Food & ingredients March 2023

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HIGHLIGHTS 

4 

The biggest edition 

in Gulfood’s history 

brought together over 

5,000 leading food and 

beverage companies 

10 

Cargill enters alternatice fats 

partnership with Cubiq Foods 

18 

Nut industry leaders 

advance 2030 health, 

hunger and nutrition goals 

20 

How to increase yields, 

cut waste and improve 

sustainability in food and 

beverage production 

28 

A message to food and 

bakery ingredient distributors 

from Meron 

34 

PLMA announces: 

Private label thrives in Europe 

40 

ProSweets Cologne 2023 - 

Special Edition: 

The international sweets and 

snacks industry and their 

suppliers are meeting up in 

Cologne in April 

The next issue 

will be at

Ayça SARIOGLU 

Coordinator 

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Crossing 

the Atlantic 

America is a big continent. The USA is 

a big country. Nevada State is a huge 

state in a hot area and Las Vegas city 

is where the world’s most shows are 

performed. This time our show will totally 

be about business. It is SIAL America to 

be held in LV, 28-30 March 2023. 

There are big opportunities up there. 

It is a tough market though. It is a very 

difficult market to penetrate in but once 

you get in, you stay long and you earn 

more. It as a strange market. You should 

know the ways to get in and to take a 

slice from that huge pie. 

SIAL America is the United States’ 

premier cross-category food and 

beverage tradeshow and conference. 

Energizing the $1.5 trillion food and 

beverage industry, SIAL America 

will host domestic and international 

exhibitors, key importers, food service 

companies, distributors, retailers, 

wholesalers and restaurateurs. SO Fuar 

is an internationally acknowledged fair 

organization. They will lead so many 

exhibitors to this important event. We 

will join them and distribute free copies 

of Food & Ingredients International 

magazine and its sister Plant-Based 

Foods magazine at this important show. 

We will be there to distribute our two 

magazines to promote our customers 

with the best way in that important 

venue, the Las Vegas Convention 

Center for three days of personalized 

networking, an expansive show floor 

featuring product categories that 

include meat, dairy and bakery, along 

with top-tier seminars delivered by 

industry visionaries. You can improve 

how you do business especially with 

that tough market and learn what 

trends are driving consumer decisions, 

so your business is ahead of the curve. 

With educational sessions touching on a 

variety of topics, SIAL America will have 

something for every type of business. 

See you there in Las Vegas. 

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The biggest edition in Gulfood’s 

history brought together 

over 5,000 leading food and 

beverage companies 

Over 5,000 leading companies showcased 

100,000 new products from more than 125 

countries during 20-24 February. Filled with 

countless networking opportunities to develop 

new business relationships and strengthen 

existing ones, this year’s show offered a bigger 

platform to make new partnerships, deals, 

collaborations, signings and announcements. 

Over the past 28 years, Gulfood has cultivated 

the credibility, loyalty, recognition, and support 

of the global food and beverage sector, through 

an unwavering commitment to delivering real 

global business outcomes and valuable trade 

deals for participants. This edition welcomed a 

global lineup of returning and new exhibitors, all 

of whom have placed their trust in the Gulfood 

4 FOOD & INGREDIENTS INTERNATIONAL MARCH 2023

and and successfully reaped the commercial 

rewards that it continues to deliver. 

Gulfood 2023’s record scale is due in part to 

the introduction of Gulfood Plus, a brandnew 

bespoke hall, where first-time exhibitors 

showcased product innovations across 

10,000 m2 of added floorspace. 

Leading global brands exhibiting include: 

Unilever, GMG, Americana, Agthia, Fonterra, 

McCain, Monin, USAPEEC, Hunter Foods, 

ASMAK, Minerva Foods, U.S. Dairy Export 

Council, Frinsa Group, Emirates Snacks 

Foods and Al Rabie to name a few; as well 

as newcomers including Brazilian food 

processing company: BRF Global and 

MARCH 2023 FOOD & INGREDIENTS INTERNATIONAL 

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Agricultural, and Processed Food Products 

Export Development Authority (APEDA). 

With the UAE acting as the central hub of 

all these changes, Gulfood is at the heart of 

the business community, propelling sector 

conversations from agenda to action, 

brought the industry together to convene in 

the first key F&B industry event of the year, 

unveiling new products and innovations, and 

creating an international platform for business 

opportunities, including 125 country pavilions 

with first time participants, Armenia, Cambodia 

and Iraq, and welcoming back returning 

pavilions from South Africa and Australia. 


Gulfood Dubai: Saudi beverage giant signed 

$8.07mln deal with Tetra Pak Arabia 

technologies to reduce water and energy 

consumption, would be fully functional by the 

first quarter of 2024. 

This agreement was signed on the side lines of 

Gulfood in Dubai. 

Saudi’s Alesayi Beverage Corporation has 

signed a 7.6 million Euro ($8.07mln ) deal 

with Tetra Pak Arabia to procure and install 

processing equipment for its 200,000 litres per 

day beverage production facility in Jeddah. 

Tetra Pak said in a press statement that the 

new facility, which will use solar power and 

Sheikh Mohammed Ali Alesayi, CEO and 

Chairman of Alesayi Group said: “Our partnership 

with Tetra Pak will help us further diversify our 

offerings and provide us with sustainable 

beverages solutions that we can supply to local, 

regional, and international markets.” 

Niels Hougaard Managing Director, Tetra Pak 

Arabia Area, said: “At Tetra Pak, we commit to 

making food safe and available, everywhere. 

Our agreement with Alesayi Group is a 

testament of our commitment towards providing 

sustainable packaging and innovative 

processing solutions to all our customers. 

Landmark MoU signed between Indian 

government and Lulu Group for millets export 

of Indian products. India is promoting its 

range of wheat, rice, maize and many milletrelated 

products as it observes 2023 as the 

International Year of Millets. 

India’s millet exports to the UAE can expect 

a boost in numbers after retail giant Lulu 

Hypermarket LLC and the Indian government 

agency Agricultural and Processed Food 

Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) 

signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the 

World Trade Centre in Dubai. 

The agreement is one of the highlights of the 

Gulfood 2023, the world’s largest annual food 

exhibition. The UAE is third-biggest importer 

The MoU comes on the back of the CEPA 

agreement between the two countries, signed 

and improving by the day, to facilitate trade. 

Dr Tarun Bajaj, director at APEDA, and Saleem 

VI, chief operating officer of LuLu Group 

International (LLC) signed the MoU in the 

presence of the Ambassador of India Sunjay 

Sudhir, the APEDA chairman Dr M Angamuthu, 

Indian consul-general in Dubai Dr Aman Puri; 

and Lulu chairman MA Yusuff Ali. 

India has exported millets worth US$46.05 

million during April-November 2022. The new 

MoU will help Apeda reach the target of US$ 

100 million for export of millets and its valueadded 

products by 2025. The LuLu Group 

International is a retail chain that operates 247 

Lulu stores and 24 shopping malls across the 

GCC, Egypt, India and Far East. LuLu Group 

serves 1.2 million customers daily. 


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Estonian F&B brands secure hat-trick of accolades 

at the Gulfood Innovation Awards 2023 

Competing against hundreds of food 

producers from around the world, the three 

brands, which all fall under Taste Estonia, 

the food and beverage sector of Enterprise 

Estonia, impressed the jury of industry 

professionals and culinary personalities with 

their new concepts of healthy and organic 

food solutions, which aim to drive both 

quality and sustainability in the market. 

Driving innovation in the clean, organic and 

sustainable F&B industry, leading Estonian 

brands Revala, Rosena DK and Must Umami 

have won an unprecedented three awards 

at the Gulfood Innovation Awards 2023. 

The Estonian food producers secured the 

following awards at the Gulfood Innovation 

Awards 2023: 

• Revala - Best Dairy Product Category – 

Lactose-Free Dairy Soft Ice cream 

• Must Umami -– Best Organic Product 

Category - Black Garlic Flower 

• Rosena DK – Best Health and Wellness 

Product Category – Eternal Youth Beauty Bites 

DMK Group focused on high-quality brand 

power Oldenburger, Rose and Uniekaas present 

strong-selling product ideas at Gulfood 

At this year’s Gulfood, the DMK Group 

focused not only on attractive new products 

from the International business unit but also 

on country-specific communication of the 

Oldenburger brand. 

The traditional Oldenburger brand supplies 

high-quality dairy products all over the world 

and has always stood for German Dairy 

Excellence. Oldenburger products are made 

from 100 % pure cow’s milk. A philosophy that 

is well received, as the continuous growth of 

the brand shows. At this year’s Gulfood, visitors 

to the fair saw the quality for themselves: 

Oldenburger Professional is presenting the new 

Performance Whipping Cream especially for 

foodservice customers and chefs from all over 

the world. The product has been specifically 

developed to meet the high demands of 

the foodservice business. It is ideal for use in 

fancy cakes and beverages. The brand is also 

presented two international dessert classics: 

crème brûlée and panna cotta. The ready-touse 

desserts taste like homemade and can be 

refined in many ways. Oldenburger Professional 

also presented the new packaging design for 

the entire product range at Guldfood. 

Another focus was the brand’s new 

communication strategy for Oldenburger 

Retail. Although the dairy experts want to 

remain true to their origins under the umbrella 

“German Dairy Excellence”, the brand will 

be more strongly oriented towards regional 

needs in the future. China, the Middle East 

and South-East Asia will be brought more into 

focus. With new brand messages, the products 

in Oldenburger’s most important sales markets 

are to be even more closely to consumers. 


USDA brought the best of the USA to Dubai 

for Gulfood 2023 

USDA participates in Gulfood for more than 25 

years. This year’s USA Pavilion covered a total area 

of 1,592sqm and house 158 exhibitors, including 

more than 25 which are new to the market. 

