Beyond Food Experience for Success Beyond at THAIFEX – ANUGA ASIA 2024
In the upcoming month of May, there is a pivotal event that businesses and entrepreneurs in the food and beverage industry cannot afford to miss. That event is “THAIFEX – ANUGA ASIA 2024,” organized by the Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce of Thailand, and the Thai Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Koelnmesse from Germany.
It stands as the largest and most comprehensive food and beverage trade show in Asia. Held under the concept of Beyond Food Experience, it aims to connect industry players, facilitate business negotiations with global leaders, explore opportunities, and foster new experiences toward greater success.
Now & Beyond: THAIFEX – ANUGA ASIA 2024 serves as a platform to showcase innovations and new food and beverage products that respond to current and future lifestyle trends. This includes offerings from leading companies to startups, focusing on health-conscious trends, sustainable food production, plant-based proteins, and various new food formats.
Opportunity Beyond: THAIFEX – ANUGA ASIA 2024 provides a comprehensive meeting area for manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders all under one roof. The event sees an increasing number of attendees each year, with exhibitors from over 40 countries worldwide, spanning across East Asia, ASEAN, Europe, America, Latin America, the Middle East, and Australia. With over 3,000 booths, it is a platform where traders can explore and negotiate with manufacturers and suppliers in the food and beverage industry comprehensively.
Inspiration Beyond: For those looking to venture into the food business or seeking new knowledge and skills, THAIFEX – ANUGA ASIA 2024 is a spark of ideas and a holistic learning hub. It encompasses seminars, exhibitions, business consulting services, product quality competitions, culinary skill contests, and more, all geared towards advancing business management or fostering greater business success.
THAIFEX – ANUGA ASIA 2024 spans over an area of over 130,000 square meters, open for business negotiations from 28th May to 1st June 2024, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, with retail sales available on 1st June 2024, from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, at IMPACT Challenger Halls 1-3 and IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Center Halls 5-12, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand. Those interested can find further details and register for the event at www.thaifex-anuga.com.
Registrations now open for London Packaging Week
London Packaging Week, renowned as one of the premier exhibitions for sustainable and stylish packaging solutions worldwide, has opened for registrations with its organisers declaring ‘packaging matters more than ever’.
The two-day event, which will take place on 11 & 12 September, attracted 4,500+ visitors and 190 exhibitors to the ExCeL in 2023. Organisers are again anticipating huge demand, with hundreds of the world’s biggest suppliers and thousands of designers, packaging developers, marketers, founders and buyers relying on the annual event to drive innovation and creativity.
London’s vibrant home for packaging innovation and design will host four co-located events – Packaging Première, PCD, PLD, and Food & Consumer Pack, and Easyfairs is encouraging potential visitors to register for the event sooner rather than later.
The four events offer brand teams an unrivalled and focused forum to source the latest packaging solutions, meet new suppliers and solve their biggest innovation challenges.
Packaging Première connects designers and manufacturers of luxury packaging with the major international brands, PCD is the world’s premier event brand for the beauty packaging community, PLD defines the future of packaging for all types of premium and luxury drinks, and Food & Consumer Pack is designed to drive packaging innovation across the £200bn market for everyday food, drinks and FMCG products.
“London is the UK’s shop window for all things luxury and a global luxury hub,” said James Montero MacColl, Senior Marketing Manager, Easyfairs UK. “London Packaging Week remains the ultimate platform for packaging businesses to showcase their products. It’s the perfect opportunity to survey the trends defining the luxury packaging landscape.
“Packaging is one of the most fundamentally important aspects of the enduring appeal of luxury brands to discerning customers. Once again, the event promises a vision for premium and luxury packaging. Packaging, particularly luxury packaging, needs to be experienced, and London Packaging Week will, no doubt, be awash with luxury brand architects dedicated to studying what drives the success of prestige brands.”
