Food & Beverage Asia Jun/July 2021

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NEWS
Vitafoods Asia will take place from 23-26 November 2021
Informa has decided to push back Vitafoods
Asia by seven weeks to the end of November
2021. The event will continue as a hybrid
event, with an in-person event – hosted at
the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention
Centre in Singapore from 24 to 25 November
2021 – and an accompanying virtual event,
running in parallel from 23-26 November
2021.
Informa believes that this will benefit the
industry and put them in the best possible
position to run an in-person event in Asia
in 2021. Vitafoods has understood how
important it is for the industry to stay
connected, and Informa has spent the last
12 months developing their virtual offering
to ensure their community has been able to
network, meet existing and new business
contacts, learn and share knowledge. These
new dates provide them with the best chance
to get back to what they do best, bringing
the nutraceutical community together, and
this year there will be more opportunities
than ever with their new hybrid format for
Vitafoods Asia.
The original dates meant that Vitafoods
Europe and Asia were running back-to-back
which proved to be challenging for both their
suppliers and exhibitors. By moving the event
to the fourth quarter of 2021, everyone will
be able to plan more effectively, and that
Singapore and the APAC region will be in a
more stable position in relation to COVID-19
and ready to open up to foreign visitors and
allow a return of larger exhibitions.
While it continues to be a challenging year for
all, Informa is looking forward to welcoming
their community at the event in 2021. ■
Mettler-Toledo and EVRYTHNG partner to further digitalisation of
global food safety
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection recently
announced a new, industry-leading strategic
partnership with EVRYTHNG, the pioneer of
the Product Cloud. The partnership provides
food manufacturers, retailers and brand
owners with an end-to-end traceability and
food production reporting solution.
The two companies, working collaboratively,
are positioned to further the digitalisation
of the food safety landscape. The joint
proposition is achieved by Mettler-Toledo
ProdX device data management software
monitoring and collecting product inspection
information in real-time. The software records
all inspection activity from Mettler-Toledo
Product Inspection systems. This data can be
integrated and modelled in the EVRYTHNG
Product Cloud ® , applying a new level of
data intelligence to advance audit, reporting
and food traceability use cases for multi
stakeholder groups.
The Active Digital Identity (ADI) is a unique
digital identity assigned to products in
the EVRYTHNG Product Cloud ® , at an
individual product item, batch or SKU level.
The ADI ensures that data is captured and
managed by EVRYTHNG at every touch
point throughout a product’s lifecycle.
This information can be used by food
manufacturers, retailers and food safety
audit bodies to ensure compliance with food
safety regulations and contract requirements,
improve supply chain performance with
greater agility and integrity, and can
be surfaced to consumers to provide
transparency with authentic data.
Rob Rogers, senior advisor Food Safety
& Regulations of Mettler-Toledo Product
Inspection, said: “The partnership between
Mettler-Toledo and EVRYTHNG is about
developing and providing a robust and proven
infrastructure to handle that wealth of digital
data.”
Niall Murphy, CEO of EVRYTHNG, said:
“Food safety is a critical factor for all food
manufacturers. Our solution will enable them
to get ahead of the curve, by collecting and
managing data for every individual product
that comes out of their factory, in a way
that is locked into already globally-accepted
standards for digital track and trace.” ■
FOOD & BEVERAGE ASIA JUNE / JULY 2021