International buyers and importers found a great 

variety of U.S. products throughout the five spaces 

in the USA Pavilion, covering the Worlds of Food, 

Meat, Poultry, Dairy, and Pulses and Grains. 

Brazilian superfruit company promotes taste, 

quality and sustainability of Brazilian foods 

Founded in 2019, Tropicool is a global superfood 

brand that delivers healthy and nutritious 

products. It is developed from sustainably grown 

ingredients, promoting health, well-being, joy for 

people, and protecting the planet. Products are 

packed with nutrients and health benefits, with 

no processed sugar or preservatives. 

At Gulfood, the company joined to Brazilian Beef 

initiative, a project leaded by the partnership 

between ApexBrasil and Abiec, two of the most 

important institutions in the promotion of the 

strength and image of the Brazilian food world 

abroad, with sorbets, mocktails and desserts. to 

reinforce the message of quality, diversity and 

sustainability of the Brazilian “superfruits” at the 

main food fair in the Middle East. 

Tropicool was born internationalized with its first 

operation in Dubai and in practice with the ESG 

concept, which is today a great differential in 

global markets”, “This union with the initiative of 

ApexBrasil and Abiec – Brazilian Beef, who have 

been working together for many years to bring 

the best beef from Brazil to the world, is extremely 

important to increase business possibilities, given 

the similar distribution channels and the positive 

image of the country. country. It is the strength 

of Brazilian foods encouraging commercial 

promotion along with other Brazilian products”, 

said Rafael Prado, CEO of Company. 

Without any geographical barriers, Tropicool 

intend to delivery all their tasty innovation around 

the globe, present in Brazil, Mexico, Qatar, UAE 

and Australia, the company is prospecting new 

countries and looking for new partners. 


9

Cargill enters alternatice fats 

partnership with Cubiq Foods 

Cargill 

Answering the call for healthier, more sustainable 

and better-tasting solutions, Cargill and the young 

food-tech company CUBIQ FOODS have signed 

product co-development and commercial goto-market 

agreements aimed at developing and 

accelerating wide-scale commercialization of 

CUBIQ FOODS’ innovative fat technologies. 

With this strategic partnership, Cargill will 

now have access to CUBIQ’s innovative 

technologies to help customers develop 

plant-based alternative foods with benefits 

that surpass typical products made with 

animal fats or tropical oils, such as: 

• enhances flavor, 

• may improve total fats and saturated fats, 

• may improve caloric content, and 

• may incorporate essential fatty acids (omega 3). 

CUBIQ’s novel fats, including Go!Drop®, join 

Cargill’s existing portfolio of plant-based 

solutions, spanning plant proteins, texturizers 

and a full array of traditional fats and oils. 

“By embracing new technologies, harnessing 

our full ingredient toolbox and leveraging our 

global application knowledge, we’re poised 

to accelerate the development of the nextgeneration 

plant-based products. Ultimately, it 

will be a win for consumers, as we enable food 

manufacturers to create products and solutions 

with an eye toward both people and the planet,” 

said Vivek Cherian, Meat and Dairy Alternatives 

Category Leader for Edible Oils at Cargill. 

The new fat technologies can be used across 

multiple applications and are especially 

relevant in the plant-based meat and dairy 

alternative space, where fats and oils play 

pivotal roles in structure, taste, texture, and 

nutritional profile. Most current plant-based 

options fall short of consumers’ expectations, 

but CUBIQ FOODS’ line of “smarter” fats 

help close the gap, including advances 

that replicate animal fat in terms of visual 

appearance, mouthfeel, and bite. 

“Signing the joint development and commercial 

agreements represents the next phase in our 

partnership, as our groundbreaking technology 

is now ready for application development, 

production scale-up and widespread 

commercialization – roles that Cargill is uniquely 

equipped to help us advance,” said Andrés 

Montefeltro, chief executive officer at CUBIQ 

FOODS. “Together, we’ll help food manufacturers 

and consumers reimagine what’s possible in the 

quest for healthy and satisfying foods.” 

Cargill first invested in CUBIQ FOODS in May 

2022, as part of ongoing efforts to more 

rapidly advance promising food technology 

and support customers with novel solutions. 

The collaboration complements Cargill’s 

previous investments in alternative protein 

sources, including PURIS and Upside Foods 

(formerly known as Memphis Meats), and 

aligns with the company’s ambition to be a 

leader in innovative food ingredients. 


In food machinery, 

it is Lakidis... 

Founded in 1965 and headquartered in 

Greece, LAKIDIS SA company has a passion 

to offer the best and the most convenient 

machinery for the food manufacturers 

throughout its history of over a half century. 

Owing its success to this commitment, the 

company is constantly growing and building 

up a truly international brand. As a reliable 

producer of integrated solutions in the field 

of food machinery for over 57 years with a 

global network of around 30 agencies that 

distribute Lakidis Food Machinery and a great 

number of customers worldwide, Lakidis SA 

supports the processing of meat, poultry and 

fish products. The company also supports 

and provides solutions for industries such as 

petfood, snacks, puff pastry, sauce & dips, 

baby food, fruit and plant-based products. 

manufacturing of the company’s various 

codes starts with the selection of exclusive 

raw materials, runs through each stage with 

precision & consistency robot welding, CNC 

processing, glass blasting (surface treatment), 

and electric & electronic assembly. The 

production takes into account all known 

industry standards and goes far beyond that. 

Reliability, ease of use and compliance with 

the highest hygiene standards are the special 

features of the Lakidis products. 

R&D development, production and assembling 

take place in private owned facilities, thus 

enabling compliance with the highest quality 

standards. Its vertical production unit ensures 

that it has full control over the production 

processes, accurate timing and maintain 

quality standards throughout all stages. The 


The Greek company’s sales 

team works with customers’ 

team from beginning to 

the end to understand their 

needs, define a budget and 

develop balance between 

quality - production 

and costs and the R&D 

department develops the 

solutions most suitable for 

the customers’ demand. This 

way the customer gets what 

they really require and what 

is the most ideal for them. 

Recommending the appropriate machine 

for each customer’s specific requirements is 

something Lakidis takes great value in. The 

company’s sales team works with customers’ 

team, from start to finish, to understand their 

needs, define a budget and develop balance 

between quality - production and costs. As 

a professional approach and respect to the 

customer, the Lakidis team is always close by 

and ready to help with meetings, video calls 

and technicians training when required. From 

the first spark of inspiration to implementing a 

solution, Lakidis is committed to excellence in 

everything they do. Because this is what they 

say: #welovewhatwedo. 

More information about the company 

and their products can be attained at: 

www.lakidis.gr, 14th Old National Rd., 

Thessaloniki-Veria, Greece 

+30 2310 722772, +30 2310 722367, 

sales02@lakidis.gr. 


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SIAL America 

welcomes 

new exhibitors 

for 2023 

trade show 

SIAL, the world’s premier cross-category food 

and beverage industry network announced 

a lineup of new, highly anticipated exhibitors 

and buyers showing at their second-annual 

SIAL America trade show being held from 

March 28-March 30 in Las Vegas. With over 

250 exhibitors showcasing their latest and most 

innovative products and participation from 

more than 60 countries, the expo is a must 

attend event for industry professionals. 

• PreGel America: Gelato, sorbetto and soft 

serve mixes for professional chefs 

• Supreme Crab & Seafood: A leading 

resource for Indonesian Blue Swimming Crab, 

Red Swimming Crab, and healthy seafood 

“We’re thrilled to bring together the best and 

brightest in the food and beverage industry at 

SIAL America 2023,” said Colleen Truman Vice 

President of Global Food Group at Emerald, 

organizer of SIAL America. “Our exhibitors are 

the heartbeat of the show, and we’re excited 

to introduce cutting-edge new flavors and 

innovations to our attendees.” 

In addition to the exhibitors, SIAL America 

attracts a diverse group of top-tier buyers 

from around the world, including retailers, 

wholesalers, distributors and foodservice 

providers. The show’s exclusive hosted buyer 

This year’s show promises to be a feast for the 

senses, featuring some of the most forwardthinking 

food and beverage industry innovators. 

From artisan cheese and sugar-free condiments 

to fresh seafood and nutritional snacks, 

attendees can expect to discover exciting 

new flavors, products and techniques that are 

shaping the future of food and beverage. 

Here are a few of the eagerly awaited 

exhibitors to look out for: 

• American Beverage Marketers: A line of 

cocktail mixes and ingredients made with the 

finest ingredients and freshest fruit varieties 

• Carr Valley Cheese: Award-winning artisan 

cheeses made from the freshest ingredients 

using old-fashioned techniques 

• Desert Creek Honey: High-quality, raw, 

unfiltered honey and honey-based products 

made from natural ingredients 

• G Hughes Sugar Free: Delicious 

condiments including ketchup, BBQ sauce 

and salad dressing made with no added 

sugar and no gluten 

• Godshall’s Quality Meat, Inc.: High-quality 

turkey and beef jerky, bacon, and deli meats 

• Ivar’s Soup Company: Hearty soups made 

with locally sourced, fresh ingredients and no 

preservatives 


program only accepts individual buyers with 

annual revenue of at least $10 million, ensuring 

a high level of buying power. Attendees include 

CTS Foods, Innovative Food Holdings, Omega 

Food Importers, AB Gourmet, 7-Eleven, Aldi and 

Grupo, CMR, can we add more hosted buyer 

companies here among others. Through its 

hosted buyer program, SIAL America facilitates 

connections between exhibitors and buyers, 

creating a valuable platform for food industry 

professionals to discover new products and 

expand their network, 

SIAL America will also host international 

pavilions showcasing the most progressive 

food products from around the world. This year’ 

show will feature pavilions from Italy, Turkey, 

Canada, Greece, Poland, Brazil and Argentina, 

as well as The National Association of State 

Departments of Agriculture’s (NASDA) trade 

pavilion, A Taste of the States: Las Vegas. These 

pavilions are a testament to SIAL America’s 

commitment to promoting and celebrating 

diversity and innovation in the food industry. 

