health. The study, published in the June 2018 edition of Obesity Science & Practice, evaluates the effectiveness of incorporating soy protein-based foods into a higher protein energy-restricted diet for weight loss, compared to other sources of protein, in adults who are overweight and or obese.

THE COMPANY IS known for its plantbased ingredients for the food, nutrition and health markets and in the pioneering of new vegetal proteins. In addition, Roquette and Equinom’s current shareholder Fortissimo Capital will jointly invest USD four million in the company to support further developments. This is the first agreement and investment made by Roquette in Israel. Through this collaboration Roquette will be involved in the cutting edge of new non-GMO plant variety development addressing industrial needs and consumer expectations. The company offers an increasingly broad range of high-quality plant-based ingredients, particularly pea proteins, to the food, nutrition and health markets. Equinom, a computational breeding company founded in 2012, is developing a full portfolio of non-GMO legumes that have 50 per cent more protein than varieties currently on the market, creating the conditions for a future worldwide shift to a plant-based diet. The companies have signed a multi-year agreement for the development of high-protein and high-yield pea varieties with unique characteristics to suit the needs of innovative food developers. The resulting pea varieties could be grown and marketed worldwide. Equinom will use the investment to further develop products essential to new food applications and complementary to animal-based nutrition.

SINCE 1977, ALMARAI has grown via strategic investments, becoming the largest producer and distributor of food and drink in the Middle East with market capitalisation exceeding US$12.5 billion. The company’s main objective is its commitment to consumer satisfaction, maintained by the drive for constant innovation. Almarai’s production, marketing, and distribution structure enables the daily distribution of products to over 110 000 retail outlets across the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries , plus Egypt and Jordan. Almarai needed to increase production capacity around the single-serve format of its orange juice (200ml) bottled in PET and handled under cold chain distribution. The company decided to install two new Sidel PET complete lines, each one handling 54 000 bottles per hour (bph), in the Al Kharj central processing plant (CPP).

IN SOUTH AFRICA, resource efficiency has particular resonance as companies grapple with severe water restrictions and the possibility of water shortages due to drought, while the risk of electricity load shedding has recently become more prominent.

IN 2016 ALONE, over 800 flavoured products were launched globally, offering consumers more choice in hydration options. PureCircle stevia has enabled developers to meet consumer demands by providing zero-calorie sweetness that compliments and enhances these beverages. Instead of adding sugar or a non-natural option, developers can turn to these ingredients to offer flavourful sweetness without extra calories.

DURING THE PAST decade, the food and beverage manufacturing sector has grown to bring 30 per cent more value than it did in the noughties. Africa’s food and beverage market is valued at USD 313 billion and is projected to reach USD one trillion by 2030, but generating profits in this industry is not without its challenges. Supermarkets are facing commodity deflation, which complicates revenue growth. Shifting consumer buying habits and growing demand for new flavours and trends are forcing the industry to change the way it processes, manufactures and markets food products. In today’s competitive food environment, what can manufacturers do to boost profits?

Advanced Dynamics has adopted a fresh approach to secure more business and cement relationships with new and existing customers. The sales director of the UK based company, Tom Smith is excited by the challenge to develop Advanced Dynamics positioning within its target markets. The company’s philosophy is simple: ‘to be the most proactive and supportive business in the packaging industry.’