Food Review July 2018

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Journal for food and beverage manufacturers JULY 2018 Vol. 45 • No. 7

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Beverage Review & Packaging Review

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Meet this year's New Product Competition entrants Sustainable waste management solutions

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CONTENTS JULY 2018 | Vol. 45 • No. 7

It’s

Do your competition flavours time again!

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Sea Harvest acquires Viking Group

It’s time to transform global food systems

Cargill invests in liquid chocolate line

“Hybrid drinks are an excellent way of keeping younger consumers engaged in non-alcoholic drink categories and in encouraging beverage exploration”

08 NEW PRODUCT COMPETITION

This year’s entrants are...

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COLOURS & FLAVOURS

Super stable carotenoid-derived colours

Make the move from synthetic dyes

Ginseng

Probiotics

Caffeine

Protein

Guarana

Vitamin B

Green Tea Extract

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Ingredient cho ices for a healthier tom orrow

Hybrid drinks are on the m ove

A new addition to the local ingredients industry

Sensient’s stable and natural red

Do your flavours add value?

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“Brand building can take years for a food manufacturer. A single quality issue can have damaging effects on how a brand or product is perceived in the market”

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The move towards

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s I write this, we are experiencing a cold snap. Johannesburg is without colour and as people try to keep warm there is an overriding smell of wood smoke. With everything outside the office window looking dour, isn’t it fantastic to be able to focus on what is bright and beautiful in the world of colours and flavours? Isn’t it incredible how these elements impact your senses? This is one reason why staying on top of these trends is critical in the everchanging world of food and drink.

This edition of Food Review celebrates a riot of new and natural colours and flavours.

Consumers are delving deeper into their understanding of what the term ‘natural’ means. On page 10, Symrise explains the four pillars of its natural ingredients portfolio and how staying true to this ideal resonates with consumers.

Formulation Creations is the latest brainchild of industry veteran, Gary Coulson. Turn to page 14 to find out about his latest venture and how it is impacting the supply of high quality, natural ingredients in the market. We also bring you all the latest information on heat stable natural reds and carotenoid-derived colours that pass the confectionery test.

Ambitious plans are in the pipeline for zero waste in South Africa by 2020. As it stands, it is estimated that 111 million tonnes of waste are still being disposed in landfills. Mike Pienaar of Wasteplan unpacks some of the solutions to this problem (page 20). Don’t miss out on this informative and eye-opening article.

Mintel reports that consumers are interested in buying and consuming hybrid drinks, with 49 per cent looking to them to fit their fast-paced lifestyles. Bottled water with nutrients, and beverages with functional benefits are the most popular. Beverage Review unpacks the trends and the latest ingredients in this burgeoning sector.

PACKAGING REVIEW looks at SA’s first internationally owned and female empowered plastics manufacturer (page 35) and what is new in the evolving world of end of line packaging.

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SIAL Paris 2018

SIAL Paris is the world’s leading exhibition for gastronomy and food innovation! One of the sectors to be at the centre of attention from 21 to 25 October 2018 at Paris-Nord Villepinte will, of course, be foodservice!

At this year’s edition, the entire profession will take centre stage: restaurateurs, caterers, sommeliers, maître d’s... and chefs! In centre spotlight will be the patron of SIAL Paris 2018, Yannick Alléno! As part of a highly select circle of the world’s greatest chefs, Yannick Alléno is as enthusiastic as he is inspirational in devoting his life to his passion, to bring out the best in French cuisine, rich in its legacy and ambitious in its creations. In 2018, for the first time, SIAL Paris will be presenting a world study of foodservice trends, conducted by Gira Conseil.

La Cuisine is another event that is set to make its mark, with culinary demonstrations and - new in 2018 - 1 hour of cookery classes every day with a star chef! In 2018, SIAL Paris is also once again running SIAL Off, with its unique gastronomic visits of Paris, and its partnership with the International Market of Rungis. In addition, to make it easier to meet up with the professionals - since, after all, this is the prime objective of a trade fair – a matchmaking app is proposed to visitors!

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Sea Harvest celebrates acquisition of Viking Fishing Group A CONSORTIUM OF black-owned companies led by the Sea Harvest Group (Sea Harvest) has confirmed approval from the Competition Tribunal of its transaction to acquire the fishing business of Viking Fishing Holdings. Sea Harvest Aquaculture, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sea Harvest, will acquire 51 per cent of the issued share capital of Viking Aquaculture (jointly referred to as the Viking Group). Competition Tribunal approval, in terms the Competition Act 89 of 1998, comes after the transaction was approved by the Department of

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998. Sea Harvest chief executive officer Felix Ratheb says, ‘Approval by the Competition Tribunal is hugely satisfying after many months of hard work by us and the commission.’

The broad-based black economic empowerment consortium includes Vuna Fishing, Nalitha and the South African Fishing Empowerment Corporation Proprietary Limited. The latter two companies are new entrants to the fishing industry and are wholly black-owned.

Revolution to transform global food system LEADERS GATHERED AT the fifth annual EAT Stockholm Food Forum, called for a revolution to transform global food systems and tackle one of the biggest challenges of our time. ‘We need nothing less than a revolution,’ says Isabella Lövin, Sweden’s deputy prime minister and minister for international development cooperation and climate, in her opening speech. ‘We need to steer our planet in a new direction and a new development paradigm that puts the health of the planet and its inhabitants at the centre.’ About half the world’s population is suffering from malnutrition and hunger is on the rise globally. Obesity continues to increase, impacting more than two billion children and adults. Food production is the biggest cause of global environmental degradation, with the agricultural sector being the single-largest contributor to climate

change, deforestation and biodiversity loss.

With just 12 years to achieve the world’s most ambitious development targets, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, there is an urgent need to transform our food system to put us on a path that will support a healthy world population and planet. ‘Until now, we’ve had no goals, facts or narrative for the food system to promote the health of both people and the planet,’ says Dr Gunhild A. Stordalen, executive chair and founder of EAT. ‘To move forward, we must define a unifying factual baseline for food.’ The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health will release its report Healthy Diets From Sustainable Food Systems later this year. This marks the first collaborative effort to set global, scientific targets for a food system transformation.

Gunhild Stordalen

Meet the demand for Belgian chocolate WITH THE RAPID rise in consumer demand for premium, high quality Belgian chocolate, Cargill has invested in a new liquid chocolate production line at its Mouscron production facility in Belgium. This investment increases the company’s capacity to produce milk and dark chocolate and creates up to 10 new local jobs. Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business will open the world-class production line in the last quarter of 2018. With an investment of US$14 million, it will enhance and expand chocolate’s capabilities. The investment is a response to growing customer demand for high quality chocolates, tailor-made to individual customer specifications. It demonstrates Cargill’s continued commitment to providing its customers with a secure and broad supply of bespoke cocoa and chocolate products. The new production line, along with the company’s in-depth knowledge of chocolate, extensive food experience and R&D proficiency, will help food manufacturers innovate in a market characterised by rapidly changing consumer preferences and expectations. Inge Demeyere, managing director for Cargill’s chocolates and compound activities in Europe says, ‘Indulgence is a key driver of the demand for premium chocolate. With the new production line, we can better meet Belgium’s chocolate needs and offer quality Belgian chocolate to customers in other global markets who want to benefit from the country’s world-class reputation. At Cargill, we are fully committed to our long-term growth in the Belgian chocolate market.’

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NEW PRODUCT COMPETITION

It’s competition

time again!

Brands are battling it out and putting their new products to the test in the 2018 Food Review/ Symrise New Product competition. We received 33 submissions of various ranges and individual products. Here is a sneak peek at this year’s entries.

And the entrants are…

HONEST SPARKLING WATER

FROM VITAMIN TO VITAL ENERGY

NO ALCOHOL BEER HITS

Big Brands’ Seltzer Essence is available in three enticing natural flavours: Pink Grapefruit & Strawberry; Green Apple & Mint; and Watermelon & Mixed Berry. The range of products promises all the great taste with none of the sugar.

Aqua Rush’s new vitality drinks offer the right number of vitamins and caffeine with the support of stevia extract, green coffee bean and green tea extract. Ingredients provide slower energy release and are ushering in a new category of vitality drinks.

The launch of AB InBev’s Castle Free, a non-alcoholic beer, is in line with SAB and AB InBev’s commitment to consumers to introduce and promote new no- and lower-alcohol products to the SA market.

SPARKLING APPLE DRINK MAKES TASTY WAVES

It’s fizzy, tasty and comes in a recyclable glass bottle. Cape Apple is a handcrafted natural Sparkling Apple Spritzer and is produced locally by Rechos Food and Beverages.

TASTE THE

BERRIES Diageo’s Smirnoff Vodka has launched an exciting new berry flavour in a 440ml can pack format.

Berry Twist is made with 10 times filtered Smirnoff Vodka and features a sharp citrus twist, which gives it a distinctive character.

A CAPPUCCINO TO REMEMBER Ella Cappuccino Mélange lets consumers carry a great-tasting cappuccino made from pure espresso and milk in their back pocket. Made from espresso and low-fat milk, it is free of artificial additives and preservatives and encased in a 100 per cent recyclable capsule.