The trade show will also feature educational 

sessions, networking opportunities and 

special events like the SIAL Innovation 

competition. The show will take place from 

March 28-March 30, 2023, at the Las Vegas 

Convention Center (LLVC). 


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Bach Snacks 

innovates 

the world 

of snacks 

The industry’s ultimate 

pellet partner offers a wide 

range of pellets to answer 

every needs of snack 

manufacturers. Bach Snacks 

produces pellet snacks in all 

possible sizes and types. 

Since 1999, Bach Snacks has been one 

of the leaders in the production of semifinished 

dry pellet, with an extensive 

assortment of high-quality products made 

from potatoes, corn, and Cereals. 

Today, Bach Snacks is positioned 

as a major supplier of snack pellets, 

covering the Middle East, North Africa, 

Europe and Asia. Currently, the company’s 

production capacity exceeds 2000 Metric 

tons with more than 30 shapes, 

across more than 25 countries. 

Bach Snacks differentiates itself in the market by 

the close partnership it creates with customers, 

in order to provide the best services with the 

highest quality of products. 

With a diversified portfolio of pellets, Bach 

Snacks continually enhances its production 

lines, through the integration of the latest 

technologies and innovative techniques. By 

utilizing high-quality raw materials, developing 

various textures, flavors and shapes, Bach Snacks 

empowers leading brands, manufacturers and 

retailers to innovate in the world of snacks. 

To know more information about 

the company and range of product 

categories, please check the website 

www.bachsnacks.com 

or contact Bach Snacks Team on: 

BACH SNACKS SAL 

Kfarchima Industrial Zone 

LEBANON 

Tel : +961 5 431 555 | +961 5 431720 

Fax : +961 (5) 431721 

e-mail : bachsnacks@bachsnacks.com 


BRIEF 

Bartek completes first phase of capacity expansion 

Bartek Ingredients, the world’s largest producer of malic and food-grade fumaric acid, announces 

the completion of the first phase of its $160 million malic and fumaric acid capacity expansion. 

The commissioning and start-up of the company’s new Maleic 

Anhydride Reactor system, supplied by MAN Energy at a cost of 

$20 million, will add 22,000 metric tons of capacity to Bartek’s 

existing three maleic anhydride reactors. 

“The completion of this milestone is the first major step in Bartek delivering on our malic and fumaric 

acid capacity expansion project on time,” Bartek CEO John Burrows said. “It reaffirms our global 

leadership and commitment to deliver these critical food ingredients reliably, consistently, and at the 

highest quality for years to come.” 

Burrows added: “This new facility not only gives us capacity to grow our global acid business, but 

also additional capabilities to produce our new products like Pecmate sodium malate and other 

specialty products made with malic and fumaric acid.” 

Nut industry leaders advance 2030 health, 

hunger and nutrition goals 

The Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA) is focusing on how the multifaceted nut 

industry aligns with the 2030 nutrition and food safety goals recently proposed at the White House 

Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. PTNPA includes executive owners and operators 

of companies that shell, process, salt and/or roast peanuts and tree nuts, and those that supply 

equipment and services to the industry for the original plant-based protein commodities. 

“Our member companies exhibit unwavering support to accelerate improved access to nutritious 

nut-based products, along with innovative approaches in advancing public health,” shares Jeannie 

Shaughnessy, executive director and CEO of PTNPA. “We’re thrilled to see a sense of unity across 

sectors when it comes to ensuring the nutritional needs of all households and consumers are met.” 

The nut industry’s alignment with the 2030 hunger and nutrition goals also stems from its work to 

pioneer food safety-conscious businesses. 


Transforming global food 

production to maximize 

food safety and minimize 

food loss by making sure 

Every Resource Counts. 

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How to increase yields, cut waste 

and improve sustainability 

in food and beverage production 

(HPS) In the food and beverage industry, 

competition is increasing. Margins are 

getting tighter. Raw material prices are 

surging. Manufacturers are also facing rising 

freight, transportation, and packaging costs 

along with pandemic-related expenses. 

On top of that, sustainability targets are 

becoming ever-more demanding. 

As a result, waste reduction and efficiency 

gains have become a necessity for many food 

and beverage companies. 

That’s why liquid product recovery (“pigging”) 

technology is becoming an essential part of 

the food and beverage production process. 

From sauces, nut butters, dips, ready meals 

and yogurts to sodas, juices, fine wines, and 

spirits, pigging systems are already in wide use 

in food and beverage production. 

Pigging is a cost-effective, reliable, and 

importantly, safe technology, which delivers 

major cost savings and tangible benefits. The 

return on investment from a pigging system is 

high and payback is extremely quick (usually 

just a few months). 

A pigging system works by propelling a 

specialist projectile (the ‘pig’) through process 

pipelines to recover residual liquid that would 

otherwise go to waste. 


includes varieties of the same products as well 

as completely different ones. So, changeovers 

are a critical part of normal daily operations. 

Food and beverage companies need a 

quality solution to make sure changeovers are 

as quick and efficient as possible. 

Pigging systems can significantly speed up 

the changeover process. By removing nearly 

all the product from a pipeline before the 

cleaning, the cleaning process itself is a lot 

quicker and less resource intensive. Because 

there’s hardly any product left to remove, 

the requirement for flushing and CIP is 

significantly reduced, as are cycle times. 

In food and beverage production, pigging 

uses sanitary (hygienic) pigs, usually 

manufactured from materials that meets 

the requirements of FDA regulations. The 

pigging process itself is extremely quick, highly 

effective, and easy to implement on both new 

and existing lines. 

Increased yields and reduced waste 

Because pigging recovers residual liquid from 

the inside of process pipelines rather than 

wasting it, it’s an extremely effective way to 

increased yields. 

The highest quality pigging systems reclaim 

upwards of 99.5% of residual product from a 

full pipeline. The recovered product is perfectly 

good, saleable product which can continue to 

be processed, bottled, canned, or stored. 

In food and beverage processing plants, 

there’s often a lot of product left in the line 

before a changeover. So, by recovering this 

product, the yield increases from pigging 

are significant. For example, a soft drinks 

manufacturer implemented an HPS pigging 

system and is estimated to be saving $31,500 

U.S. dollars’ worth of product per day. This is an 

extreme example but goes to show the level of 

savings that can be achieved. 

And while pigging technology will not 

completely eliminate the CIP process, some 

stages can often be removed or considerably 

shortened. So, pigging speeds up changeover 

times, lowers water and CIP chemicals usage, 

and unlocks more productive (value-added) 

time for running production. 

Improved environmental sustainability 

Because pigging saves so much waste, water, 

energy, and CIP chemicals, it’s an effective 

way for food and beverage manufacturers 

to reduce their carbon footprint and improve 

environmental sustainability. 

The financial benefits are also significant 

as pigging saves on the direct cost of 

these products, along with their associated 

transportation and disposal costs. And these 

savings can again be considerable. 

For example, an HPS pigging system is saving 

a wine manufacturer approximately 40 

million liters of water a year and wine savings 

of 40,000 liters. 

And by increasing yields by pigging, there 

is less waste, more efficiency, increased 

capacity, improved flexibility, better 

productivity, and ultimately higher profits. 

Faster changeovers and increased 

equipment uptime 

Most food and beverage processing plants are 

running multiple products per line per day. This 


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28th Azerbaijan International Food Industry “InterFood Azerbaijan” 

exhibition will be held from 17 to 19 May in Baku. 

InterFood Azerbaijan will start in May 

Last year one of the largest exhibition events in 

region, occupying three pavilions and outdoor 

space at Baku Expo Center, broke the record 

for the number of national and regional stands. 

The main meeting place for the food industry 

players of the Caspian region “InterFood 

Azerbaijan” aims to promote quality 

goods to the market and establish direct 

contacts between exhibitors and visitors. The 

exposition of the “InterFood Azerbaijan 2023” 

will present a range of equipment for various 

types of food industry. 

Interest in this event is quite large from all 

over the world. Companies from Azerbaijan, 

Belarus, Lithuania, Russian Federation, 

Slovenia, Türkiye, and other countries will 

participate in the exhibition. 

At the InterFood Azerbaijan, all presented 

products are divided into the following sections: 

• InterFood 

• InterDrink 

• InterFoodTech 

• HalalFood 

• Ipack 

Simultaneously with the “InterFood 

Azerbaijan”, “Caspian Agro” exhibition will 

be held, which is the largest international 

event in the field of agriculture. Among the 

main sections of the exhibition: agricultural 

machinery, agricultural landscape, 

innovative technology in agriculture, 

livestock and poultry, feed, flower-growing, 

veterinary, horticulture, greenhouses, 

growing fruits and vegetables, recycling, 

cotton, textiles and so on. 


Traditionally, the exhibitions will host 

bilateral business meetings (B2B), where 

representatives of local and foreign 

companies will be able to meet each other 

to discuss ways of cooperation and further 

ways of partnership face–to–face as well 

as bilateral business meetings (B2G), where 

representatives of private companies will 

be able to meet with representatives of 

government agencies. 

An extended business program will be 

presented to participants and visitors at the 

exhibitions. Thus, within the framework of the 

“InterFood Azerbaijan 2023”, 3rd National 

Culinary Championship “Qızıl Şah – Qızıl 

Yüzlük” dedicated to the 100th anniversary 

of national leader Heydar Aliyev will be held, 

which gives the teams and individuals an 

opportunity to demonstrate a high level of 

professionalism in their field, talent, and a 

desire to meet the requirements of the hotel 

and restaurant business on a global scale. 

The exhibitions are organised by Caspian Event 

Organisers and its international partners. 


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Sayhun, a sought-after name 

in water and beverages 

Producing a wide variety 

of beverages and selling 

professionally in domestic and 

foreign markets with “Sayhun” 

brand, the company has its 

strict rules and principles for 

guaranteed success and 

customer satisfaction. 