Benjamin Voyer, Cartier Chaired Professor of Behavioural Science at ESCP Business School will get a packed programme of content underway with his 30-minute session titled ‘The Science Behind Behaviour’, which delves into the world of influencing purchasing habits and understanding decision making, purchase and post-purchase behaviour.
Amir Gehl, Founder of Difference Coffee, Melvin Jay, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at GUNNA Drinks, Amy Nelson-Bennett, Chief Executive Officer at Positive Luxury and Harriet Lamb, Chief Executive Officer at WRAP, will join dozens of leading lights from the world of packaging, in sharing their insights across the two days.
Such is the show’s magnetic appeal and its unrivalled ability to corral stakeholders from right across the packaging supply chain under one roof, that it continues to play host to a number of the key players in packaging design, innovation and sustainability, regularly welcoming industry professionals from some of the world’s biggest brands, including Waitrose, Marks & Spencer, ELEMIS, Charlotte Tilbury, DIAGEO, Hotel Chocolat, Mulberry, Burberry, Harrods, and Molton Brown.
Justin Hutton-Penman, Head of Product Innovation, The Macallan, said: “We visit London Packaging Week for a number of reasons, but primarily it’s about broadening our knowledge of the supply base. We need a wider supply base to deliver what we want to over the next 10 years. And we need to know what’s out there and what’s new, and places like this help us get our heads around that and understand what’s happening in the marketplace.”
“Packaging is the number one thing the consumer interacts with. It’s the reason people pick it up, and having an opportunity to focus on it for a day is fantastic. It’s great, very busy and vibrant,” added Cassandra Stavrou, Founder of Proper Snacks.
Wellbeing expert Liz Earle MBE said: “What’s great about exhibitions like this is that you can connect with real people in real-time. It’s very relevant to the subject they want to come in and explore or hear more about. It’s just that connection with real people – you can’t beat it!”
Candy Kittens Co-Founder Jamie Laing added: “Packaging is everything. It’s your CV, signature, and brand, so for me, packaging is one of the most crucial things. Packaging is one of the most fundamentally important things you will ever do within your business.”
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Established knowledge drives success in challenging cleaning environments
Leading food and beverage manufacturers are facing increasing pressure to eliminate the risks of product contamination. With stricter hygienic controls required, the key to success is the rigorous and effective cleaning of the process line itself. Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems are universally recognised as the most effective solution for maintaining dependable, consistently repeatable results.
Responding to demand for a more versatile approach, Axium Process have launched an adaptive Mobile CIP System for all industry sectors, offering a cost-effective and compact plug-and-play solution in place of traditional fixed-in-place methods.
The new CIP package is a highly versatile and easy-to-maintain clean-in-place solution, designed with mobility and hygiene at the forefront of its design. Fully customisable with options ranging from manual to automatic, the system can be adapted to include an integrated control unit via a panel-mounted touchscreen HMI and PLC. With remote monitoring and ongoing technical support available if required, the system can be programmed to record historic data, accessible on site by an operator, or remotely by one of Axium’s own engineers.
Developed with decades of hands-on experience across multiple process applications, Axium’s new Mobile CIP System offers an advanced alternative for sanitary maintenance.
Plant-based product potential soars with the help of membrane filtration technology
As consumer demand increases for plant-based products and proteins, manufacturers are turning their attention to tried-and-true technology in hope of unearthing new discoveries for financial growth and company expansion. Many manufacturers are turning to crossflow membrane filtration in search of answers.
Able to provide high-quality protein yields without the risk of altering the macromolecules’ structure, crossflow membrane filtration provides a way to separate desired molecules, like protein, from the undesired molecules. Using membrane filtration avoids the loss of functional and nutritional properties, as opposed to other processes such as acid-leaching or thermal treatments. Research indicates membrane filtration can achieve a protein retention rate of up to 97%.
Axium Process has been helping such companies on the road to success.
