saladplate - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers

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Strategy & Insights Outlook: Benchmarking Indonesia’s Food and Foodservice Growth Against Southeast Asia

🍽 Indonesia's food and foodservice sectors are evolving rapidly, compared to the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia. Key growth trends include digital adoption and innovation in packaged food and out-of-home dining. GlobalData's insights reveal shifts in consumer behavior, menu trends, and channel performance, with technology increasingly blurring retail and foodservice lines. This strategic session, tailored for Strategy and Insights professionals in FMCG and foodservice, provides actionable benchmarks for portfolio planning, channel strategy, and regional investment.

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E-Magazine Issue #10 – DM

🍳 Saladplate, part of Informa Markets, serves as the official content hub for the Hospitality, Food, and Beverage industry, offering weekly news updates, a monthly newsletter, and a bi-monthly e-magazine. It grants exclusive access to a directory of over 10,000 brands, companies, and products, alongside registration and updates for over 35 international trade events.

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Plant-based Sector in Asia-Pacific

🌿 In the post-COVID-19 landscape, the plant-based food trend has surged, fueled by consumer desires for health, sustainability, and ethics. This shift includes an increased demand for beans, lentils, nuts, and mushrooms, with popular products like pre-made veggie burgers and vegetable-based ready meals offering alternatives to meat. The trend reflects a significant movement within the foodservice industry.

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Impact of Third-Party Delivery Services on Asia’s Foodservice Operators

🍝 Food delivery in Asia-Pacific rose during COVID-19 and continues to thrive due to technology and smartphones. Popular providers are Food Panda, Deliveroo, Pop Meals, Swiggy, Uber Eats, and Zomato. A GlobalData survey indicates a high percentage of consumers prefer delivery services.

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Evolving Demand Spaces in Asia’s Alcoholic Drinks Market

🍻 In a 2024 Q3 consumer survey by GlobalData, a "new normal" emerges with "relaxing at home" being the predominant theme for consuming alcoholic drinks including beer/cider, wine, and low/no alcohol options. This reflects a shift in consumer values and priorities toward more home-centric work, personal, and social lives, initially sparked by the pandemic.

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Belgium Capitalises on Its Legacy of Potato Production by Establishing the Global Standard for Processed Potatoes

🍞 Belgium, known for high-tech processing and safety in food production, exports 49% of its processed potatoes outside Europe, with Asia as a key market. In 2024, Japan imported over 41,000 tonnes, South Korea 22,000 tonnes, and Malaysia 17,000 tonnes. Belgium's global exports to East and Southeast Asia represent 3.8%, a figure that's increasing annually. Belgian potato products are mostly halal-certified, with an emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency.

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E-Magazine Issue #10

📖 Saladplate, the official content hub for the Hospitality, Food and Beverage portfolio by Informa Markets, provides weekly news updates, a monthly newsletter, and a bi-monthly e-magazine. It offers exclusive access to over 10,000 brands, companies, products, and over 35 international trade events. Saladplate is a key resource for insights into industry trends and innovations within the hospitality and wider business community.

기능성 식음료의 미래 – 소비자 중심 혁신 인사이트

🥕 Saladplate, part of Informa Markets, serves as a comprehensive hub for the Hospitality, Food, and Beverage industry, offering insights, weekly news, a monthly newsletter, and a bi-monthly e-magazine. It features over 10,000 brands and provides updates on more than 35 international trade events, alongside an extensive supplier directory enabling exclusive access and event registration.

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Swiss Startup Yeastup Turns Beer Industry Waste into High-Value Protein and Fibre

🌿 Yeastup focuses on sustainable food through meat alternatives, addressing the 14.5% of human greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming. Targeting the sports nutrition sector, seen commercially as high-value due to the demand for quality protein, comparable to whey protein prices. In 2024, Yeastup's new factory is in the exploratory phase, aimed at product development and seeking partners to co-develop meat substitutes.

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How WonderBrew’s Halal-Certified Kombucha is Brewing Success in Malaysia’s Health Beverage Market

🍻 WonderBrew, a Malaysian brand, tailors kombucha to local tastes with flavours like passionfruit, lemongrass, and pomelo, using ingredients from local organic farms. 60% of sales come from grocery retail across over 1,700 locations. The brand plans to enter mass-market grocery chains and is exploring new categories like Jun Tea, positioning it as an affordable alternative to premium honey drinks, and considering coconut-based and yoghurt-based probiotic drinks, catering to the increasing demand for gut-friendly beverages in Malaysia.

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