“Sayhun Group Bottlers” LLC is considered 

one of the most advanced company in the 

field of drinking water and beverages. As 

the concentrate of the water is an a high 

quality and modern production line meets 

international standards International company 

Pepsi Co concluded contract in production its 

products. Nowadays “Sayhun Group Bottlers” 

LLC obtained international certificate SGS for 

its drinking water and beverages. As a matter of 


fact beverages are produced from European ingredients 

and controlled every step of production. The capacity of 

the factory is considered about 12 million bottlers 

per month. The Factory produces drinking 

water Trade Mark “Sayhun” with mineralization 

149 mg in 0.5, 1.5, 1, 5 and 10 bottle liter and 

beverages in 5 kinds of taste Trade Mark 

“WF”. `Production of carbonated and 

non-carbonated soft drinks, carbonated 

and non-carbonated treated with ozone) 

drinking water in PET packaging. The 

volume begins from 0.5 l, 1l, 1.5l, 5l and 10l. 

Three modern production lines TM “KHS” 

(Germany) are activated at this factory. 

Nowadays, “Sayhun Group Botllers” LLC 

exports its products to the countries CIS. One 

of these days, it is going to export to the countries of 

Asia, Middle East, Europe and Turkey. 


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The goals for the short period: 

1. Establish new additional 

water hole 

2. Take part in all international 

exhibitions 

3. Establish Trade Houses 

in 50 countries 

The goals for the long period: 

1. Produces mineral water 

in a high mineralization 

2. Full modernization of production 

line in producing juice beverages 

3. Establish factories 

at neighbored countries 

“Sayhun Group Botllers” LLC invites 

all buyers - companies of the world 

who is strongly needs in purchasing 

drinking water and beverages. We 

are ready to export at any amount 

without delay and with proper prices. 

Our logo: “Purity of Pleasure” 

Sayhun with Pepsi Co 


A message to food and bakery 

ingredient distributors from Meron 

South America, Europe, CIS & Russia, Africa, 

Middle East, Southeast Asia, USA, Far East, and 

Australia. It supplies Agar to numerous MNC 

and commercial tissue culture laboratories in 

different parts of the world, including India. 

The products of the company cater not 

only to the manufacturing sector but also 

to direct consumers through their specially 

designed Retail packaging available in 

stores and in popular e-commerce sites in 

India, Middle east, UK & USA. 

Marine hydrocolloids, Meron 

biopolymers and Meron ingredients are 

the best sources for healthiest products. 

Below details will impress you. 

The journey of Meron started in 1982 when 

Mr. Kurian Jose Sr. launched a company 

specializing in the manufacturing of food 

grade Agar Agar (China grass) for the local 

market. Since then, they have focused on 

developing high quality products, and in 

1989, their dedicated R&D team developed 

Bacteriological, Pharmaceutical and Plant 

Tissue Culture grade Agar Agar. They also 

added Spreadable type Agar Agar Wondergel 

& all grades of Carrageenan to serve a wider 

client base. They have further expanded their 

portfolio to include Plant Gel (Gellan Gum), 

Chitin Chitosan, Sodium Alginate in various 

grades, Xanthan Gum & Guar Gum. 

Gradually, Meron increased its production 

capabilities to over 500 M.T per annum. Marine 

Hydrocolloids is now one of the market leaders 

in India in Agar Agar and other hydrocolloids 

such as Spreadable type Agar Wondergel, 

Plant gel (Gellan Gum), Agarose, etc. 

Meron’s attention to detail and 

perseverance to make innovative natural 

Agar products for various applications has 

earned them loyal customers in the four 

decades of their successful history. 

Being the largest manufacturer and exporter of 

Agar Agar in India, Meron ensures the quality is 

never compromised in any of its products. 

The company has 40 years of expertise 

in manufacturing top- notch, industryspecific, 

Agar-Agar products of various 

grades and forms, Spreadable type Agar 

Agar, Carrageenan, Agarose, Gums such 

as Gellan gum, Xanthan gum & Guar gum, 

and Sodium Alginate in various grades. It 

specializes in the production of red seaweed 

extracts for applications in the food, 

bacteriological, pharma, tissue culture, 

and technical industries. Its four-decadelong 

legacy is a proof of its consistent 

efforts to meet the changing dynamics of 

consumption. All Meron products adhere 

to USP/BP/IP standards with ISO 22000: 2018 

& ISO 9001- 2015 CERTIFICATION & FSSAI 

License., Kosher and Halal Certification. 

Meron not only serves the local markets but 

has also developed a global footprint. Marine 

Hydrocolloids is India’s leading exporter 

of industry-specific Agar Agar products to 


Solaris Biotech and Wildtype 

announce agreement for 

large-scale bioreactors for 

cultivated seafood production 

Donaldson brand Solaris Biotech, a 

leading innovator and manufacturer of 

bioreactors, fermenters and tangential 

flow filtration systems has entered 

an agreement with Wildtype, a San 

Francisco-based company focused 

on creating cultivated seafood. The 

two companies will engage in a 

collaborative development program 

to design a next generation family of 

bioreactor systems to help meet the 

growing demand for seafood. 

Solaris and Wildtype signed an 

agreement to collaboratively 

develop a new generation of 

bioreactors to foster large-scale 

production of cultivated seafood. 

Bioreactors are one of the most 

important pieces of equipment 

in the productive infrastructure of 

cell-cultured food proteins and 

new cultivated food technologies. 

Food is fundamental to our existence, 

and food demand is increasing with 

rising income levels and a multiplying 

global population. Alternative proteins 

are experiencing rapid growth as a 

result of these trends, and cell cultivated 

proteins are at the forefront of these 

innovations. “Solaris, with our specialized 

bioprocessing equipment, is uniquely 

positioned to play a significant role 

in the advancement of new cultured 

food technologies,” said Matteo 

Brognoli, Managing Director of Solaris. 

“Alternative proteins have become the 

fastest growing segment for bioreactor 

systems and we are proud that our 

cultivators are the enabling technology 

for this leap in the food industry.” 

“Wildtype is on a mission to produce 

the cleanest, most delicious seafood 

on the planet,” said Justin Kolbeck, 

Wildtype CEO. “Annual global seafood 

consumption is expected to increase 

an additional 23 million tons by 2030 

and one of the most important pieces 

in the productive infrastructure are 

the cultivators used to grow cells. With 

Solaris’ technologically advanced 

solutions we have found the right partner 

to help us scale and make our products 

more affordable and accessible.” 


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KAOUN International and dmg events, organisers of THE SAUDI 

FOOD SHOW announced that the 2023 launch edition has sold 

out during GULFOOD, four months before its launch opening 

in Riyadh Exhibition Centre from 20-22 June 2023. 

The Saudi Food Show to be 

the focus of attention 

in the industry 

The SAUDI FOOD SHOW is the first to be launched 

under the joint venture between KAOUN 

International, the global events organising 

company of the Dubai World Trade Centre 

(DWTC) and organiser of the world’s largest and 

most influential food trade event GULFOOD, and 

dmg events, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 

Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT). 


Over the past 28 years, GULFOOD has 

cultivated the credibility, loyalty, recognition, 

and support of the global food and beverage 

sector, through an unwavering commitment to 

delivering real global business outcomes and 

valuable trade deals for participants. For the 

global food trade, the biggest orders of the 

year are transacted at GULFOOD annually. The 

GULFOOD portfolio caters to the entire value 

chain and is the single most trusted event 

brand amongst the world’s F&B community. 

With huge demand seen for this first 

collaborative edition, KAOUN International and 

dmg events are announcing the immediate 

expansion of the inaugural format, with 

additional hall structures to accommodate 

F&B showcases from many more countries. This 

provides the KSA industry an uncompromised 

diversity of suppliers and products. 

THE SAUDI FOOD SHOW 2024 has now become 

the largest and most significant sourcing event 

in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Trixie LohMirmand, CEO KAOUN International, 

commented: “With such huge growth 

opportunities, now is the time to be a part of 

Saudi Arabia’s food and beverage market, 

and we are incredibly proud to be developing 

into new markets and providing further access 

for our loyal global F&B community. The 

early sell-out success of the inaugural Saudi 

Food Show is a manifestation of this trust, 

unlocking significant business opportunities 

in international markets for those participants 

who have followed the Gulfood brand. We 

are excited by the unreserved support in, and 

success of, our new event and as demanded 

by our clients internationally, we are excited 

to be launching new products into the 

expanding Saudi market soon.” 

“Our customers have come to rely on us as 

committed and dependable, which puts 

tangible commercial outcomes front and 

centre for them,” continued LohMirmand. 

Matt Denton, President of dmg events, 

commented: “Having operated in the 

Kingdom for over a decade, dmg has 

established the leading portfolio of trade 

exhibitions by matching quality audiences 

with local, regional & international vendors 

to create real trade opportunities. Our joint 

venture with KAOUN International and the 

first sell-out edition of The Saudi Food Show 

builds on this legacy and is hugely exciting. By 

combining our efforts and focusing on these 

key principles of quality and trade we are 

offering unrivalled access to this burgeoning 

market and the uptake has been fantastic. 

These are just the first steps for our partnership 

and we expect many more exciting 

announcements and developments to come.” 

The joint venture agreement will see the partners 

develop an international portfolio of events 

in the food and hospitality sectors. THE SAUDI 

FOOD SHOW is set to be the first of many. These 

new events offer novel solutions to connect the 

global food and beverage industry, providing 

platforms to unveil new products, services and 

technologies, address key challenges and 

create new business opportunities. 

“We have had the pleasure of calling Saudi 

Arabia home for more than 65 years now, and 

in the past decade we’ve witnessed Saudi 

undergo a massive transformation that has 

solidified its position in the world’s economy. 