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NO ORDINARY MAYONNAISE

Clover’s Cream O’ Naise is extra creamy and smooth, with just the right amount of tanginess. It is high in Vitamin E and doesn’t feature any added MSG.

OODLES OF NOODLES Kelloggs’ range of noodles are available in chicken and beef variants.

The pack features a high in energy nutritional claim and a massive campaign to turn everyday noodles from an anytime snack into a meal.

FRY’S ENTERS THE

CLEAN LABEL AND SUPERFOOD MARKET South Africa’s leading creator of plantbased meat alternatives, The Fry Family Food Co. has launched two innovative products. The clean label range, Crafted, is made from 100 per cent natural ingredients and includes four meat-free food products. Frys’ Kasha is a tasty, versatile protein-packed breakfast cereal, instant shake or snacking option - available in two deliciously healthy flavours: Cacao and Vanilla with Chia Seed.

THE STREET

THE GUILT-FREE, DIABETICFRIENDLY TREAT Tropika has launched an exciting new range with fewer calories and no added sugar. Clover’s Tropika Slenda is endorsed by the Diabetes and GI Foundation and is the first brand in the dairy fruit mix category to offer a zero-added sugar drink.

THE ALL YOU FOOD SYSTEM

NEED

FitChef’s famous 21-day kit contains 54 meals and 44 smoothies to kick start your journey to eat cleanly. The range features no preservatives or man-made chemicals, no added or artificial sugars and is produced using quality grass fed meats without routine antibiotics or growth hormones.

ALL THE TASTE, NONE OF THE SUGAR First Choice Milki Flavoured Milk is the full flavoured milk with no added colourants that keeps up with your busy lifestyle. It contains 20 per cent less sugar than previously. The range is available in Chocolate, Strawberry, Cream Soda, Toffee, Coffee, Vanilla, Cookies & Cream, Chocolate Malt and Choc Mint.

NEW PRODUCT COMPETITION

CRAZY ABOUT

GUILT FREE EATING AT

MPak’s Green Banana Flour is glutenand wheat-free. The flour contains resistant starch, which has the same effect as soluble and in-soluble fibre combined. Its prebiotic qualities assist in gut health.

ITS BEST

BANANA FLOUR AN END TO PESKY

HANGOVERS

Lohocla, produced by Lohocla Beverages works to reverse the effects of alcohol by using natural ingredients such as Vitamins B12 and B6, ginseng, sage and turmeric. It is mixed as a single (25ml) or double shot with still or sparkling water.

LITE YEARS AHEAD Currently no other flavoured milk in the country offers a no sugar added product.

Parmalat’s Steri Stumpie Lite allows consumers to enjoy their favourite treat guilt-free. Available in three flavours, Chocolate, Strawberry and Cream Soda.

A VEGGIE

REVOLUTION

Rugani Juice has launched an extended range of 100 per cent NFC juices. Innovative technology makes the purest not-from-concentrate health juice with no sugar, water or preservatives added. New varieties launched include 100 per cent Beetroot & Carrot Blend; 100 per cent Ginger Infused Carrot Juice; 100 per cent Carrot & Pineapple Blend and 100 per cent Queen Pineapple.

CLEAN LABEL HUMMUS MAKES STRIDES

The team at Pesto Princess spent over a year perfecting its hummus recipe and concluded that hummus stands or falls by the quality of the tahina paste.

Pesto Princess is committed to bringing preservative-free products to market.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM LEMONS? Soga Organic Lemon Juice products are just squeezed and freezed – 100 per cent pure and natural. It contains no preservatives, additives, added sugar, water or colourings and flavourants and is a first in South Africa.

LOSE THE MSG Knorr’s new version of Aromat, branded Naturally Tasty emphasises its ingredients: onion; bay leaf; tumeric; and garlic. Unlike original Aromat, the natural version contains no monosodium glutamate.

WOOLWORTHS HITS A HIGH The retailer has entered a total of nine products that showcase a wide variety of new trends. Blooming Marshmallow Flower is a beautiful addition to hot beverages or as an ornamental treat.

These handcrafted treats are made in small batches by local communities.

Carb Clever Noodles are available in spinach and cauliflower and cauliflower variants. A perfect wheat-free and gluten alternative to traditional noodles. Double Cream Ayrshire yoghurt hits a high note with Coconut with Honey Coated Almonds and Chocolate Chips. The other variant is Salted Caramel with Chocolate Salted Pretzels.

These yoghurts feature no preservatives, but do have millions of live Bifidobacterium cultures added. Products are rBST Hormone-free and feature

NuMe has launched its new premium range of Not So Naughty gluten-free baking products.

The range includes a deliciously decadent Chocolate and Pecan Nut mix for brownies and muffins. Sugar-free, low carb, with no artificial additives, these premixes are easy to bake.

MOIR’S NEW

CAKE IN A MUG

The launch follows international trends for bite-size snacking and is an easy, single-serve, baked dessert treat – all you need is a mug and a microwave.

Moir’s Cake in a Mug is available in three different flavours namely Rich Chocolate, Crème Caramel and Buttery Vanilla.

LIVE TO B-WELL B-well has entered two products this year.

B-Well Olive Canola mayonnaise combines the benefits of canola oil with the select taste of extra virgin olive oil.

It is egg and dairy-free, and very high in Omega 3. Super tasty and moreish, B-Well Sandwich Spread is locally made and packed with flavour, this tangy spread works great on wraps, sandwiches, crackers, or even as a topping on grilled fish or baked potatoes.

The product is endorsed by the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

NOTE FOR INNOVATION

UTZ certified cocoa. The Fresh Range of soups are the perfect solution to cold winter nights and include traditional tastes from Creamy Tomato to Spicy Lentil. Products are made using the freshest quality ingredients.

Woolworths’ Global Menu offers restaurant quality meals to prepare at home. The range includes Cauliflower Korma, and Aubergine & Lentil Moussaka to Mini Korean BBQ Pork Bao Bun. Innovative soup bowls such as red curry and coconut, and rice balls with miso soya broth are sure to tantalise taste buds.

Not from concentrate Squeezed & Pressed juices are available in Cloudy Apple; Orange; Mixed

Berry and Mango.

These products are manufactured locally and feature no added preservatives. A fun product this year is Fruity Numbers & Fruity Alphabets.

Aimed at the snacks market, these strawberry and beetroot bites put the fun back into snacking. Your Valentine will enjoy this Giant Handcrafted Cutie Pie. A creamy vanilla whip on a crisp wafer, enrobed with milk chocolate. This limited edition confection is made using UTZ certified chocolate.

The snacking category is gaining two more options with Free-from Gluten Salted Pretzel Knots and Salted Pretzel Sticks.

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C O M PA N Y F O C U S

Heed the

call of nature It surrounds, delights, feeds and inspires us with a wealth of taste and boundless creativity. Consumers love the ‘taste’ of nature – with an equally diverse and precise understanding of what it means to them.

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he food and beverage manufacturing industry is entering a new era. It is evolving and picking up speed as consumers dive deeper into their understanding of how naturalness impacts them with every purchase.

Symrise’s Code of Nature campaign offers customers and consumers a taste of nature by using novel ingredients in customised products in a transparent manner.

‘When choosing and buying food and beverages, consumers demand a natural approach as pure and rich as possible.

Consumers want to know exactly which ingredients go into their food and where these ingredients come from. They want products from farmers that care about ethical production coupled to sustainability,’ explains Rudy McLean, managing director of Symrise South Africa.

The industry is constantly aspiring to the natural cultivation of plants on healthy soil.

Protecting animals also plays a decisive role. Consumers want food and beverages to be gently prepared and stored to keep its original taste and nutritional value. If consumers can actually see that something is made with honesty and integrity, it lives up to their expectations and perceptions.

Naturalness in these many individual facets is sprouting on all continents – this is a truly global phenomenon.

Rapid changes within the world of naturalness and the The Symrise Group formed ethical consumer pose huge in 2003 through a merger challenges and opportunities between the German companies for the food and beverage Haarmann & Reimer and industry. Companies want Dragoco. The company’s roots to offer consumers products date back to 1874 and 1919, when these two companies they recognise and accept as were founded. truly natural. They must be in the position to adapt rapidly as innovators. For international players, staying on top will require swiftly changing the operating field and making the shift towards consumers’ preference for real food.

DID YOU KNOW?

THE ANSWER… With Code of Nature, Symrise is providing the answer to these changing consumer needs,

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the consumer dilemma and resulting industry shifts. It forms an all-embracing concept and philosophy for addressing people’s desire for a real and natural experience. It takes a whole variety of facets into consideration.

Consumers receive the real taste of nature they trust, with taste solutions adapted to their desires.

By combining its multi-faceted expertise, Symrise creates a natural and authentic taste, often amplifying the vital character of food.

This is possible because Symrise understands the intrinsic value of working within nature.

