Asia Food & Beverages Report (May/June 2021 issue)

Ingredients News
Sustainable sourcing and traceability are
also priorities for ADM. We understand that
consumers are looking for products that are
traceable and with easy-to-read ingredient
labels, and our global supply chain of
ingredients ensures that this demand is met.
For example, our new and cutting-edge satellite
imaging technology allows unprecedented
transparency into our supply chain. This
innovation will help enable verification of our
goal to achieve and report full traceability
(100%) of our soy supply chains in Brazil,
Argentina, and Paraguay by 2022, including
direct and indirect sourcing.
At ADM, we take natural products and
transform them into a complete portfolio of
ingredients and flavors. For example, our
culinary pantry provides a range of plant-based
solutions ranging from extracts that provide
great taste, emulsifiers that provide the right
texture to antioxidants that provide functional
and nutrition benefits in a wide variety of food,
drink and supplement applications.
On a separate note, AFBR also would like to
add that with the ongoing African Swine Fever
(ASF) that affect the pig herd population as well
as the long history of bird flu (H5N8) affecting
poultry across the globe, many consumers
hope to make a gradual switch from meat
consumption to plant-based food products. This
is on top of consumer concerns over animal
welfare and sustainable farming practices in
this region.
The future for plant-based alternatives
seems brighter than ever. What do you
foresee the demand in 10 years from
now ?
In the meat substitute category, consumers
are already familiar with plant-based beef
alternatives. We believe the future is bright as
there is significant ‘pent-up’ demand for other
newer plant-based meats like pork, chicken
and seafood.
We are also seeing more interest and
advancements in plant-based alternatives
to shellfish, cheese and ready-to-eat (RTE)
protein snacks.
Our global trends report found that in the next
few years, consumers will be looking for: (1)
healthier food choices (that naturally contain
beneficial ingredients), (2) products that have
a more healthy and positive impact on the
environment, (3) secure supply, and (4) greater
transparency in labelling and sourcing of food.
We are seeing much greater demand for food
that is nutritious. This has spurred significant
growth in nutrient-dense products, but flavor
and color are also key factors in driving
consumer preference.
In your opinion, how does plant-based
meat alternative perform compared to
other alternatives like lab grown cellbased
meat and the traditional real
meat?
Beyond applications, processes like
fermentation and new technologies like 3D
printing are spurring inventive creativity. Plantbased
innovation is performing well but is only
beginning, and the future holds many different
techniques and applications as research
increases and consumer acceptance grows.
Ultimately, we hope that plant-based meat
alternatives occupy a segment in the market
that diversifies consumers’ offerings. We
hope to develop the industry as a whole that
is complementary to what is already available,
like for example the traditional meat and other
meat alternatives and continue innovating
products that meet consumer demands and
preferences.
INDONESIA
Kerry invests US$36 million in Taste facility in Indonesia
TASTE & NUTRITION
Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company, has increased its footprint in South East
Asia (ASEAN) by building a 2 nd manufacturing facility in Karawang, Indonesia at an investment of
€30 million (US$36.13 million).
The new state-of-the-art facility is Kerry’s largest ever capital investment in ASEAN, and will
significantly expand Kerry’s Taste offering in the region and further support customers in the fastgrowing
markets of Southeast Asia. It will be Kerry’s 2 nd manufacturing site and 3 rd facility in
Indonesia.
This world class facility will be Kerry’s first greenfield investment in Southeast Asia and will
encompass a flavour manufacturing site along with a sampling hub and a research and development
pilot plant. A wide range of flavour technologies will be manufactured in Karawang, allowing this
new site to support Kerry’s fast-growing taste business and its food and beverages systems across
all food categories, including beverage and snacks which is among the fastest growing end use
markets for Kerry.
Antoine Nourrain, General Manager, Taste APMEA said, “As part of its goal to create a world of
sustainable nutrition, Kerry is committed to meeting the growing demand from customers within
Indonesia and South East Asia. Our focus is on delivering world class products to our customers
and consumers. This new investment is made with current and future customer needs in mind and
the important role that taste can play in enabling the transition to healthier and more sustainable
diets.”
The design of the new facilities includes an on-site wastewater treatment plant and meets the
criteria of Kerry’s Beyond the Horizon sustainability strategy achieving new standards in the
consumption of energy and water with significantly lower CO2 emissions and no waste to landfill.