Today, Saudi Arabia represents the largest 

market in the GCC in many sectors, among them 

is the Food and Beverage sector” commented 

Aamer Sheikh, CEO Middle East, Pepsico. 

“With that fact in mind, we are happy to 

announce that PepsiCo will participate in the 

inaugural edition of the ‘Saudi Food Show’ 

taking place this coming June. Being a part 

of such a platform will provide us the chance 

to engage largely with the F&B sector and 

learn about current and future opportunities 

taking place in one of the world’s fastest 

growing markets. We look forward to being on 

ground with our peers from the industry and 

exploring the various ways we can collaborate 

to contribute to the growth of this nation’s 

ambitious vision” he continued. 

“The launch of The Saudi Food Show has been 

extremely well received by our UK food and 

beverage client base. The interest shown from 

small exporters to larger conglomerates reflects 

the excitement building around this new 

event. There is a real focus on the emerging 

Saudi market, and The Saudi Food Show will 

help connect our exporters with important 

contacts in this lucrative market” said organiser 

representative Ross Marsh of Tradefairs UK. 

The Saudi food market continues to grow at an 

exponential rate, providing huge opportunities 

for businesses across the sector to flourish. As 

the largest in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia’s 

food and beverage market is expected to grow 

at a rate of 4.78% by 2027, and it has set a target 

of localising 85% of its food processing by 2030. 


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Qitaf offers healthy and delicious 

Medjool dates to world markets 

Originating from the lucrative soils of Palestine, Qitaf dates are admired by consumers. 

Qitaf Company, will be present at the Gulfood 

exhibition and display their current product, 

which are all types and sizes of Medjool dates. 

They are currently present in the markets of 

24 countries and aspire to be present in the 

markets of all countries around the world. 

As for the exhibitions that they intend to attend, 

they present themselves at the Sial, Anuga and 

Qatar. If any exhibition is available, they are 

willing to be there. They are keen to be present in 

such exhibitions to keep in touch with the world. 

Qitaf has great expertise in dealing with 

foreign markets and their logistics, searching 

for loyalty in their partners to provide safe 

delivery to its customers based on the agreed 

shipment policy (whether FOB CIF or doorto-door 

shipment) using Refeer containers 

or cars (-18°C). Qitaf Company exports its 

products to 24 Arab countries including 

Lebanon, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq in 

addition to is exports to European countries 

including Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, 

France, Norway, Sweden, Italy and Spain 

while also exporting globally to countries 

including Turkey, the UK, Australia, the USA, 

Canada, Malaysia, South Africa, Brazil and 

Kazakhstan. Medjool Dates were the first ever 

to enter many of these countries including 

South Africa and Kazakhstan. Qitaf’s vision is 

to reach as many countries as possible with its 

high-quality Medjool dates. 

Qitaf for Investment and Agricultural Marketing 

was founded and registered under the 

Palestinian Law of Companies of 1964, as a 

private shareholding company, under the 

No. (562525717) back on 18th/6/2013. It is 

committed to filling and packaging the finest 

types of Palestinian Medjool Dates. Qitaf 

Company prides itself on the quality it serves 

and its staff who work hard to effectively get 

into local and international markets. While 

still keeping up with local competitors with 

new technological advancements, Qitaf has 

built one of the biggest storage houses for the 

date industry in the Middle East with highly 

advanced sorting and production lines fulfilling 

international quality standards. This also 

includes a refrigeration system with a capacity 

of 1600 tons. In Qitaf, they value the gender 

system in less fortunate Palestinian families 

and work hard to provide them with job 

opportunities. Almost 40% of the staff working 

in the storage house is comprised of female 

workers, which represents 150 heads. They work 

hard to keep their civil and social responsibility 

towards Palestinian women’s empowerment in 

both their community and their families. 


PLMA announces: 

Private label thrives in Europe 

PLMA International Council reports an overall 

growth of private label shares in Europe 

across 17 countries including Scandinavia 

and CEE countries, according to the data of 

NielsenIQ. Compared to 2021, the value share 

in 2022 grew +1.2% to an impressive 37% of 

the grocery market in Europe which represent 

302bln euros. Consumers in Europe clearly 

turned to private label acknowledging the 

quality and price value. 

NielsenIQ surveyed 17 markets for PLMA’s 

International Private Label Yearbook and 

observed an increase for retail brands in 16 

out of the 17 countries, the only exception is 

Switzerland that reported a decrease in the 

overall grocery purchase, including a slight 

decline in private label (- 0.4% vs last year). 


European markets remain however some of 

the biggest Private Label markets globally, 11 

markets sustained their market share position 

well above 30%, and 4 markets remained 

above 40%. 

The highest growth countries in private label 

share are the Czech Republic (+3.5%), Portugal 

(+2.9%), Spain (+2.2%) and Hungary (+2.2%). 

Switzerland remains the country with the 

highest share across the 17 countries tracked. 

The share of Switzerland in 2022 is 51.6%, the 

only country with a share higher than 50%. 

Europe’s largest markets, Germany, United 

Kingdom and France, have a collective 

Private Label share of 38.5% in 2022, this share 

grew 1.1% vs last year. The highest share 

growth for the largest markets is visible in 

ambient food, pet food and paper products, 

all categories grew over 1% in share. 

Spain with a market share of 43.3% and 

Portugal with 39% combined reported after 

the Czech Republic the highest share growth, 

which grew with +2.6% driven by perishable 

food and homecare. Italy with a market share 

of 28.2% maintains the steady growth that is 

seen in the past years supported by the highest 

category growth in frozen and ambient food. 

Germany and Portugal are the two 

markets that reported growth in all product 

departments, food and non-food. 

In Belgium and the Netherlands, the private 

label share combined grew with +0.9%, the 

highest growth for the 2 countries is visible in 

ambient food and paper products. A couple 

of categories show a decline in private label 

share with the biggest decline visible in 

Belgium in health care - 4.3%, however in the 

Netherlands healthcare shows a slight growth 

in Private label share. 

label share is visible in perishable food with an 

impressive 7.2% growth in CZ and +4.5% in pet 

food in Hungary. A decline is visible in alcoholic 

beverages. In Austria the private label value 

market share rises +1.2% to 35.4%. The two 

categories that stand out with the highest 

growth are perishables and paper products. 

In Greece the market share reaches nearly 

23%, a growth of 1.3% vs 2021. The growth was 

registered in all categories, with the highest 

growth in confectionery and snacks, with 

the exception of alcoholic beverages which 

slightly declined with -0.4%. 

According to NielsenIQ’s data, perishable and 

frozen food, paper products, and ambient 

food are the top 3 categories of Private 

Label value share with an average of 50% 

representing in total 212.8 billion in Euros across 

the 17 European countries tracked. 

The private label sales grew with 25 billion 

euros across the 17 European countries 

tracked. Perishables and ambient food have 

the highest contribution to this growth. 

Also the Scandinavian countries show growth 

in Private label share, together the countries 

grew +1.1% in share with the highest growth 

reported in Denmark of +1.8%. Growth of 

private label share is visible in all categories. 

The highest share growth is visible in homecare 

with an average growth of +2.4%. 

In Eastern Europe the private label share is 

growing as well, highest growth in private 


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BRIEF 

PepsiCo, ADM announce groundbreaking 

agreement aiming to reduce carbon intensity 

Revolutionary strategic partnership between two global companies, 

with footprints extending from the farm gate to iconic foods and beverages, 

provides unprecedented and unique opportunity to expand regen ag at scale. 

ADM and PepsiCo announced a groundbreaking 7.5-year strategic commercial agreement to 

closely collaborate on projects that aim to significantly expand regenerative agriculture across their 

shared North American supply chains. This strategic partnership is expected to reach up to 2 million 

acres by 2030, and represents a trailblazing effort by two global companies that share ambitious 

carbon reduction goals. The companies’ capabilities span the food and agriculture value chains, 

creating a unique, large-scale platform to support farmers’ transition to regenerative agriculture, 

while building their resilience to climate change. 

Plenty builds world’s largest indoor vertical farm campus 

$300 million, 120-acre Virginia campus will feature 

world’s first farm to grow indoor, vertically farmed 

berries at scale, in partnership with Driscoll’s. 

Plenty Unlimited Inc. announced it has secured up 

to 120 acres of land near Richmond, Virginia, to build 

the largest, most advanced indoor vertical farm 

campus in the world. The centrally located Plenty 

Richmond Farm Campus marks Plenty’s expansion 

beyond the U.S. West Coast and will bring fresh, 

healthy produce to the East Coast year-round. Plenty 

plans to deploy several large-scale vertical farms 

on the campus in the coming years, with a potential 

annual production capacity exceeding 20 million 

pounds across multiple crops including strawberries, leafy greens and tomatoes. 

“Through more than a decade of investment in research and development Plenty has cracked 

the code on a scalable platform that makes indoor farming increasingly economical,” said Arama 

Kukutai, CEO of Plenty. “That innovation makes it possible for us to grow a wide variety of crops with 

a fraction of the land and up to 350x more yield per acre than conventional farms. Channeling 

that into the largest vertical farm complex in the world propels us to the level indoor farming has to 

operate at to truly transform our food system.” 

Inspiring innovation for sustainable energy: 

The World Green Economy Summit 

The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) was 

organised by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority 

(DEWA), the World Green Economy Organization 

(WGEO) and the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, 

in collaboration with international organisations. 

WGES brings together prominent speakers, experts, 

thought leaders and decision-makers. It will focus 

on four main themes: Energy, Finance, Food Security, 

and Youth. It also features a Ministerial Roundtable 

with about 25 ministers from around the world. 


Cornellis 

1888, 

the favorite 

brand in 

sweets and 

snacks 

industry 

Offering chocolates, 

truffles, pralines and 

hazelnut creams, 

RC Foods Polska’s 

products have 

already gained 

a respectful place 

in the global market. 