“This is not new technology,” said Jamie George, Projects & Business Development Director at Axium Process, “this is a trusted technology applied in new ways. For over 20 years we’ve helped market-leading manufacturers achieve results. The premise is the same, but the execution is a different matter entirely; we have the knowledge and experience to know where things diverge, and what to do when that happens.
“At Axium, we tailor our solutions to customers’ specific needs, whether it’s maximising pea protein isolate for plant-based burgers or extracting soy protein for shakes.”
For companies looking to create plant-based products, membrane filtration can provide a cost-effective solution within a small footprint, helping maximise production output and efficiency. By embracing the automation of membrane filtration, companies can focus on product development and market demands, confident that their production line is up to the task.
VEGATRUCK ‘on the road’ customer training facility 2024 UK tour
The VEGATRUCK, mobile customer training facility, is gearing up for its much-anticipated 2024 UK Tour, scheduled for three weeks starting from 24th April to 9th May.
A special stop will be made at the Food Manufacturing Live Exhibition taking place at the National Motorcycle Museum, offering an exciting opportunity for professionals and enthusiasts alike to explore the latest innovations in level and pressure instrumentation.
The VEGATRUCK is a state-of-the-art American Kenworth W900 truck, accompanied by a specially designed, expanding Formula 1-style trailer. The 64m2 presentation area within the trailer is equipped with a mini training theatre, working instruments, functioning models, and cutting-edge technology for an immersive learning experience.
What to Expect On-board:
- Expert Guidance: Engage with VEGA’s pressure and level experts who will be on hand to provide in-depth training, demonstrations, and answer any questions about the featured product range.
- Product Demonstrations: Experience first-hand the capabilities of VEGA’s cutting-edge products, including the universally adaptable 6X® Non-Contact Level radar tailored to your process needs; discover the low-cost, versatile and resilient level sensors for the Water Industry; take a closer look at the comprehensive line of pressure instruments, with the added excitement of the ‘strong thumb’ challenge; delve into the advantages VEGA provides for the chemical, petrochemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries, and much more…
- Wireless IIoT Solutions: Explore VEGA’s latest battery-powered wireless IIoT radar solutions, offering advanced functionality and ease of integration.
- VEGA Inventory System: Learn about VIS – the innovative software designed to streamline inventory management processes.
- Sensor setup with VEGA Tools App: Join a live demo showcasing instrument adjustment with Bluetooth communications, compatible with all plics® sensors since 2002. With easy to use graphic visualisation of your data, a menu structure identical to PACTware/DTM and back-up/restore functions.
Findus orders up custom Rubb building
Norway’s largest french fry factory is now home to a new custom-designed Rubbhall. Frozen food specialist Findus’ Tønsberg facility processes over 50,000 tonnes of food annually, so Rubb were brought on board to address the site’s logistic challenges.
Measuring 25m wide x 35m long and equipped with 100mm Thermohall® insulation, the new building will serve as both a sorting and storage area for the site’s vegetables before they go into production, divided by a partition wall.
Peeling back the details
Due to the complex nature of building’s usage, Findus had several specific requirements. As there will be a constant stream of delivery vehicles accessing the building, five tall roller shutter doors as well as 8m high walls were supplied to allow easy and efficient access. Health and safety is also a priority for Findus, so a porch has been installed over the access doors to prevent snow from falling onto workers. Inside the building, 250 lux lighting creates a bright and safe working environment. Four vents have also been installed in the gable walls to ensure fresh air is circulated while all the doors are closed to maintain the desired interior temperature, set by a further four heating fans. The HVAC features are supported by 100mm of Rubb’s Thermohall® insulated cladding, ensuring an optimal environment for both the staff and produce all year round.Bako Group gobbles up Finlay’s Food
Bako Group has snapped up Finlay’s Food, a leading name in the Irish bakery trade, for an undisclosed amount.
Founded in 1976 and based in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, Finlay’s Food manufactures and supplies ingredients to the bakery and general food industry, with its customer base extending throughout Northern Ireland and into the Republic of Ireland, as well as the wider UK, Europe and Asia.
