Page 4 - Food & Drink Business Magazine September 2018

CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2018
✷ REGULARS
6 NEWS
Simplot exits frozen meals category; CCA considers SPC sale; Heinz cops fine; PepsiCo snaps up SodaStream.
8 ON TREND
The growing market for packaged snacks is driving suppliers to hunt for new ways to capitalise on social media opportunities.
18 FOOD EXPORT
Export Connect’s Najib Lawand reveals some of the hottest export destinations for Australian food and beverage businesses.
36 PRODUCT NEWS Flexible filling and dosing; Smart sensors for motors; Coding and inspection collaboration; Early bird gets the worm.
38 NEW IN STORE
PB Shots pack a punch; Herbert Adams goes artisan; Weight-loss wonder shake; A shot of coffee and vodka.
40 WHAT’S ON
Hear the latest on the convenience trend at the upcoming Food & Drink Business LIVE breakfast forum in Melbourne on 12 October.
✷ FEATURES
10 A POWERFUL
NEW BREW
Iconic Victorian brewer
CUB shares its strategy to go 100 per cent energy sustainable. By Margaret Megard
28 INGREDIENTS
OF SUCCESS
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✷ INDUSTRY INSIGHT
Good eggs and many other special ingredients are behind the success of Australia’s highest bakehouse, Snowy Mountains Cookies.
By Louisa Hearn
32 SPICE OF LIFE
The turmeric latte trend is in full throttle with startups and small companies leveraging consumer interest in the healthy spice.
By Kasey Clark
12 Cover Story
Ingredients companies are the first link in an evolving food chain. Kerry Taste & Nutrition discusses some of the big shifts that are driving the company’s development efforts.
ON THE COVER: Consumers want great tasting products made from trusted, authentic and wholesome ingredients and flavours. Our chefs and food scientists work together to help you create innovative solutions that meet market gaps and satisfy the senses.
14 Branding
Using video content is a great way to engage consumers on social media, but there’s an art
to it, writes Food to Film’s Anne Marie Cummins.
16 Rising Star
The clever formulation of sugar-free cake and bakery mixes has forged a strong new niche for Noshu, as Samantha Schelling reports.
✷ FOCUS
18 Food Export
22 Confectionery
28 IngredientTrends
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