Cornellis brand 

of the company 

is something blending 

innovation, novelty 

and satisfaction 

with passion. 

The company produces and distributes 

sweets and snacks under the brand called 

Cornellis 1888. From the very beginning, the 

company has focused on quality, innovation 

and customer satisfaction. 

Cornellis 1888 products are sold in more than 

sixteen countries around the world. 

natural ingredients, without the addition of 

preservatives or sugar. 

One of the latest products is the Tostados 

snack – toasted bread in two flavor variants. 

Tostados products have a Clean Label - they 

do not contain artificial colors, preservatives 

or flavor enhancers. 

RC Foods Polska product range includes 

chocolate products such as Belgian 

chocolates, truffles, pralines and hazelnut 

cream. In addition, the company offers 

butter cookies in metal tins, stuffed biscuits, 

Italian cookies, Grissini sticks with olive oil, 

garlic or sesame, and Marshmallows in 

various shapes and sizes. 

The RC Foods catalog also includes fit 

cookies, made of nuts, honey and other 

Another novelty is the UFO Stars snack – colorful 

wafers filled with sweet and sour sparkling filling. 

RC Foods firm aims to meet the expectations 

of its customers, develop its sales, but also 

provide its customers with high-quality 

products and services. 

For more details you may visit the website of 

the company, check its catalog, and contact 

them for a lucrative business. 


Made with love 

RC Foods Polska Sp. z o.o. 

Płocka 5a, 01-231, Warsaw/Poland 

www.rcfoods.eu 

www.rcfoods.eu

ProSweets Cologne 2023 - Special Edition: 

The international sweets and 

snacks industry and their suppliers 

are meeting up in Cologne in April 

The list of exhibitors of ProSweets Cologne, 

which is being co-staged this year for the first 

time as a “Special Edition” in April together 

with ISM, already provides a foretaste of the 

forthcoming inspiring event. Due to the oneoff 

postponement of the venue date, this year 

ProSweets Cologne – Special Edition is located 

on a central area in the heart of ISM, the leading 

international trade fair for sweets and snacks. 

The strong demand to participate in this oneoff 

special format has led to the originally 

planned area being expanded several times. 

In this way, in April 2023 around 115 companies 

from 22 countries will be present at the most 

important trading and communication 

platform for the supplier sector of the 

sweets and snacks industry, including 

both international market leaders and the 

equally important smaller and medium-sized 

specialised suppliers. Interested parties will 

thus once again this year find a diversified and 

competent spectrum of offers comprising of 

solutions and equipment for a wide range of 

themes across the entire value chain at the 

Special Edition of ProSweets Cologne. 


The offer 

The visitors await a broad spectrum of topics 

at ProSweets Cologne - Special Edition, which 

will among others be competently covered by 

companies like Boettger Food Ingredients GmbH, 

Capol GmbH, Coppenrath Feingebäck GmbH, 

Baker Perkins, Prefamac Chocolate Machines, 

Live-Tech s.r.l., Fuji Packaging, GNT Group 

B.V., Hacos NV, Handtmann, Maschinenfabrik 

Seydelmann KG, Stearinerie Dubois Fils, Tomra 

Sorting NV and Dolciaria Gadeschi SpA. The 

majority of the exhibitors come from European 

countries like Belgium, Germany, France, Great 

Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria and 

Poland. But countries such as the USA, Lebanon 

and Turkey are also represented among the 

exhibitors. The high level of internationality of the 

Special Edition is furthermore underlined by the 

two group stands of China. 

All of the main exhibition sections are covered 

from packaging materials and machines, to 

plants and automation, through to food safety 

and operating and auxiliary equipment. 

The significant increase in the participations 

from the sweet & snackable ingredients segment 

is particularly pleasing. In comparison to the 

previous event more than double the amount 

of exhibitors from the raw materials/ingredients/ 

semi-finished goods are represented. Against 

the backdrop of a stronger consumer demand 

for sustainable and at the same technologically 

convincing products this segment is expanding 

constantly. This also applies for the coming years 

and the further development of ProSweets 

Cologne as the central supplier fair for the 

sweets and snacks industry. 

The event programme 

The event programme which enhances 

ProSweets Cologne - Special Edition also 

picks up on the focal themes of the trade 

fair Raw Materials & Ingredients and Sweet & 

Snackable Ingredients. 

On the one hand, a series of impulse lectures 

on the “Expert Stage” covering themes such 

as sustainability, supply chains and packaging 

will be a further source of information. 

On the other hand, “Guided Tours” of the 

DLG entitled “Raw Materials for the Sensory 

Wow Effect” will take place daily. They 

highlight the opportunities that arise by 

implementing special raw materials, but also 

technological solutions for the production of 

demanding sensory products. 

Further lectures on the “Expert Stage” address 

issues such as energy efficiency or chocolate 

technology. The “Expert Stage” additionally 

encompasses themes from the ISM world. 

ProSweets Cologne – Special Edition is inviting 

guests to join them for a “Matchmaking 

Breakfast” for the first time on the Tuesday of 

the trade fair. The aim is to allow producers 

of sweets and snacks to network with the 

supplier industry in a relaxed atmosphere and 

further promote the internal industry dialogue 

(upon special invitation only). 

The “ProSweets Cologne – Special Edition – 

Lounge” offers the ideal setting for this. It is 

open on all days of the trade fair and offers 

seating options and a comprehensive food 

service selection. 


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How citrus packhouses 

can improve profitability 

with the latest sorting 

and grading solutions 

Clinton Jeffries, 

Global Category 

Director 

Citrus TFF 

Citrus packhouses are 

striving to meet evermore 

demanding quality 

expectations, yet must 

also increase quantities 

and improve yields. This is 

a tricky balancing act, but 

it can be done, as Clinton 

Jeffries, Global Category 

Director Citrus at TOMRA 

Food, explains. 

The fact that consumers are getting choosier 

about citrus fruits is having consequences 

for packhouses. Whatever the citrus variety, 

the risk is the same: if the fruit disappoints the 

buyer, the food brand or retailer that sold it 

could lose future sales. This means that retailers 

increasingly expect their suppliers to provide 

perfection – not easy for packhouses because 

incoming fruit is variable and outgoing fruit has 

to satisfy so many requirements. 

To start with, the fruit’s skin condition, color, 

shape, and size all affect shelf appeal. Then 

the eating experience can depend on the 

fruit’s firmness, texture, and sugar content. And 

to complicate things even further, consumer 

preferences about fruit color and sweetness 

differ from one export market to another. 

Packhouses have traditionally kept their 

customers happy by packing only the fruit 

they are sure will meet quality requirements 

and by rejecting fruit of borderline quality. But 

this too often leads to fruit ‘giveaway’ which 

hurts packhouse profits. More money could be 

made if the packhouse finds a way to deliver 

the required product quality and quantity 

while simultaneously maximizing yields: a 

balancing act that demands precision. 

As packers tread this tightrope, the stakes are 

dizzyingly high. Global exports alone are worth 

more than $7 billion annually – and rising. In 

established markets, more consumers turn to 

healthy, natural, vitamin-rich foods, making 

citrus fruits more popular. In emerging markets, 

growing numbers of people are earning middleclass 

incomes and spending more on food. 

And greater use is being made of citrus fruits 

for flavoring and coloring in bakery products 

and fruit beverages. For these reasons, citrus 

sales are expected to keep rising in value at a 

compound annual growth rate of 4% so that by 

2030 exports will be worth about $10 billion. 

This does not mean, however, that increasing 

packhouse profitability will be plain sailing. In 

fact, the industry faces headwinds. 


Facing up to future challenges 

For growers, perhaps the strongest headwind 

is climate change, causing greater seasonal 

variations in crop yields and quality. In many 

regions, there’s also the threat of citrus 

greening (also known as HLB or Yellow Dragon 

Disease), which turns the fruit bitter and kills 

infected trees within a few years. In the early 

2000s, HLB famously devastated many citrus 

farms in Florida, and the disease wiped out 

millions of acres of citrus trees throughout the 

world. Proactive countermeasures can be 

effective, but these require constant vigilance, 

reduce yields, and increase costs. 

For packers and re-packers, the headwinds 

are also coming from different directions. 

While quality expectations are rising, the 

increasing variability of crops is pulling in the 

opposite direction. Sorting and grading the 

fruit well is vital, yet every year it is getting 

harder to recruit and retain people to do this. 

And the costs of labor, energy, and other 

essential resources are climbing, intensifying 

the need to maximize yields and profits. It’s 

now more important than ever to put the right 

fruit into the right package at the right time. 

For retailers, there’s an increasing need to 

differentiate through product quality. With 

consumers getting pickier, export markets will 

only pay top dollar for top quality. Retailers are 

also under increasing pressure from consumers 

to take sustainability seriously. This requires, 

among other things, an active approach to 

reducing food waste – another obligation that 

gets passed on to packhouses. 

The good news is that packhouses can power 

through these headwinds. Answers to many of 

today’s packing challenges are provided by 

state-of-the-art optical sorting and grading 

machines. These automated solutions are 

far more accurate and consistent than 

manual sorting and grading. They enable 

packhouses to meet required standards, 

regardless of incoming fruit quality. They 

open doors to new customers with highquality 

requirements. And they bring an end 

to the costly habit of fruit giveaway. 

The best available solutions 

The leading manufacturer of optical sorting 

and grading machines for the food industry is 

TOMRA Food. The unmatched effectiveness of 


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lemishes, insect damage, misshapen fruit, 

bruising, and abrasions, and can identify 

hard-to-find product defects, including clear 

rot. Sorting parameters can be configured 

to grade for differing levels of defects, giving 

line operators the control to match product 

grades to different markets. 

TOMRA’s solutions results from the company’s 

significant ongoing investment in research 

and development, a deep-rooted culture of 

innovation, and decades of working closely 

with food processors and packers, which 

has led to a deep understanding of their 

unique operational challenges. TOMRA sees 

customer relationships as a collaborative 

process involving processors and packers in 

designing new solutions. 