All employees understand and follow a strong moral and ethical code: working without changing or harming nature and leaving it intact. These guiding principles lead the way to an understanding that determines the actions of Symrise, to understand nature and treat it respectfully. This enables the company to uniquely address consumer

C O M PA N Y F O C U S

understanding of naturalness from all angles by pulling together the seemingly different and disparate elements of nature, technology and people.

It is bringing all facets of naturalness together and giving consumers the ultimate taste experience delivered as natural, honest real food which they accept and love. In short Code of Nature forms the high ground where taste and nature come together – nature as pure as it can be with sustainably sourced, ethically produced and wholesomely prepared natural ingredients. This is the essence of what Symrise is trying to achieve and work towards.

Code of Nature forms a framework that pulls together the diverse natural expertise of Symrise. It goes beyond a mere portfolio of natural products. It enables a unique code of nature for each individual customer and solution. It connects the dots of the long scientific heritage of Symrise, with deep consumer understanding, sustainable backward integration and regulatory consultancy capability. This dedicated approach combines the work of Symrise experts with long-standing certified partners, respecting nature and using gentle technology and processes to amplify it.

‘Code of Nature goes beyond grey system theory. It is everyday practice at Symrise,’ McLean concludes. •

NATURAL INGREDIENTS’ FOUR PILLARS BEST NATURAL Using pure and rich natural ingredients sourced from people and places known and trusted by Symrise.

The result of long-standing partnerships for high impact natural taste.

TECHNOLOGY Unique technologies create minimally processed and close to nature solutions. Based on understanding nature in every detail. Products are carefully delivered using sensitive processes during extraction and in separation technologies, fermentation etc.

TRANSPARENCY

CONSUMER VALUE

Setting best-in-class standards as a transparent partner for naturalness by going beyond regulations and current market standards.

Enabling clean and clear labelling that consumers understand and trust such as ‘food in food’.

Symrise – www.symrise.com

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C O L O U R S & FL AVO U R S

Start bright, stay bright Lycored’s carotenoid-derived colours have passed the confectionery test, proving super-stable in vitaminenriched gummies and hardcoated candy.

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esearch has demonstrated the use of natural colours does not diminish the appeal of candy to kids and enhances it for parents.

HIGH PERFORMANCE IN VITAMINENRICHED GUMMIES The company offers a range of natural colour solutions. Tomat-O-Red (pinks to reds) is sourced from lycopene from tomatoes, while Lyc-O-Beta (yellows and oranges) is extracted from beta carotene.

Researchers set out to test the performance of carotenoid-derived colours in vitamin- enriched gummies. They carried out accelerated and real time shelf life stability tests on products coloured with six different Lycored shades - comparing them with samples produced by the same manufacturer but coloured artificially. Lycored’s coloured gummies contained Vitamin C, but the artificially coloured alternatives did not.

Natural colours from Lycored remained true to fruit in their natural colour hues. Stability was strong under intense light conditions.

This was the case despite additional stress of Vitamin C content, which disrupts the stability of some colourants.

“Natural colours from Lycored remained true to fruit in their natural colour hues” SURVIVING THE RIGOURS OF HARD-COATING Lycored also investigated the performance of carotenoid-derived colours during the rigorous hard-coating/panning process in hard-coated confectionery.

They were tested in two different coatings for candy ― Quick White from Norevo and Titanium Dioxide. The formulations, in shades of red, yellow and orange were tested for four weeks at temperatures of 20�C, 25�C, 30�C, and 35�C in clear plastic bags, in a humiditycontrolled environment. Lycored’s colours all performed very well, achieving good quality shades in both coatings. The coating experts noted their user-friendliness compared to other colour sources.

Christof Ruttgers, confectionery technologist at D&F Drouven, which carried out the research says, ‘Water-soluble reds can be challenging to work with in confectionery as they often become white or dusty when sugar crystals form. This is the case with synthetics and maltodextrinbased colours and vegetable concentrates such as beets. The Lycored colours we tested are oil-based. This makes them much more resilient.’

NOT A DEAL-BREAKER Lycored undertook consumer research to understand the way children, and parents respond to natural and artificial colours in confectionery.

The company conducted interviews with ten children and their parents. Each pair was sent a bag of gummies coloured naturally with Tomat-O-Red and Lyc-O-Beta and another made by the same manufacturer, but coloured artificially.

Children and parents could distinguish between naturally coloured candies and artificial ones. Although the children tended to prefer the brighter, artificial colours they were enthusiastic about eating all of them.

In an ideal world, parents would prefer to feed their kids healthy options. If all other factors, such as taste, were similar they would buy candy that’s coloured naturally. Some said they would be willing to pay more for naturally coloured versions of candy they already buy.

Christiane Lippert head of marketing food at Lycored concludes, ‘For kids, candy is candy and taste is king. They might notice artificially coloured products look brighter, but colour isn’t the deal-breaker. When parents realise naturally coloured products taste the same, factors like clean label and naturality come back into play. We’re delighted that two more stability trials have demonstrated the high performance of our natural colors in yet another category.’ Lycored is supplied locally through SK Chemtrade. •

SK Chemtrade – www.skchemtrade.co.za

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Food and colour go hand in hand The colour of food and beverages is a prelude to nutrition and good taste. Over the past decade, manufacturers have started to switch from synthetic dyes such as FD&C’s to natural alternatives.

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atural dyes have in fact been used for centuries to colour food, beverages, textiles and medicine.

The natural colour market continues to grow at 10 to 12 per cent per annum as consumer product manufacturing companies see the benefits of ingredient transparency.

COLOUR CHALLENGES WITH DAIRY APPLICATIONS In most finished applications, technical challenges always exist when using natural colours. These challenges can include cost, processing conditions, interactions with other ingredients, heat, light, pH and oxygen.

In very specific dairy applications, similar challenges exist.

Most dairy products are typically stored refrigerated or frozen. Light exposure may not be a factor depending on packaging and shelf life of a finished product. Other factors such as pH and temperature could be problematic

for product developers. In yoghurt, one must be concerned with pH differences between fruit prep and white mass. For some colours, specifically those that are fruit and vegetable based, a hue shift might occur causing the colour to move from red to purple (bluer) over time. For other colours, this may not be an issue.

In addition to pH, exposure to heat could also impact the performance of a natural colour. For example, certain colours such as beet juice concentrate might turn brown when applied to dairy-based beverages that are thermally processed (pasteurised). Time and temperature can significantly impact results.

Other colours such as carmine and paprika will be minimally impacted.

Ice cream for example has a pH of about 6.5, is not exposed to light and does not undergo heat or pH changes. This makes it an ideal application for use of red beet as a strawberry colour.

While natural colours for dairy applications do come with challenges (no different than other food products) Kancor and Mane are working to find the right solution.

The C-CAPTURE line of products offers various natural colour options to suit different dairy applications. Based on the results of stability studies, Kancor and Mane could uncover a variety of solutions to naturally colour dairy-based products.

Kancor offers a wide range of natural colours for various product platforms and systems.

C-CAPTURE includes colours such as turmeric (yellow) and a host of carotenoids. These include annatto, paprika and beta-carotene (yellow, orange and reddish orange), beet juice concentrate (pink), fruit and vegetable juices (red to purple) to name a few.

Kancor is a significant player in the extraction of natural raw materials. The company has been extracting and manufacturing natural colours for number of years. •

Mane – www.mane.com

Creative Flavors International offers the National and International market with quality flavours and emulsions.

The Creative Flavors team developed a range of bake-stable flavours that are ideal for all your baking and biscuit needs. We can assist you in re-balancing your formula to allow our flavours to excel in your baking application.

All of our flavours are Kosher- and Halaal suitable and manufactured under strict hygienic conditions with the necessary Good Manufacturing Practices in place. We are also ISO 22000 certified.

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Success starts with

the finest ingredients Formulation Creations is the latest brainchild of flavours and colours industry veteran, Gary Coulson. Food Review met with him at his offices in Pretoria to discuss this new venture and to look at what this new addition has to offer.

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ormulation Creations has been all food applications, backed by leading appointed as the official innovation and technical support.

African partner for The company was created with US-based flavour company, the mindset to partner with Gold Coast Flavours and world class suppliers.

UK-based ingredients This enables Formulation concern, Cambridge Creations to provide a Commodities Limited vast array of technical Gold Coast Ingredients (CCL). Formulation ingredient solutions has over 2 000 sweet Creations has also for our clients. Our and savoury flavours secured a distribution team thrives on working at its disposal. agreement with Swedishwith like-minded, based stevia supplier, forward thinking, The Real Stevia Co. innovative and progressive The strategy of Formulation clients who are looking for a Creations is a simple one. ‘We key product concept, flavour have created a platform where clients trend or innovative ingredient launch,’ have access to cutting edge ingredients for Coulson enthuses. ‘In partnership with

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Gold Coast, we excel in custom flavour creation available in minimum order pack sizes, at competitive prices. We have had much success with providing clients with unique flavour profiles that are not generally available to the local market in smaller pack sizes.’