Founded 60 years ago, BAKO is recognised as a key organisation within the UK bakery industry supply chain and is owned by over 694 shareholders, all of whom are bakers.
BAKO provides independent bakers and caterers with a wide range of ingredients and finished products from suppliers, as well as its own BAKO Select branded range, through its depots in Preston, Durham and Wimbledon, employing 312 people across all three sites.
Bako CEO, Mike Tully, said: “This acquisition opens up new markets for us in Northern Ireland and beyond, offering significant growth opportunities. Finlay’s Foods has established a strong presence and loyal customer base, which we intend to build upon and expand.
“By integrating Finlay’s Foods’ product line with our own, we are able to diversify our offerings and enhance our competitive edge. Their expertise in bakery products complements our current portfolio and opens up a wide range of cross-selling opportunities.”
Patrick Gracey, Sales Director of Finlay’s Foods, said: “We are excited that Finlay’s Foods is now part of the BAKO Group. Finlay’s have had a long-standing relationship with Bako both as a customer and supplier for over 20 years.
“This is a natural evolution that benefits both companies and will enable us to build on our customer focused approach, facilitating the delivery of more choice opportunities and benefits to our loyal customer base.”
Oghma Partners acted as financial advisor to Bako Group.ALL4PACK EMBALLAGE PARIS 2024: “INNOVATION NEVER STOPS”
ALL4PACK EMBALLAGE PARIS (from 4 to 7 November 2024 at Paris Nord Villepinte) is the
international benchmark exhibition for all players in the packaging sector. This must-visit event places sustainability issues at the heart of its thinking, positioning itself as the showcase of all innovations in support of durability, performance and profitability.
A premier venue for interaction and exchange, ALL4PACK EMBALLAGE PARIS , in addition to its product and solution range, is also a key source of inspiration for industry and supports all professionals in rising to the ecological challenges of today and the future.
ALL4PACK EMBALLAGE PARIS, THE THINK TANK OF AN INDUSTRY
The packaging sector is at the heart of circularity and industry decarbonisation issues. Today it must address a range of challenges, whether environmental, economic, logistical or, of course, regulatory, with the French AGEC and Climate & Resilience Acts in France, and the proposal packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR) currently under discussion in the European Parliament.
The 2024 edition of ALL4PACK EMBALLAGE PARIS once again stands out as a place for business, with the organisation of business meetings between visitors and exhibitors, as well as visits by delegations of international top buyers. It will also be a place for thought leadership and influence, and a laboratory of ideas and innovation for all players and decision makers in the packaging sector. To achieve these aims, the exhibition has put together a Pack Experts Committee made up of 14 members from international groups among the leading lights in their respective sectors (CITEO, COCA-COLA FRANCE, FLEURY-MICHON, GROUPE BEL, L’OREAL, LEA NATURE, PIERRE FABRE, PROCTER & GAMBLE,
REMY COINTREAU…) who come together to discuss their expectations as packaging user industries and enable the show to fully embrace the practical concerns of the sector.
The show furthermore draws on the support of several partners: CITEO, CARTON ONDULE DE FRANCE (COF), CONSEIL NATIONAL DE L’EMBALLAGE (CNE), ELIPSO, FÉDÉRATION NATIONALE DU BOIS (FNB), GEPPIA, SECIMEP… and, for the first time this year, the EUROPEAN BRAND AND PACKAGING DESIGN ASSOCIATION (EPDA) and the WORLD PACKAGING ORGANISATION (WPO).
A COMPREHENSIVE, PROFUSIVE AND INTERNATIONAL RANGE
As an all-encompassing international show, ALL4PACK EMBALLAGE PARIS offers a full product range (Packaging, Processing, Printing, Logistics) comprising all packaging and machine solutions for all industries. At time of publication, 70% of the surface area is already booked.