In the citrus industry, TOMRA’s solutions are 

in action in the USA, Europe, Australia, South 

Africa, North Africa, South America, and Asia. In 

California alone, the company typically installs 

up to 200 new lanes at citrus packhouses yearly. 

Yet despite being active globally, the company 

focuses on providing best-in-class customer 

support at the regional level. And though 

TOMRA provides solutions to the industry’s 

biggest players – including the world’s largest 

citrus packhouse operation, which has more 

than 200 lanes – it also works with many small 

businesses with just one or two lanes. 

Three TOMRA solutions are well-suited to citrus 

fruits: the Spectrim sorter and grader, long 

recognized as the standard-setter in blemishgrading 

vision systems; Inspectra 2 , a noninvasive 

solution for internal grading; and the 

fruit industry’s most advanced sorting platform, 

the TOMRA 5S Advanced. 

Sorters and graders tailored to citrus 

The Spectrim sorter and grader is the world’s 

most powerful fresh produce grading 

platform, with consistent lighting, powerful 

imaging, two infrared wavelengths, and 

machine learning. Spectrim sorts and grades 

minor and major defects, including surface 

Many packhouses around the world benefit 

every day from using Spectrim. One of these 

is Agricola Cerro Prieto, which exports fruit 

globally from Peru. The company’s Operations 

Manager, Ricardo Acha, said: “Technology is 

of the utmost importance to us, and thanks to 

the constant advances [made by TOMRA], we 

can process bigger volumes. With Spectrim, 

our volumes have almost doubled.” 

The Inspectra 2 platform for internal defect 

grading utilizes a near-infrared spectrometer, 

mainly to to detect brix, but also to provide 

valuable information about other properties 

important to citrus growers and packers. These 

detection capabilities keep bad fruit out of 

a good box, ensure fruit with the preferred 

taste profile goes to the right market, and help 

growers adjust their practices in the field to 

optimize internal fruit quality. 

“Spectrim and Inspectra 2 have opened up 

new opportunities, especially the brix grading 

with Inspectra 2 ,” says Pieter Nortje, owner of 

the Sitrusrand citrus farm, which stretches 60 

kilometers along the Sundays River Valley in 

Eastern Cape, South Africa. “With Spectrim, 

you get very good quality sorting and there is 

very little machine downtime, so you also get 

consistency on delivery. The TOMRA machines 

are critical in putting the right fruit in the right 

carton with the right traceability system.” 

The TOMRA 5S Advanced, launched in 2021, 

builds on the class-leading performance of the 

Compac Multi-Lane Sorter (TOMRA acquired 

Compac in 2016), but was redesigned from 

the ground up. In addition to inspecting 

with unrivaled accuracy, this is the industry’s 

gentlest-handling fruit sorter, and exceptionally 

easy to clean and maintain. This machine’s 

specialized software – with programs for 

element mixing, exact packout optimization, 

and throughput control – provides optimization 

and efficiency across the line. All these features 

can be controlled easily via the sorter’s intuitive 

graphic user interface. 


The TOMRA 5S Advanced also features a 

Dynamic Lane Balancer which ensures equal 

fruit distribution across all lanes of the sorter. 

Requiring no operator input, this constantly 

makes automatic adjustments informed by 

data from its interface with the Sizer software. 

Without a Dynamic Lane Balancer, almost 

every machine will have lower cup fill on the 

outside lanes; with it, there are significant 

throughput increases on the same number of 

lanes when compared to other systems. 

One of the many processors that has seen the 

TOMRA 5S Advanced improve productivity, as 

well as product quality, is leading Turkish citrus 

exporter Özler Tarim. The company’s General 

Manager, Özbek Özler, said: “We predicted 

that we could invest in our second [TOMRA 5S] 

machine after two or three years, depending 

on the results achieved by the first machine. 

But we were so satisfied that we ordered 

our second machine just three months later. 

Thanks to investing in TOMRA’s technologies, 

we doubled the capacity of Özler Tarim, which 

has a 35-year history, in just one year.” 

Combining two machines can have the 

effect of “one plus one adding up to more 

than two”, in the experience of Chinese 

citrus fruit producer Xiangjia Juyou. Hunanbased 

business installed two TOMRA six-lane 

sorting and packing lines in 2021 in pursuit of 

raising productivity to 100,000 tons of citrus 

annually and targeting products to markets 

with differing quality expectations. Jia Kaijun, 

Director of the fruit Department at Xiangjia 

Juyo, affirmed: “Externally, the fruit is assessed 

according to color, defects, and peel blemish 

caused by diseases and insects. Internally, the 

fruit is sorted by brix and acidity. This precise 

sorting enables targeted sales strategies.” 

The future looks bright 

Another state-of-the-art technical solution 

that unlocks efficiency improvements is the 

cloud-based data platform TOMRA Insight. 

First introduced to processing and packing 

lines in other food categories, this is expected 

to be rolled out to citrus packhouses within the 

next couple of seasons and has the potential 

to make sorting machines the digital heart of 

processing and packing operations. 

One advantage of the machine data 

accessed by TOMRA Insight is that it opens 

a pathway to traceability from bin to pack. 

Another is that machine operators can 

respond easily and instantly to live data to 

improve line efficiencies. And another is that 

analysis of historical data can lead to yet more 

efficiency gains on the line and in the supply 

of raw materials. Packhouses which rely on 

hard data, rather than merely experience and 

instinct, make better-informed operational 

and strategic decisions. This, like the best 

sorting and grading solutions, strengthens the 

packhouse’s competitiveness – and powers 

progress even when there are headwinds. 


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A trade fair for everyone: 

An overview 

of the interpack 2023 

Lost in the exhibition halls? Not at interpack. In order 

to help our visitors find everything they are looking for, 

the fully booked interpack 2023 features a concept for the 

halls that is based on clear focal points for each industry. 

No other industry trade fair can compare 

when it comes to representing the global 

market in its entire variety and scope. 

Next year, interpack will again offer the 

packaging and related process industry the 

biggest international overview of the market, 

thereby more than earning its motto “simply 

unique”. To help visitors not to get lost in 18 

trade fair halls, the halls feature a custom 



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concept based on the core target groups 

food, beverages, confectionery and baked 

goods, pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, 

non-food and industrial goods. 

Around 2,700 companies from around the 

world will meet in Düsseldorf from 4 -10 May, 

2023, to present cutting edge technologies 

and packaging trends from along the entire 

value chain, demonstrate chances for growth 

and respond to the challenges of the industry. 

Confectionery and baked goods 

Visitors will find processes and machines for 

packaging confectionery and baked goods 

especially in the halls 1, 3 and 4 of interpack. 

If you need packaging for something sweet, 

ask consultants from companies like Sollich, 

Aasted, Theegarten-Pactec, Chocotech, 

Bühler or Winkler and Dünnebier, and many 

others. The baking sector will meet with 

exhibitors like Hebenstreit, Rheon Automatic 

Machinery, Colussi Ermes, Tonelli, TT Italy or 

Reading Bakery System. 

As in many other sectors, concerning the 

packaging of confectionery, baked goods, 

snacks and cereals, much has changed 

over the recent years. One important issue 

are sustainable solutions. Mechanical 

engineering companies, for example, 

are adapting their portfolio to include 

packaging made from mono material or 

novel materials. Digital technology is another 

focus – as it is for the entire industry. 

Food, beverages, non-food and industrial goods 

The food sector is among the most favoured 

target groups of visitors to interpack, and this 

shows in the breadth of their presentation. 

The global demand for packaged foods 

is increasing. In saturated markets with 

strong incomes, conscious consumption 

and consumer behaviour also shifts towards 

sustainability, regional produce, organic food 

or fair trade, and this includes packaging. 

Like the current challenges posed by energy 

management and conservation of resources, 

this causes a process of transformation within 

the sector. A similar observation can be made 

for beverages and non-food products, which 

are presented together with the food sector in 

halls 5 and 6, as well as in 11 and 14. Around 20 

percent of visitors to interpack are especially 

interested in solutions for industrial goods. 

These, too, are to be found in the same halls. 


Starting in hall 5, there is a focus on the food 

sector and big names like Multivac Sepp 

Haggenmüller, Ulma Packaging, Weber 

Maschinenbau and Fuji Machinery. In hall 

6, for example, Fawema, Coesia, Syntegon 

Technology or Duravant present their 

innovations in many areas of application for 

processing & packaging. 

The halls 11 and 14, which are ideally suitable 

for a round walk, will host exhibitors like 

Omori Machinery, Mettler-Toledo (hall 11), 

Extend Great International, Rovema and 

Haver & Boecker (hall 12), KHS, Krones, Aetna 

Group, Sidel and ProMach (hall 13), as well as 

Gerhard Schubert Verpackungsmaschinen, 

Ishida Europe Limited, Loesch-Hastamat 

and tna solutions (hall 14). In hall 13, there is 

a special focus on bottling and packaging 

solutions for the beverages sector. 

Packaging materials and packaging 

The halls 7 and 7a, 8a, 9 and 10 of interpack 

are of the highest importance for the sector. 

This is where visitors can view at least a 

third of all exhibitors with all their materials 

and their finished packaging products. 

This presentation, which is not only for 

users, of packaging, packaging materials 

and packaging aids is already the largest 

packaging trade fair in the world. This also 

makes the interpack unique. Here is where 

all packaging materials are represented 

and there is an especially high number of 

innovations in the field of sustainability and 

conservation of resources, for example 

in using new materials, sustainable raw 

materials, or increasing the amount of 

recyclates used in packaging. 

Exhibitors in this area are numerous and 

international – among others, you can 

visit Sappi Europe, Sonoco, Mayr Melnhof 

Packaging, Berry Global, Schütz GmbH, the 

S.I.T. Group or Seda International Packaging. 