Flavours are available in all formats, ranging from standard nature identical to some very competitively priced natural and organic flavours for all applications,’ he notes. ‘We have been flying under the proverbial radar for the first year of operation, performing market research and analysing various South African taste preferences.’ As a result of this research, the company can offer two interesting product propositions:

We are Frutarom South Africa (Pty) Ltd We combine flexibility, simplicity, speed, quality, leading pricing and most of all, the right personality to become your preffered partner for tasty and healthy success.

Frutarom South Africa develops and manufactures customised solutions for the beverage, sweets, snack, meat and convenience industry.

We strive for long-term relationships with you in order to address the needs of your business, both locally and globally.

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• Sucra-sense On the back of the sugar tax law, in close conjunction with Gold Coast, Formulation Creations can offer its own Sucra-sense flavour technology to allow sugar reduction, whilst maintaining overall organoleptic acceptance of beverages. Trials have been run with great success in CSDs, dairy blends and fruit nectar beverages.

•D electable dairy range This flavour library was custom created for end application use in dairy containing products such as yoghurts, flavoured milk and dairy blends. The company can supply cost-effective strawberry, vanilla, peach, passion and pineapple profiles.

Cambridge Commodities Limited is one of the largest nutritional and commodity

ingredient players in the UK and EU market.

It prides itself on product innovation and adding value to its client base. It has over 2 500 ingredients in stock from the most common commodity to the rarest, most weird and wonderful super health ingredient.

Formulation Creations has also signed a supply deal with the Real Stevia Company to distribute product locally. ‘When buying stevia from the company, one per cent of your purchase will be used to support smallholder farmers in Paraguay through Fundacion Granular. In 2014 the programme had a positive impact on the lives of around 1 500 people,’ he enthuses. ‘The Real Stevia Co. offers a broad range of stevia based blends and solutions, the Rolls Royce product in our range is the Reb A97. It’s not cheap but when you taste it you’ll understand why.’

Coulson is excited about the future of the flavour and colour industry in South Africa – especially as consumers are becoming more knowledgeable about

ingredients lists. ‘I believe with the support of these international players combined with our local knowledge and technical expertise, we are in a great position to offer the South African market bespoke concepts at a competitive offering,’ he concludes. •

ABOUT GARY COULSON A food technologist with 19 years’ industry expertise in research, product formulation and technical sales. He spent 12 of those years in the flavour industry, providing flavour-based technical solutions to various food manufacturing categories. For the next six years, he founded and ran a research and manufacturing business, which was acquired by a leading sports nutrition brand.

Formulation Creations – www.formulationcreations.co.za

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Super heat stable natural red

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ood manufacturers are frustrated by the absence of a truly heat stable natural red colour for neutral pH baking and dry grocery products.

Sensient’s new SupraRed utilises a novel natural colour technology that will enable brands to deliver on growing consumer demand for natural colours from botanical sources that do not sacrifice colour brightness.

Baked goods and many dry grocery food products are typically in the five to seven pH range, while the heat step in the production process can raise this level.

The increase causes the red anthocyanin colour source to shift to a purple shade. Beet would be ideal, but is prone to browning during heat processing. SupraRed vegetable juice provides previously unachievable heat stability.

This technical breakthrough in natural colour technology means food manufacturers can provide consumers with the bold red velvet baked goods and bright red cereals they have come to expect. SupraRed typically requires a lower usage rate and can reduce cost-in-use as well as provide other unique advantages. Novel technology employed is free from any chemical solvents and uses only vegetable juice for simple ingredient labelling. Ideal applications include baked goods such as cookies, crackers and cakes as well as ready-to-eat cereals, tortilla chips and other dry grocery products. It also adds significant advantages for dairy applications such as UHT packaged beverages and confections like licorice. •

Sensient – www.sensient.com

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES ACQUIRES GLOBENATURAL THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED the successful closing of its acquisition of natural colour business GlobeNatural, a leading natural food and ingredient company based in Lima, Peru. The new entity will operate as Sensient Natural Colors Peru S.A.C. The addition of a major natural colour producer in Peru provides significant new carmine and annatto production capacity. It also expands the range of anthocyanin colour sources in the Sensient Food Colors’ product portfolio.

‘This acquisition, as part of our seed to shelf initiative, will enable us to provide leading food and beverage manufacturers with greater supply and cost-stability while also enabling us to reach our goals for sustainable and socially responsible sourcing,’ comments Paul Manning, chief executive officer Sensient Technologies.

Tel 011 608 4944 Fax 011 608 4948 Email sales@sensetek.biz

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Do your flavours

add value?

Demand for specific milks such as organic, goat and highin-nutrients is growing. Among these specific milk types, massive growth is also being experienced in the flavoured milk category.

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lavours are key ingredients, as they generate added value for dairy products, particularly when natural flavours or extracts are used.

Consumers are becoming very sensitive to flavour variations. French brand Michel et Augustin has launched three yoghurt drinks with vanillas from three different origins: Madagascar; Tahiti; and the Comoros.

These products play on the origins of their ingredients - the best way to produce traceable and authentic products.

Fermented milks are also part of these soaring specific milks, particularly because of their perceived probiotic values. That leads

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Prova has developed a range Flavourings are to the fast expansion of of clean label flavours. If you indispensable for the ethnic fermented are looking for organic, GMO high-in-protein free or sugar free flavours, milks segment. milk drinks as these Prova offers technical Following this trend solutions that go beyond beverages may have Danone recently expectations. unpleasant off notes launched Les Danone du that only flavours can Monde – the Danone of the mask efficiently. Flavouring World. This range of yoghurts is concepts for protein milkshakes inspired by various cultures: lassi are more and more innovative, from from India, ayran from Turkey, laban from salted caramel to cookies and cream. Prova’s Lebanon, skyr from Iceland and straggisto range of innovative flavours is supplied from Greece. One of the advantages of these locally through K-Chem. • products is they pair very well with exotic flavourings: coconut, matcha and chai are popular tastes for lassis.

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Activities encapsulated within the fields of waste management and sustainability are inter-connected and co-dependant. Mike Pienaar of Wasteplan addresses the response needed in effective waste management systems, to support a wide range of sustainable technological solutions.

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ccording to estimates 111 million tonnes of waste were disposed as waste at landfill in South Africa in 2016. It is estimated this figure represents 90 per cent of the amount of waste produced, with only 10 per cent of the total amount generated being recycled. Germany by comparison recycles approximately 56 per cent of waste generated.

Organic biomass disposed at landfill results in the production of landfill gas comprising approximately 50 per cent methane - the balance is carbon dioxide and other gases.

Measured on a global scale, methane generated from this source represents 12 per cent of total global methane emissions.

Worryingly, methane has a global warming potential 21 times greater than carbon dioxide.

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On a global scale it is calculated that less than 20 per cent of plastic is recycled annually. Of the total tonnage of plastic produced globally, approximately eight million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean each year. This has a catastrophic effect on marine life.

INTERNATIONAL FRAME OF REFERENCE Sustainability is defined by the World Bank as, ‘Achieving economic and social development in ways that do not exhaust our earth’s natural resources.’ For this to be more than just a catchy slogan, concrete steps must be taken by all role players from waste generators to waste handlers, to ensure society can strive towards the attainment of the ultimate goal of zero waste. This should

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WA S T E M A N AG E M E N T & S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health. Zero waste refers to waste management and planning approaches, which emphasise waste prevention as opposed to end-of-pipe waste management.

To achieve the ideal of zero waste, it is necessary to develop a circular economy that emulates the natural eco system by converting waste into a resource. This keeps products and materials in use and regenerates natural systems.

LOCAL FRAME OF REFERENCE Pollution is a consequence of non-compliance with waste legislation, poor consumer behaviour practices and inadequate waste management systems in place to manage and control waste from the time of generation until final destination.

The DEA&DP in the Western Cape has recently implemented a plan to divert 50 per cent organic waste from landfill by 2022 and 100 per cent by 2027. To avoid the burden of increased disposal tariffs, taxes, levies and fines for non-compliant waste generators, a significant change to existing disposal practices of organic waste must be achieved.

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SUSTAINABLE MARKET SOLUTIONS To achieve required diversion targets from landfill, partnering with specialist waste minimisation companies such as WastePlan is apparent. The company has been providing specialist service solutions for the past 13 years to an extensive range of clients in the hospitality, retail, industrial, municipal, commercial and health care sectors.

Objectives of an effective waste management plan: • Compliance to the Waste Act in the management of waste • Reduction in waste disposal costs and volumes through practical implementation of the accepted waste hierarchy i.e. reduce, reuse, recycle, recover and dispose • Revenue optimisation through commodity and recyclable trading • Reduction in waste transportation costs • Unlocking value contained within various existing waste streams, through the recovery of secondary resources extracted from these streams • Adaption of existing waste disposal practices to minimise future punitive financial impact of planned legislation i.e. taxes, levies and fees.

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS In addition to the accepted waste management hierarchy of waste, a separate food waste hierarchy is recognised. A responsible waste management company would interact with its client to ensure optimal management of pre-consumer and post-consumer waste streams. In compliance with this hierarchy, a range of alternative solutions for suitable waste streams are available for the recovery of energy. This will result in the beneficiation of these waste streams and the resultant diversion from landfill. A waste management company should be seen to perform a pivotal role in the maximisation of recycling materials and management of quality of waste streams suitable for recovery at plants that can beneficiate the identified waste as secondary resources.