1,100 exhibitors and brands are expected to attend, including 50% from outside France. Many leading names such as ARMANDO ALVAREZ, ATLANTA STRETCH, BECKHOFF, BFR SYSTEM, CAMA GROUP, CITEO, COMPETEK, DOMINO, FANUC, FROMM, GETRA, GOGLIO, IMA GROUP, OCME, RAJA, ROBOPAC, SIDEL, SIEMENS, SORETRAC, YASKAWA and ZALKIN have confirmed their participation.
Also worth noting is that all the packaging user industries are represented among the show’s exhibitors and visitors: food processing leading the way, but also capital goods, retail and e-commerce, pharma/health, luxury goods and takeaway sales.
AN INTUITIVE VISITOR TRAIL
The 2024 edition of ALL4PACK EMBALLAGE PARIS will take place in halls 4 & 5 of the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre. In adopting these pavilions, the show will spread the distribution of the 50,000 professionals expected (including 35% from abroad), notably through special feature zones set up in each hall.
Hall 4 will bring together exhibitors offering multi-industry processing and filling/packing machines; Marking, coding and packaging printing; processing, labels, and will also host the new ALL4PACK CIRCULARITY zone.
Hall 5 brings together the worlds of Processing, Logistics and Packaging, together with the lecture theatre and the much-anticipated ALL4PACK Innovations space, along with the media hub and press lounge.
CONTENT AND SOLUTIONS FOR A GREENER SECTOR
Throughout the duration of the show, industry experts will offer their insight and expertise in several speaking forums on themes connecting with the issues of the packaging industry.
- The ALL4PACK CIRCULARITY space is a zone dedicated to circularity that brings together innovative start-ups and other players involved in the transition process. ALL4PACK CIRCULARITY aims to unite actors committed to the issues around eco-design, recycling, reuse and reduction of the environmental footprint, by highlighting innovative solutions aimed at packaging user companies. In this area, visitors will find the start-up village and an agora for exhibitor speaking opportunities.
- The ALL4PACK Innovations area, jointly designed this year with the European Brand & Packaging Design Association (EPDA), will be the showcase for the winning entries in the 2024 ALL4PACK Innovation Awards. This space will explore the latest trends and offer an opportunity to discover, via the award-winning exhibitors, the new solutions in the sectors on show at the exhibition. The area will also display the winners of the exhibition’s partner competitions: L’Oscar de l’emballage, NVC De Gouden Noot, SIAL Innovations, and Emballé 5.0. Another original feature in this space will be a display of innovative packaging sourced and commented upon by the EPDA.
- Alongside, the guided tours “Pack Innovation Tour” and “Pack Machine Tour” will unveil the innovative solutions selected by experts: meetings with exhibitors, machinery in operation, an introduction to cutting edge packaging solutions, etc.
- The ALL4PACK Conferences area will over the four days of the show offer a comprehensive programme of 27 top-level talks and panel discussions tying in with the major challenges faced by packaging user industries: issues of an environmental, legislative or technological nature, but also societal, with new consumer habits both in France and abroad. All talks and round tables are free to attend and will have simultaneous interpreting (French and English).
Sessions raises £3m from Guinness Ventures
Sessions, the growth platform for original food brands, has raised a further £3m from existing investors Guinness Ventures, as it seeks to expand on its technology offering, while launching a new franchising arm, starting with SoBe Burger and Ivan Ramen.
In less than three years of operation, the Sessions Platform has grown to £55m in sales. The raise follows a £3.25m deal closed with Virgin Money in the autumn and sees the company double its valuation from Series A.
Founder Dan Warne said: “It is rare to have such supportive investors as Guinness, and we are very pleased to see the confidence they have shown in our business following this second, meaningful investment.
“The resilience and drive of our team is what you want to see as a Founder, navigating a tricky couple of years, and we’re seeing the benefits of that as we deliver very strong, sustainable growth.”
