Review of the year
March
A Nielsen report in March advised food manufacturers to be aware of Indonesia’s rise in market importance declaring the country as the “driver” of Asia-Pacific’s growth.
Fonterra (pictured), back in the news for more positive reasons, broke ground on its biggest southeast Asia site, with a new blending and packaging plant in west Java. However, at the same time it was announced that it would plead guilty to botulism scare charges.
In Singapore, it was learnt that the majority of residents were unable to understand the country’s labelling information.