Implementation of effective cost-efficient waste management systems as a front-end process to the optimal sustainable solution for relevant waste streams is critical. It will ensure the current poor environmental status quo of air, soil and water pollution need not be a future reality and targets set in terms of the National Norms and Standards may be achieved. • Acknowledgement: Green Cape Waste: Market Intelligence Report 2018

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Squeaky clean sugar Goscor Cleaning Equipment, in partnership with authorised dealer Maverick Industrial Cleaning Solutions, supplied and installed a state-ofthe-art Delfin vacuum system at the Tongaat Hulett sugar refinery in Rossburgh, Durban.

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he plant refines and packs over 610 000 tonnes of sugar per year, in various packaging forms - from sachets to bulk sugar. The project took about four weeks to complete.

The Delfin ATEX Zone 22 compliant system consists of a CV 121 25 kW suction unit, DLF 0056 Z22 separator hopper with timercontrolled automatic reverse pulsing filters and level detector for automatic discharge.

GCE national sales director Peter Esterhuizen explains these were connected Fixed stainless steel piping, with hose connections points can be operated simultaneously

to 147m of fixed stainless-steel piping, with 11 hose connection points, of which five can be operated simultaneously.

The 11 suction inlets have Z21-certified micro switches, positioned strategically inside the facility on various floors to ensure all areas can be cleaned easily. As sugar dust is combustible, an ATEX standard explosion-proof system was deemed necessary for this project.

The system was supplied and installed through Maverick Industrial Cleaning Solutions (Maverick). The project was led by sales director Duane Schwarz, who has more than 15 years’ experience in selling industrial cleaning equipment and is wellknown in the KwaZulu-Natal industrial cleaning equipment sector.

The system was required for housekeeping purposes for the pan house in which raw sugar is refined, hence a specific fire-protection rating is necessary. Products collected by the vacuum system include sugar, icing sugar, castor sugar and sugar dust, at an estimated total of 750kg to 800kg per hour of material. This was achieved with four operators working simultaneously.

Maverick managing director Anton Nieuwoudt comments the challenges

associated with the project included working at extreme heights, which required the use of strong, stable scaffolding.

‘The fact that the area contains combustible dust required us to take special precautions when using power tools, welding machines, and the like.

Areas had to be made safe before any work could commence. The refinery was in full production, which only added to the challenges faced.’

Tongaat Hulett corporate security manager and refinery health, safety, environment and security manager Grant Cockburn explains that the vacuum system was selected due to Delfin’s reputation and track record as a leading manufacturer of industrial vacuum cleaners. The reliability and durability of the Delfin system, and its compliance with specifications and performance requirements of this particular project along with trusted product support and expertise provided

by Goscor and Maverick, made it the bestsuited option.

Esterhuizen highlights that GCE’s product range ties in exceptionally well with the agricultural sector.

‘We have machines that are suitable for every phase of the agricultural process, such as pressure washers to maintain equipment and agricultural and food-processing plants where stringent hazard and operability study safety requirements apply.

‘We can offer solutions in terms of equipment for any cleaning need or challenge. We strive to ensure cleanliness standards are maintained throughout, and all environments are rendered safe to work, owing to their cleanliness,’ he concludes. •

Goscor – www.goscor.co.za The system was supplied and installed through Maverick Industrial Cleaning Solutions

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Green refrigeration technology BM Foods, holding company of South African food brand, Mediterranean Delicacies, is the first food manufacturing company in South African to use a CO2 driven refrigeration system in its new, state of the art Cape Town factory.

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he benefit of using CO 2 is that it dramatically reduces the negative impact on the environment. There is a Global Warming Potential (GWP) status, which uses a score type system to define what is detrimental to the environment; the lower the score, the better it is for the environment.

In this case CO 2 has an almost perfect score of one, whereas traditional refrigeration gases currently have a (negative) GWP score of 4 922.

Costas Vayanos, chief executive officer of BM Foods is immensely proud of this groundbreaking innovation, ‘We are privileged to have a cutting-edge supplier in the field who assisted with creating this unique refrigeration technique. We are now using 100 per cent environmentally friendly gas and as an added benefit we get free heating

Richard Drinkrow, managing director of Mainstream Refrigeration, who supplied the refrigeration system, advises that CO 2 is a natural gas recovered from the atmosphere and if there are any leaks, this simply returns to the atmosphere where it belongs. ‘CO 2 was the original gas used in the 1930s, which was ousted for more modern gases. The damage caused by traditional gases and other pollutants to the ozone layer and beyond, has resulted in increased global pressure to protect the environment. The use of CO 2 in refrigeration systems will assist in making small yet impactful improvements to our environment and the world as a whole.’

Vayanos concludes. •

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for all our hot water requirements in the factory via a heat exchanger. We no longer need electrically heated hot water cylinders in our facility.’ This combined with the 30 per cent of solar power used in the new Cape Town factory, has reduced its carbon footprint significantly.

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Green Tea Extract Are you geared for lean manufacturing?

Ingredient choices for a healthier tomorrow

Hybrid drinks are on the move

NEWS

Napier Vineyards celebrates major triumph

SA follows world trends in growing American whiskey imports AMERICAN WHISKEY IMPORTS to South Africa grew by more than 17 per cent from 2016 to 2017, from US$8.9 million to over US$10.5 million last year. The growth is in line with an upward trend on all American distilled spirits imported to South Africa over the past year, reports Christine LoCascio, senior vice president International Issues and Trade, at the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Earlier this year, the Distilled Spirits Council reported that domestic and international sales of US spirits had shown growth for eight consecutive years. The

US distilled spirits market, the second most valuable in the world, enjoyed a record year in 2017, with overall supplier sales up four per cent, rising from US$1 billion to a total of US$26.2 billion. US spirits sold around the globe hit a new export record in 2017 of US$1.64 billion, up 14.3 per cent compared with 2016.

‘Consumer tastes for premium American spirits and favourable exchange rates are supporting global sales, particularly as American whiskeys are driving the fast-growing cocktail market,’ LoCascio explains.

NAPIER VINEYARDS, A whollyowned subsidiary of the Bingenbased Reh Kendermann winery, scored multiple successes at this year’s National Wine Challenge South Africa. Six wines from the premium and basic range impressed the jury, with the flagship Red Medallion making it into the Top 100 South African wines.

After the 2012 vintage received Double Platinum at last year’s National Wine Challenge, securing it a place in the Top 100 South African wines, the 2013 vintage could replicate this great success. ‘We are particularly proud to be among the top 100 winners of the National Wine Challenge for the second time in a row. This distinction motivates us to continue producing extraordinary winedrinking experiences,’ says Leon Bester, winemaker and managing director at Napier Vineyards.

It rained medals over Wellington as the South African winery Napier Vineyards celebrated six awards at the National Wine Challenge 2018

Farming opportunities to sorghum farmers THE DIAGEO EMPOWERMENT Trust South Africa (Detsa) is extending opportunities to ambitious sorghum farmers in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape who would like to supply United National Breweries. The opportunity is open to farmers who qualify as exempt micro enterprises or qualifying small enterprises in terms of official

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broad-based black economic empowerment codes.

‘Detsa aims to stimulate community economies, create local jobs and grow the national economy. To do this, we aim to create a new cadre of successful black entrepreneurs and integrate them into the mainstream economy,’ explains Sinethemba Mafanya, manager, Diageo

Empowerment Trust SA. ‘Creating a vibrant and competitive sorghum-farming sector is one of our key initiatives. It has the potential to provide opportunities for rural businesses, many of which are headed by women.’

Detsa will provide successful applicants with capital and mentoring to maximise their chances of success. It will also help

them market themselves to new avenues to ensure vital cash flow.

The call is currently targeted at specific areas, Detsa will facilitate applications for participation in this programme through its partner, Aurik Business Accelerator. Various channels will be used to reach interested farmers in those areas.

I N D U S T RY TA L K

A new manufacturing paradigm SYSPRO’s system, when integrated across an entire company, provides 360-degree visibility into every facet of accounting, distribution and operations.

It unveils important insights into metrics such as job cost performance, margins and pricing, writes Don Stimson.

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rocess manufacturers often utilise lean methodologies. SYSPRO’s 360-degree visibility gives manufacturers the power to go lean, further these aspirations or simply streamline and optimise value chains.

End-to-end costing analysis allows manufacturers to assign accurate production and overhead costs. It creates opportunities to eliminate redundancies, initiate improvement plans and minimise non-value-add activities. SYSPRO facilitates automation processes that eat up surprising amounts of time, labour and resources, such as reconciliations, communications and paper-based documentation. With an accurate picture of costs, it becomes easier to maximise profitability, even in a low margin environment.

Its Bill of Materials (BOM) provides detailed costing and an expected cost at each level of a production run. The Work in Progress module, used in conjunction with BOM, allows for the comparison of expected versus actual costs - revealing realistic targets for cost-savings.