Head of Origination at Guinness, Ashley Abrahams said: “Dan and the team have done a fantastic job in delivering great growth whilst remaining capital efficient, navigating challenging economic conditions.
“The team have been a pleasure to work with and with massive opportunity for further growth ahead, it was an easy decision to lead a further funding round.
“Sessions are well placed to take advantage of the increasing demand for high quality, authentic food from talented chefs across the country, at the same time supporting the wider kitchen partner ecosystem through the creation of complementary revenue streams.”
Ginsters on a roll with new snacking products set to drive further category growth
With snacking accounting for over 13 billion consumption occasions and growing +5% since 2019, Savoury Pastry Category leaders, Ginsters’ latest product innovations are perfectly positioned to make the most of this opportunity. The two new launches – Ginsters delicious new Breakfast Roll and Butter Chicken Bake – will inspire shoppers to ‘Taste the Effort’ that goes into every Ginsters product when they launch nationwide from Monday 8th April.
With ‘convenience’ and ‘enjoyment’ driving consumers’ search for new snacks, the two new Ginsters launches are ready to meet this shopper demand, they are delicious to eat cold, or can be quickly heated in an air fryer to enjoy hot for the best flavour experience. These tasty new flavours will not only expand Ginsters range but help to create interest and excitement for the whole category, appealing to the 67% of shoppers who buy Savoury Pastry on impulse.
Ginsters Sausage Roll and Bakes ranges have delivered +15%CAGR volume growth over the past three years vs. average category decline of -1.8% making the brand best placed to launch NPD into these formats and further maximise the growth opportunity.
The new launches are:
Ginsters Breakfast Roll (130g) RRP £1.50, Ginsters new Breakfast Roll is a delicious new take on a sausage roll. Packed full of quality ingredients, Ginsters expert chefs bring together favourite breakfast ingredients – smoked bacon, scrambled egg, potato, and tomato ketchup in a 100% British Pork sausage roll, all encased in golden baked puff pastry. Not only does Ginsters new Breakfast roll taste great, it also scores 18% points higher in weighted purchase intent than the next branded competitor in consumer taste testing.
Sausage rolls typically attract a younger audience who actively seek out new and interesting flavours. With the rolls segment currently made up almost entirely (87%) of single flavour pork rolls, this is a huge opportunity for innovation to drive category growth. And with 32% of younger audiences also buying an on-the-go breakfast a few times a week the Ginsters Breakfast Roll has great potential to bring new, younger, shoppers into the category.
Ginsters Butter Chicken Bake (117g) RRP £1.50. The new Butter Chicken Bake is designed to appeal to a nation of curry lovers. Ginsters’ expert chefs use 100% British chicken cooked in a rich butter sauce with a blend of spices, coconut and lemon, encased in Ginsters signature golden baked puff pastry. Taste testers have raved about this pastry-wrapped taste sensation, which over-indexes vs category norms in both flavour and purchase intent in consumer taste testing.
The Ginsters Bakes range already offers an exciting array of flavours, from Cajun Spiced Chicken and Philly Cheese Steak, to Meatball Marinara, all of which are delivered in a convenient, smaller format that can be served hot or cold, ideal for snacking. The Bakes range has delivered over 11.6k incremental shoppers to the category since its launch in September 2021, and with the introduction of the new Butter Chicken Bake, continues to deliver exciting new global flavours to Savoury Pastry to drive incremental growth.
Like the rest of the Ginsters range, both new products are made with top quality, locally sourced ingredients to provide real, honest, convenient food for shoppers. No added artificial flavourings, colours or preservatives are used in either product.
Emma Stowers, Ginsters Marketing Director, commented: “We can’t wait to introduce our delicious new Breakfast Roll and Butter Chicken Bake to shoppers. These tasty new flavours will bring excitement to anyone looking for new, exciting and delicious snacks. We’re proud to continue to lead the way in Savoury Pastry taste innovation and meet consumer demand in snacking, as well as at lunch.”