Construction has started and the plant will be operational in late 2022.
John Savage, CEO Global Taste added, “The construction of this world-class manufacturing site
demonstrates our commitment to our customers in Indonesia and the Southeast Asia region. This
new facility will strengthen our competitiveness as we work with customers to deliver our Taste
portfolio of solutions and bring excellent and authentic tasting products to market.” The South East
Asian taste market is valued at circa €900 million (US$1.08 billion) and is growing at a high single
digit with huge opportunity for further development and innovation.
COCOA/CHOCOLATES
Mondelez partners Olam Food Ingredients to create world’s largest
sustainable Cocoa Farm in Indonesia
Mondelez International, Inc., a global leader in snacking, and Olam Food Ingredients (OFI),
a leading supplier of cocoa beans and cocoa ingredients, have recently announced a new
collaboration in Indonesia to create the world’s single largest sustainable commercial cocoa farm.
The model builds on Mondelez International’s experience with the company’s signature sustainable
sourcing program, Cocoa Life, and OFI’s ambition for sustainable cocoa, Cocoa Compass, to test
a scalable approach for the future of commercial cocoa farming.
This massive project will be located at a 2,000 hectare cocoa farm on Seram, an island in the
Maluku province in Indonesia. It will utilise advanced climate smart and plant science technology –
rarely used to grow cocoa at this scale. The model tests a modernised and professional blueprint
for best practice cocoa farming, optimal land usage and farming community planning which will be
explored as a potential model for replication across the region.
Demand for cocoa is growing across Asia, which is set to become the 2 nd largest consuming
region of cocoa ingredients in the world. Indonesia is a key cocoa-producing country in the region,
but farmers have struggled with rising temperatures, low yields and crop disease. Combining
their respective expertise in cocoa growing research and development, sustainable cocoa farm
management, and good agricultural practices, Mondelez International and OFI will tackle these
problems by improving the livelihoods of partner cocoa farmers, empowering communities and
restoring the environmental productivity of a previously deforested landscape.
The partnership aims to deliver 700 new jobs as well as better living conditions to the locals; 2,000
hectares of productive cocoa trees in a previously deforested brown field land; 47 hectare area of
High Conservation Value forest; and a Seedling Nursery that can grow up to 1 million high-yielding
cocoa seedlings annually.
Quentin Roach, SVP Supply Chain & Chief Procurement Officer, Mondelez International said, “As
one of the world’s leading chocolate makers, we’re on a mission to make cocoa right and to secure
a sustainable future for an ingredient essential to our business. With 9 years of measurable impact
demonstrating improved farmer’s livelihoods and reduced environmental impact of cocoa farming
through our signature sustainable sourcing program, Cocoa Life, we’re excited to leverage our
know-how in a collaborative approach to sustainable raw material sourcing with a geographically
customised solution. Creating opportunities to innovate, in partnership with our suppliers, and
exploring the ability to scale high-yielding, forest-positive, income-generating approaches to
commercial cocoa farming on the single largest farm of its kind offers attractive potential and is an
important step forward on our journey to lead the future of a sustainable and resilient cocoa supply.
This initiative sits alongside Mondelēz International’s existing Cocoa Life program in Indonesia and
our cocoa crop science technical center in Pasuruan, established to support sustainable cocoa
farming practices and drive positive change for farmers and communities in the region”.
Gerard A. Manley, CEO of OFI’s Cocoa Business said, “This could be truly game-changing for
the future of cocoa in Indonesia and beyond. We would like to thank the regional and national
governments of Indonesia for their support. Ever since we launched our first sustainability program
in the country more than 16 years ago, we have been committed to supporting Indonesian cocoa
farmers while also protecting the environment. We reaffirmed this commitment through our
acquisition in 2019 of the country’s largest cocoa processor, BT Cocoa, to connect the full supply
chain from cocoa beans to cocoa ingredients. We’re now combining our expertise and knowledge
with Mondelēz International, a steward of some of the world’s most iconic snack and chocolate
brands. Having just announced the achievement of our 2020 sustainability goals, we believe this
partnership is a further significant step towards our Cocoa Compass ambition to have a positive
impact on the future of cocoa.”
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