A favourite tool is the executive dashboard. This is highly configurable and gives executives an at-a-glance summary

of complex information. It allows managers to monitor key performance indicators in real time. What-if costing features make it easy to compare cost effects of different raw materials, production routes and labour rates. In business environments as fastpaced and constantly changing as food and beverage, dashboards can quickly resolve manufacturing challenges by shortening reaction time, decision-making and heightening agility.

INVENTORY OPTIMISATION One of the biggest balancing acts is inventory management - some companies carry as much as 50 per cent capital in inventory.

Those making proper use of SYSPRO can minimise inventory investment, while maintaining appropriate levels of stock for demand management capability.

Systems assist in determining optimum levels for basic, seasonal and safety stock by factoring in metrics such as target service levels, depletion rate, order lead-time and standard demand deviation. By connecting the inventory system to the Order Entry, book inventory becomes an exact image of real inventory. This provides unprecedented control over inventory and associated costs.

It is an enormous help in enforcing a first-in-first-out methodology and in tracking expired product.

SYSPRO Inventory Forecasting predicts future sales based on historic demand. With forecasting, managers can identify important products based on factors such as sales value, gross profit, quantity sold and cost of sales. Pareto analysis, the famous 80/20 rule, helps clear the cobwebs from an outmoded view of a company’s inventory management.

TRANSFORMATION IN THE CLOUD The Cloud can save money on capital expenditure. Efficiency and cost reduction are only part of the picture when it comes to Cloud services.

Manufacturing is changing to embrace new technologies, including automation, artificial intelligence, robots, blockchain (or blockchain-type technologies) and the Internet of Things.

In the last few decades of the 20th century, companies made the choice to stick with old, manual methodologies or to join the IT revolution. Those that chose to transform were more likely to thrive. SYSPRO ERP Cloud Services is designed to provide a seamless, painless and profitable transition into a new manufacturing paradigm. •

DON STIMSON is a senior consultant at SYSPRO.

SYSPRO – za.syspro.com

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See what’s possible. Just add Glanbia.

glanbianutritionals.com/tenacious

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Hybrid drinks pick up the pace Mintel reports that consumers are increasingly interested in hybrid beverages. Of people surveyed, 49 per cent looked to hybrid beverages to fit their fastpaced lifestyle. prior to 2011, where it saw growth at roughly four per cent.

Senior food and drink analyst at Mintel, Beth Bloom, acknowledges trends and challenges facing the market. ‘Hybrid drinks are an excellent way of keeping younger consumers engaged in non-alcoholic drink categories, and encouraging beverage exploration. Hybrid drinks have an uphill battle when it comes to price. Proving value will be a strong means of encouraging trial as hybrid drinks can act as a bridge to promote expansion into new beverage categories,’ she notes.

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ottled water packed with nutrients and beverages with functional benefits are the most popular hybrid drinks.

Historically, juice has been a large segment of the non-alcoholic beverage market and juice hybrid drinks now represent 47 per cent of this market. Younger and health conscious consumers are looking to alternatives to sodas and sugary drinks.

In terms of demographics, hybrid drinks are sought out for functional attributes like antioxidants, energy and electrolytes.

Younger consumers between the ages of 18 to 21 are the most receptive to these beverages with 51 per cent of them likely to buy energy hybrid drinks and 35 per cent to buy relaxation hybrid drinks. Leading overall demand for hybrid beverages are millennials and iGeners who are willing to try new products. A total of 76 per cent of millennials surveyed said they like to try new beverages.

ROADBLOCKS TO GROWTH Even though the future for the hybrid drink market is bright, it isn’t without obstacles.

Four out of five hybrid drink consumers believe hybrid drinks are more expensive.

Additionally, 57 per cent of non-hybrid drink consumers perceive them as a gimmick.

Another challenge comes from one of the largest segments of the market - the juice market. It was reported this sector only grew by 1.2 per cent in 2016 in contrast to years

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Döhler’s innovation concepts include a comprehensive portfolio of natural ingredients, ingredient systems, integrated solutions and inspiration for food and beverage innovations. These concepts are based on a wide range of plant-based ingredients including natural colours and flavours, health, dairy and dairy-free, speciality, dry, fruit and vegetable ingredients and ingredient systems.

Healthy nutrition is playing an increasingly important role for consumers, yet it presents major challenges for manufacturers: a product should be as natural as possible, contain little sugar and many nutrients, and taste good. Based on its principle of, ‘Turning the best of nature into unique multisensory and nutritional excellence’ Döhler delivers integrated solutions that deal with these challenges.

The company offers a new portfolio of botanical extracts from well-known plants such as aloe vera, hibiscus, baobab or rooibos. Thanks to in-house processing using state-of-the-art technology, these botanical extracts can be offered in a standard quality.

Its broad range of natural flavours, fruit and vegetable ingredients can be tailored to specific requirements of customers.

This extensive portfolio of natural ingredients can be used for innovative food and beverage applications that focus on the theme of naturalness. Fruit and vegetable drinking yoghurts, are a case in point. A wide range of brilliant colour concentrates must be guaranteed to remain stable in product applications. Colouring concentrates derived from fruits, vegetables and plants are the most natural way to give food and beverages natural colour hues. New malt colouring concentrates for natural brown hues can range from a light colour effect to a deep, intense colour. As food ingredients, they allow a clean label declaration without E numbers. The colour malt concentrate stands out thanks to its neutral taste and high colour stability. It is an outstanding substitute for caramel colouring E150c/d for colas. •

Enhanced RTD Health is wealth Consumers want beverages that help with energy levels, digestive health and cognitive functions.

Probioticinfused products, clean energy drinks and beverages with Omegamatcha or antioxidants for mental health benefits are hitting headlines.

Water 2.0 Consumers are looking for many of the same benefits as in other beverages.

These include wellness, energy and eco-friendly products.

Coffee revised A big trend is cold brew coffee in superfood lattes with matcha, beetroot, rose and coconut ash.

Döhler – www.doehler.com

HYBRID DRINKS

Novel performance

ingredient solutions

Leading nutritional powerhouse, Glanbia Nutritionals, has announced the launch of two new pioneering and innovative performance nutrition ingredients for formulation in functional beverages in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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GNITOR® and WheyXR™ were developed to enhance amino acid release. This allows manufacturers to maximise health benefits of protein supplementation – without compromising taste or texture.

IGNITOR, an amino acid release matrix, comprises a proprietary blend of proteolytic enzymes that optimise the release of branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) and glutamine when added to protein formulations. BCAAs and glutamine are known to positively stimulate muscle protein synthesis and muscle hypertrophy (increase in muscle size).

Consumers of a high protein diet commonly experience difficulty digesting large amounts of protein, presenting gastrointestinal symptoms including constipation, bloating and excessive flatulence.

The addition of protein digesting enzymes, such as IGNITOR amino acid release matrix, helps overcome this problem by assisting with the breakdown of proteins to release amino acids.

The launch follows thorough research, by Glanbia Nutritionals, which highlights how the

ingredient can specifically target release of individual BCAAs or glutamine. According to a simulated gastrointestinal study, 150mg of IGNITOR can release three times more glutamine from whey protein concentrate than 2 500mg of another leading enzyme ingredient, and over four times more than endogenous enzymes alone.

Glanbia Nutritionals is also launching WheyXR, a whey protein concentrate developed for post workout or night time recovery products. Modified with advanced protein polymerisation technology, doubling the size of protein particles compared to regular whey proteins, WheyXR, provides larger protein mass, which turns into robust protein gels when subjected to low pH in the stomach. These robust protein gels are less susceptible to enzymatic digestion, meaning the release of amino acids is extended. Simulated hydrolysis studies have shown that WheyXR is 47 per cent less digested after six hours compared to regular whey.

The slower digestion rate provides a more sustained supply of amino acids and makes WheyXR an ideal source of amino acids

for post workout or night time recovery products.

Meilissa Hosen, product manager, Glanbia Nutritionals, comments, ‘With the performance nutrition market growing at such a fast rate, there is opportunity to develop unique products that appeal to elite athletes and everyday gym-goers. IGNITOR and WheyXR will enable manufacturers to create high-protein powder products that can provide fuel before exercise, as well as offer post-workout recovery. While absorption rates of typical whey protein products can vary substantially, the two new ingredients will enable consumers to optimise their protein intake – to further the benefits of exercise as much as possible.’ • *At the time of going to print, the regulatory approval process for Ignitor in South Africa was due to be completed.

Glanbia Nutritionals – www.glanbianutritionals.com

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Technology, innovation and services in one PET line

USHydrations has acquired a complete PET line from Sidel, equipped with a Matrix Combi for the company’s headquarters in Pennsylvania, US. Installation of the line began in April 2018. The plant will bottle soft drinks, still and carbonated water at a speed of 36 000 bottles per hour.

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he company operates in the premium beverage category and produces over one million bottles per day. The Pittston facility reaches over 100 million consumers in the area, and allows for reduced shipping costs to eastern US locations.

PREMIUM WATER, STRONG PERFORMANCE IN A GROWING MARKET The global bottled water market has enjoyed stable annual volume growth of six per cent during the last five years, reaching 214 billion litres in 2015. Growth is driven by increased consumption in emerging markets including Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East and a positive trajectory in other markets.