Labelling, marking, finishing 

Inform, decorate, customise – packaging 

carries information. How to implement this 

for different products and requirements, is 

presented by the exhibitors in halls 8a and 

8b. Here, there are machines for labelling 

and marking technology, for example at 

Bluhm Systeme, Langguth, Domino Printing 

Sciences, Videojet Technologies, Herma or 

Possehl. This offer is completed by solutions 

from packaging production and integrated 

packaging printing. Here you can visit 

companies like Starlinger, Totani, Fujifilm 

Europe, the Brückner Group or HP Germany. 

components 

“Every part counts” is the motto of the 

components trade fair, which takes place 

in parallel to the interpack as its own event. 

This is where you find companies offering 

technology for drives, control units and 

sensors, products for industrial imaging, 

handling technology, industrial software and 

communication as well as comprehensive 

automation systems for the packaging 

industry. There are also machine parts, 

components and equipment, peripheral 

devices as well as components and aids for 

packaging. Among the exhibitors are, e.g., 

Pilz, Gimatic, Igus, Voestalpine Edelstahl 

and Mädler. The temporal hall 18, situated 

between halls 10 and 16, makes the trade 

fair accessible from a central location, and 

visitors to interpack have direct access to the 

components fair and vice-versa. 


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Printing inks and PTFE: 

are you ahead of the evolving 

regulatory environment? 

Valued at almost 20-billion USD annually in 2020, 

traditionally, printing inks were used for the most 

part in newspaper and magazine production, 

but this has expanded exponentially into the 

packaging industry in a bid to powerfully brand 

and market products, making them attractive 

to customers. As the flexible and customized 

packaging landscape evolves the printing ink 

market will need to change with it. 

Part of this evolution is already underway and 

it’s in response to more stringent regulatory 

frameworks on the use of various chemicals, 

inorganic solvents and heavy metals. Many in 

the printing industry know that PTFE historically 

was used as an additive at times by certain 

market sectors, for example, to protect 

packaging labels as products move through 

supply chains and onto shelves. 

Yet, PTFE’s reported relationship with PFAS 

related compounds, in particular PFOA, 

classified by some as Persistent Organic 

Pollutants, means that PTFE is coming under 

scrutiny and is increasingly subject to regulations 

across the globe. PFOA-related compounds 

have been regulated in the European Union 

since July 2020. Since July 5th, 2022, there has 

been a 25 parts per billion limit of PFOA in place 

while in February 2023 a 25 parts per billion 

limit of C9-C14 of PFCAs will come into force. As 

well, the European Commission has released a 

Restrictions Roadmap as part of the Chemicals 

Strategy for Sustainability. This is a key part of the 

EU’s zero pollution ambition under the European 

Green Deal. The Restrictions Roadmap lists PFAS; 

of which PTFE can be a source as being in the 

current pipeline for further restriction. 

This year Japan’s environment agency 

approved a ban on the manufacture, import 

and use of 56 PFOA- related compounds 

under the country’s Chemical Substance and 

Control Law while just this September, the U.S. 

EPA released a proposed rule seeking, for the 

first time, to designate PFOAs and PFOS as 

New and stricter 

regulations on the use 

of certain chemicals 

can pose significant 

operational challenges 

for industry. In printing 

inks, the use of PTFE 

is being impacted by 

new PFOA regulations in 

Europe as well as Japan 

and the United States. 

“hazardous substances” under the federal 

Superfund law. This comes as multiple states 

petition for federal bans on other chemicals. 

Companies should consider replacing 

traditional PTFE with PTFE-free alternatives. 

At Clariant, we know that modern printing 

demands flexible, high-quality solutions 

which is why we have developed PTFE-free 

alternatives that play a crucial role for surface 

variations within inks and coatings, such 

as scratch resistance, modification of slip 

properties, matting effects and more. 

In addition to Polyethylene wax-based 

additives like Ceridust ® 3610 and Ceridust 

3030 which have shown success in replacing 


PE/PTFE blends, Clariant also offers additives 

based on renewable and sustainable 

raw materials, with a continued focus on 

performance and cost optimization. 

Made from a renewable resource, our Ceridust 

8330 renewable polymer/wax compound is 

one of these alternatives and can replace PE/ 

PTFE additives in printing inks. It achieves more 

with less additive, is sustainable and compliant 

to upcoming legislation requirements. 

It’s a revolutionary, predominantly bio-based 

additive for all kind of printing inks with a 

mean particle size diameter of approximately 

5.5 μm. Its mix of flexible, yet tough polymeric 

characteristics makes it a powerful rub 

resistance additive for all types of ink systems. 

With superior rub resistance properties 

versus PTFE containing material, even higher 

mechanical resistance can be achieved. 

This lengthens the durability of finished goods 

which look more beautiful. 

The uncertainty around the details of regulatory 

changes that are to come, at the same 

time as knowing they will come, can make it 

challenging for businesses to address these 

issues. With an advanced, forward-looking 

portfolio of bio-based, sustainable additives for 

printing inks, paints and coatings, Clariant takes 

a proactive, pro-safety and pro-environment 

approach to help customers navigate this 

uncertain and fast-changing landscape. 


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The sauce market is experiencing 

the fastest growth in recent years 

The sauces, which meet the consumers in the kitchens with their various types 

and flavors, make the food industry more lively by adding flavor to the dishes. 

Sauces served alongside or in snacks and side 

dishes have dominated the food industry for 

a long time. Sauces are the accompaniment 

of restaurants, big fast food chains and home 

cooking with their flavor enhancing aspect. The 

sauce industry, which is preferred with many 

different varieties, is now also available in readymade 

mixes. Large food companies produce 

various sauces for pasta, pizza and many 

other dishes. Sauces, which are sold in glass 

jars, bottles and some plastic packages, also 

enlarge the market thanks to their packaging. 

The sauce market, which doubles the taste 

of meals with its ease of availability and 

practicality, is expected to expand thanks 

to the fast food sector, which is expected to 

grow rapidly in five years. 

The global sauce market is taking place in 

various types of cuisines such as mustard 

sauce, hot sauce, barbecue sauce, soy sauce, 

ketchup and mayonnaise. 

The growing popularity of home cooking is 

also contributing to the growth of the global 


sauce market. One of the results of the 

increase in the demand for the sauce market 

is that it is less costly and more preferable than 

other food substitute products. 

According to research by Data Bridge Market 

Research, the global sauce market is projected 

to grow at a CAGR of 5.05% for the 2021-2028 

forecast period. Increasing personal disposable 

income, manufacturers’ focus on product 

innovations, consumers’ ever-evolving tastes 

and preferences are the most important factors 

attributable to the growth of the sauce market. 

Sauces are derived from vegetables and 

fruits, and then preservatives are added to 

extend their shelf life. They are also liquid or 

semi-solid spreads available in a wide variety 

of flavors on the market. 

Increasing consumption with the popularization 

of ethnic and traditional cuisines is one of the 

main factors supporting the growth of the 

sauce market. It is observed that the market is 

expanding rapidly, thanks to products that are 

frequently consumed among the population, 

such as pizza, burgers, pasta and snacks. It 

is expected to offer more lucrative growth 

opportunities for the sauce market, thanks to 

increased product content and innovations in 

packaging by manufacturers. The increase in 

the number of offline stores, the growth of the 

e-commerce sector, especially in emerging 

economies, and increasing westernization will 

trigger further growth in the sauce market value. 

The increasing shift towards the consumption 

of spicy food products is also supporting the 

growth of the market value of sauces. 

The sauce market, which is also indispensable 

for professional kitchens, is expected to grow 

in 10 years by increasing its sphere of influence 

thanks to the flavor it adds to the food without 

being processed in the coming years. 


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BRIEF 

The Hershey Company 

signs second solar PPA 

with National Grid 

Confectionery giant The Hershey 

Company has signed a 140MW 

power purchase agreement (PPA) 

with National Grid Renewables for 

Copperhead Solar & Storage Project. 

The deal marks the second PPA between the two companies, following an agreement regarding the 

Noble Project in Texas, announced last year. 

Global sustainability and energy advisory firm, Edison Energy, worked with Hershey on the selection 

of National Grid Renewables’ Copperhead – a 150MW solar and 100MWh storage project under 

construction in Falls County, Texas. 

“Projects like Copperhead promote sustainability and economic vitality at both global and local 

levels. Communities like those in the Falls County, Texas area can anticipate economic benefits for 

years to come as a result of welcoming renewable energy projects,” said Blake Nixon, president of 

National Grid Renewables. 

Using the US Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas (GHG) equivalencies calculator, 

Copperhead is projected to offset CO2 emissions by 250,000 metric tons annually. 

“We have ambitious goals to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by more than 50% and Scope 

3 emissions by 25% by 2030, as part of our science-based targets,” said Mark Kline, director of 

commodities and speciality procurement at The Hershey Company. “We’re making great progress 

toward achieving those goals thanks to projects like Copperhead and the great work of National 

Grid Renewables.” 

Gatorade partners with impacX to launch smart, 

digital water bottle 

ImpacX, a smart packaging platform company, has 

partnered with Gatorade to launch a new smart water 

bottle. 

ImpacX’s patented smart cap technology turns reusable 

bottles into a smart, digital device that tracks and 

collects hydration data for the user while calculating 

beverage intake based on the user’s profile and sport 

activity when paired with the accompanying Gx app. 

This innovation encourages hydration with reminders that 

are triggered by sensors located within the bottle’s cap 

that detect the level of liquid inside the bottle. 

“We’re excited to partner with an international brand such as Gatorade,” said Yoav Hoshen, cofounder 

and senior vice president of impacX. 

Hoshen continued: “We strive to be leaders of the smart hydration space and are dedicated to 

technology that brings a robust and well-rounded product for our customers and partners.” 


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connecting with fantastic people from across our industry. 

Experience it for yourself 

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