Factors influencing growth in packaged water sales include an improvement in economic performance of several countries and corresponding higher levels of consumer confidence, driving people to start purchasing products that were previously sacrificed. Other growth drivers include increasing awareness of good health - encouraging consumers to switch from carbonated soft drinks and fruit juice to low-calorie alternatives such as still and flavoured water. Increased demand for convenient on-the-go products has benefitted bottled water in small formats. Within the global packaged water market, the premium segment performed well, growing by six per cent to 10.7 billion litres. With a value of almost US$15 billion, North America and western European regions dominate global volume.

A PARTNERSHIP BUILT ON INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS A key factor behind the success of a premium brand is its price positioning, when compared to mainstream offerings. The added benefit offered by a top brand must be immediately recognised by the end consumer, whether superior taste, attractive packaging or simply its origins from a safe source. The last one is certainly the case for USHydrations, which leverages natural springs from the mountains of Pennsylvania.

Prashant Shitut, USHydrations’ president and chief executive officer explains what convinced him to choose Sidel for their most recent complete PET line.

‘What attracted us was Sidel’s reputation, innovative technology and flexible solutions, combined with strong service support.’

Sidel Group supplied a complete line solution and data management system to measure line performance and identify causes of downtime, which will ultimately maintain or increase uptime. The complete line offers full flexibility. It can bottle different formats, bottle designs and products, such as water and carbonated beverages. The Sidel Group offered an optimal and ergonomic line design with a reduced footprint adapted to USHydrations’ needs.

Shitut concludes, ‘Beverage brands are looking for extensive packaging options. They require solutions to handle single and multi-pack configurations for greater versatility. Sidel’s complete line will clearly allow us to tackle this opportunity in a very Sidel – www.sidel.com efficient way.’ •

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Stevia pushes sustainability Consumers around the globe are beginning to make choices that allow for a healthier tomorrow.

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hoices made today regarding ingredients and sourcing, will affect the future attractiveness of your products – ultimately determining the success of your business.

By reducing sugar and artificial sweeteners and replacing these with stevia, you can renew your offer and successfully address consumers, who are increasingly looking for food, snack and beverage products containing natural, healthy and sustainable ingredients. Stevia meets all these consumer demands. It is fast becoming the sweetener of choice for a large proportion of sugar reduced products currently being launched globally. Stevia works excellently as a sweetener in a wide range of products, including confectionery, dairy products, soft drinks, nutraceuticals and table top sweeteners.

Real Stevia, supplied locally through Formulation Creations, was founded as a stevia specialist in Stockholm, Sweden in 2003. ‘We were instrumental in getting European approval in 2011. We were also one of the founders of the industry organisation International Stevia Council,’ explains Thomas Backelin, chief executive offer of The Real Stevia Company AB. ‘Our company was based on the idea of doing good for the world, while minimising our environmental footprint. Sustainability is the foundation of all our work from plant development to farming, extraction and formulation. We believe a sustainable business will ultimately benefit all stakeholders in the long run.

‘Real Stevia believes in working from farm to fork, which is why it has invested so much in educating stevia farmers; traceability and third party quality control and product formulation support based on our in-house formulation knowledge,’ Thomas enthuses.

The Real Stevia Company, together with Formulation Creations, have a wealth of formulation expertise regarding how best to sugar reduce different applications with stevia. •

Formulation Creations – www.formulationcreations.co.za

PackagingREVIEW SOUTH AFRICAN

July 2018 | Volume 43 | Number 7

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Machine engineering excellence

SA’s first female empowered manufacturer

The future of smart packaging

NEWS

The start of a growing segment

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ND OF LINE packaging assembly helps automate the final leg of a production process before products are dispatched for distribution. Machinery automation of processes can help increase throughput for all industries.

Over the past few years, the average growth in the manufacturing sector has assisted ancillary industries such as endof-line packers in reaching maximum output targets. Businesses are vying to upgrade their processes, which include modernisation of manufacturing facilities to increase their bottom line.

According to Transparency Market Research industries in developing countries adopt automated processes to address the lack of skilled labour. There are however, companies in South Africa implementing

training programmes for fitters, machinists and electrical apprentices, which are in line with the country’s job creation strategies. Alphapax is one of the company’s making a difference in creating opportunities for employment. Various packaging platforms present the ability to significantly accelerate the country’s growth and development.

There is a special focus on premium technologies for end of line case securing solutions on page 38. We bring you the local production of these systems, which range from basic machines to the latest, most advanced high speed fully automatic technologies. All of this on page 46.

Until next month!

Assistant Editor Aarifah.Nosarka@newmediapub.co.za

Bosch to sell its packaging business THE COMPANY RECENTLY announced a decision to sell its pharma and food unit’s Packaging Technology division (PA). This follows intensive and thorough considerations by the group. It has decided packaging technology is not part of its core business. PA is involved in project business relating to specialised areas of the packaging industry. The company also operates in a competitive environment in which players are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a structural advantage.

Bosch believes its packaging technology operations must be placed on a different footing to allow it to react flexibly to specific requirements of the packaging machinery market. Its special-purpose machinery manufacturer, Robert Bosch Manufacturing Solutions is a separate entity in Germany and will remain part of the Bosch Group.

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‘This decision will allow Bosch to narrow its focus on issues of importance for its future. These will include the transformation of the Bosch Group and its future digitalisation strategy. This extends to the internet of things and pooling resources accordingly,’ says Dr Stefan Hartung, the Bosch board of management member responsible for the energy and building technology and industrial technology business sectors.

He explains Bosch and the PA division will benefit from this decision.

‘A reorganised packaging technology business will adapt more flexibly to the diverse requirements of this typically SME market. This, while Bosch is able to focus its attention entirely on the group’s impending profound transformation,’ Hartung adds.

The group’s strategy is to structure its operations competitively.

Celebrate a new production site MULTIVAC HOSTED A festive opening ceremony in honour of its new production facility located in an industrial area in Bozhurishte, near Sofia in Bulgaria. Managing directors of Multivac, Hans-Joachim Boekstegers, Guido Spix and Christian Traumann attended the event. Government officials and local politicians were also among the guests.

Multivac’s new 20 000m² Bulgarian production facility houses an administration building, state-of-the-art warehouse, logistics capabilities and a training centre.

The opening of this facility secures more than 150 jobs. Working in three shifts at this site, qualified specialists will produce machine parts and assemblies that meet the company’s quality standards.

‘We are pleased to celebrate the opening of our first production facility in Eastern Europe here in Bozhurishte after a construction period of roughly two and a half years. We are using modern turning and milling machines such as the ones used at our headquarters in Germany. We are already using the facility at our full capacity,’ Boekstegers says.

Ivaylo Dimitrov, MD of the Bulgaria Production facility says the goal is to be one of Multivac’s most modern production sites. ‘We are proud the group has opted for Bulgaria as the location for its expanded production capacity.’

The company has 11 production sites in addition to the new plant. These are situated in Germany, Austria, Spain, Brazil, Japan, Finland and the US. There are also more than 80 sales and service companies worldwide.

I N D U S T RY TA L K

Are you

as smart as retailers?

South Africa’s ‘click and collect’ capability is growing.

A recent American survey indicates 90 per cent of retailers will implement ‘buy online, pickup in-store’ purchases by 2021. So what’s in store for the future?

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mart packaging provides done through substantial redistribution consumers with extra information. of marketing strategies toward the digital It communicates with retailers and frontier, including budget allocations manufacturers, regulates temperature and in the advertising and communication oxygen/CO2 supply. Smart packs extend landscape to talk to the digital nomadic to protection against theft, making it consumer of the future. This is particularly possible to track a product’s relevant in big brand journey during transit. premiumisation.

This is only the beginning. The THE WAY Internet of Things FORWARD (IOT) and Industry Gone are the days 4.0, otherwise when packaging The first mobile and known as the design was digital stores are being Fourth Industrial purely functional trialled in Shanghai, with Revolution, and used only an unmanned self-service will see to protect the store and payment unit advanced digital contents of goods through mobile transformation during shipment commerce. offerings for the and storage. packaging sector.

Brands are learning This technology disruptor how powerful an effect will change the landscape of packaging design can have primary and secondary packing on their perception and sales. Most design and development. This will be purchase decisions are still being made

DID YOU KNOW?

PULL OUT ALL STOPS FOR STARTUPS STRATCOM BRANDING HAS committed itself to encouraging other SMMEs in a shoulder to shoulder initiative. The Sisonke (we’re together, let’s grow together) project was launched on Mandela Day, 18 July. The initiative will identify startup brands. It will partner with them, share skills and take them through the design and packaging process. This is to brand their product on an award-winning level. Beautifully designed packaging sells products.

This is a luxury many startups pass off due to lack of resources.

Stratcom Branding is South Africa’s first truly focused strategic packaging, brand and structure design agency. It explores new channels of commerce, which opened two decades ago.

Opportunity was knocking, people had vision and a promise of turning free thinking into action. ‘Sharing skills can make all the difference. We understand the challenges startups face, and feel we have a responsibility to give back and use our talent where it can best be implemented to foster a community,’ says Gail Macleod, CEO of Stratcom Branding.

The company prides itself on finding pragmatic approaches to ‘connected packaging’. This type of packaging greatly enhances user experience, generates increased loyalty and customer pull.

South Africa, as a growing entrepreneurial nation, often fails to give the support to these spirited and passionate individuals who can assist in making communities thrive. To address this, the company has decided to step in and share its experiences. It will also share unique skills required to boost startups in need.

Mandela Day is a global call to action that celebrates the idea each individual has the power to transform the world and make an impact. With this in mind Stratcom Branding will share its expertise with the foresight of making a difference in an individual’s life.

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in front of the shelf. Traditional methods to enable packaging to drive information for measuring that moment of truth are no and add benefits. longer efficient. With advanced computer vision and machine learning technology, A CHANGING LANDSCAPE more companies are harnessing the power Macleod says driving this technology in of shelf data, in turn transforming the packaging is a core area of expertise for the health of every shelf. company, with technology input from their Consumers on the African continent Shanghai office. will become more mobile commerce ‘The sheer volume of SKUs or individual (m-commerce) capable through units sold per day through high volume smart devices, showing sure signs of brands means the potential one on one accelerated progression. reach to consumers with tailored content The continent is compelled into a digital and language of one brand image or label packaging revolution. Demand is driven by will drastically change the landscape of increased markets for consumer products, advertising and packaging for burgeoning individual the future. Smart packaging will incomes, the move to be a logical step in the eventual mobile, an expanding digitisation of retail.’ population of younger Macleod says local brand consumers and growing owners seem to sit back domestic economies. This and wait to see what their is particularly prevalent in competitors do. ‘In the East and West Africa. process, the first go-getter The key lies in transforming gets over 80 per cent every SKU into actionable market advantage on data that leads to consumer innovation. South African insight. Shelves are becoming a customers would benefit d o le c Gail Ma high science environment with from a true innovation AR technology enabling accurate mindset, range extensions, stock taking. The logical step is but is it enough?’ she asks.

While brands do not have to jump at every new smart technology that comes out of the pipeline, it’s wise keep up with the latest developments. Those that make the most sense to their brand image and product lines can then be incorporated.

“Shelves are becoming a high science environment with AR technology enabling accurate stock taking” A truly innovative and smart means of digital branding can seamlessly integrate with online media to strengthen relationships and consumer loyalty. It also creates a multi-dimensional marketing strategy.

‘Smart packaging is revolutionising the industry and ensures packaging maintains its role at the heart of the customer experience,’ Macleod concludes. •

Stratcom Branding – www.stratcombranding.com

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C O M PA N Y F O C U S

Internationally-owned South African plastics company unites

with women empowered group It’s been a year since the RPC Group acquired Astrapak, resulting in the name change to RPC Astrapak. This year the company shares two of its biggest announcements – one of which includes a strategic coalition aimed at overcoming social inadequacies in the country.

capabilities along with a very experienced management and manufacturing team. Not only will we be investing in the business to improve capacity and capability, we will also create a dedicated Innovation and Design Centre for RPC Astrapak. This will be linked with RPC’s global network of 32 similar facilities to bring the group’s innovation, engineering and expertise to the South African market. This will also be brought to the African market as our expansion plans evolve. This is particularly exciting as RPC is a global leader in all plastic conversion technologies. This investment will allow our customers to access RPC through RPC Astrapak,’ says Robin Moore, RPC Astrapak’s chief executive.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Its reputation he specialist is proven by an manufacturer of WDB Investment Holdings immensely successful rigid moulded is a 100 per cent black owned and women-led organisation. partnership and thermoformed It has pioneered and demonstrated plastic packaging championed the rights of by award-winning recently announced women for more than innovative designs its purchase of the 22 years. achieved in conjunction Spec Group, subject with RPC Astrapak prior to to the finalisation of this deal. certain conditions, soon to The Durban-based company, be completed. established in 1991, is a household name. It The businesses of Spec Group are Spec specialises in the design, manufacture and Tool & Die, Spec Design and Spec Molders, repair of plastic moulding tools and dies. which will also become part of RPC Astrapak.

The group branched into manufacturing The Spec Group’s three main with the establishment of Spec Molders shareholders, Dave Murgatroyd, Kenny in 2004.

Moore and Leanne Suarez will stay on along Spec Molders brings exciting new with the rest of their teams. products and customers to RPC Astrapak.

The company was carefully selected for this acquisition. This was based on EXPANSION PLANS IN ACTION its prowess and industry leading track ‘Buying the business gives us a good record as an independent and innovative moulding platform. It provides us with our tool room through Spec Tool & Die and own in-house design and mould-making Spec Design.

To help overcome social differences in our country, RPC Astrapak’s management team has announced the union of two wellestablished businesses.

The unique transaction between WDB Investment Holdings (WDBIH) and RPC Astrapak came into effect on 1 June.

As part of the transaction, WDBIH made a significant cash investment into RPC Astrapak, which will be used to fund growth within the company.

The alliance of these two businesses paves a pioneering path not only in unison but also within the plastic packaging industry.

The developmental arm of WDBIH began its expansion in micro-finance programmes in 1991 through a non-profit organisation.

It later fell under the WDB Trust, which has sought to fight poverty and give rural women the necessary resources to

Back from left Norman Hancock, Leanne Suarez and Ken Moore. Front from left Dave Murgatroyd and Robin Moore

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Chief investment officer Nicola Gubb, chief executive Faith Khanyile, Robin Moore, investment executive Lizanne Prince and investment executive Melissa Naidoo from WDBIH

Faith Khanyile and Robin Moore at the WDBIH offices in Johannesburg

empower themselves. Formed in 1996, the WDBIH was established to support the programmes of the WDB Trust. The company seeks to be a strategic and transformational investor in its investee companies, thereby creating a sustainable foundation to serve the vision of the trust.

It is mandated to bring about economic upliftment and social advancement of poor rural women in the country.

The company has, over the past 22 years, built up a portfolio of assets in the listed and unlisted space with a gross value of approximately R6 billion for the year-ended March 2017. This portfolio predominantly comprises assets within a number of sectors.

Some of WDBIH’s key strategic investments include the FirstRand Group, Discovery, Assupol Life, Tsebo Solutions Group, Bidvest, Bidcorp and Ascendis Health.

As a long term strategic partner, the company advocates for women empowerment and advancements in its investments. It has repatriated in excess of R200 million throughout its existence. This has been through the WDB Trust to fund development programmes. The trust has three programmes, which reached

more than 200 000 rural beneficiaries and uplifted thousands of households living in conditions of extreme poverty.

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS The initial RPC Group acquisition of Astrapak has allowed it access to world class quality, R&D expertise, knowledge and technology.

RPC Astrapak is now a subsidiary of one of the biggest global plastic packaging conglomerates, the RPC Group.

Headquartered in the UK, this parent company is one of Europe’s largest suppliers of plastic packaging with operations in 34 countries. Its annual revenue is in excess of UK£3 billion.

The South African entity RPC Astrapak stands proud in the industry as one of the leading local suppliers of plastic packaging products. The company has pioneered numerous unique products influenced by leading edge technology. These have won awards and recognition, both locally and internationally.

As part of its long-term strategy for doing business in South Africa, RPC fully appreciates the importance of having a local empowered partner in Astrapak. This is another important building block in achieving that strategic plan.

RPC Astrapak is proud to embrace WDBIH as its new local partner in South Africa in this competitive industry. The benefits of the deal are mutual.

Sharing two broad networks built over the years by both companies will lead

“The alliance of these two businesses paves a pioneering path not only in unison but also within the plastic packaging industry”

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to a valuable partnership between RPC Astrapak and WDBIH. This transaction will position RPC Astrapak as the first internationally owned and empowered plastics manufacturer based in South Africa. The company is also in the process of finalising a B-BBEE compliant employee ownership scheme, which will take up a 5.01 per cent interest for the benefit of qualifying employees.

‘We are extremely excited at the new opportunities, which lie on the horizon because of this historic deal. We look forward to making a difference in the lives of everyone involved, specifically women who have been neglected in the mainstream industry and manufacturing.

We believe that we have created something unique for our customers. This is direct access to international products and technology while enabling procurement from an empowered supplier in terms of B-BBEE legislation,’ Moore explains.

Faith Khanyile, WDBIH’s chief executive says the company is excited about the new venture.

‘This is especially the case given the positive growth prospects of the business and the sector globally. We pride ourselves in being game changers in sectors such as this one where the participation of women at the various levels (shareholding and management) is still very low. We look forward to fulfilling our mandate of gender transformation through our board participation and working with Astrapak in achieving its overall transformation strategy,’ she comments.

This new journey begins in South Africa’s plastic packaging industry.

RPC Astrapak has maintained a Level 4 B-BBEE rating for the past two years. With this deal and other aligned initiatives, it expects to retain this rating. •

RPC Astrapak – www.rpc-astrapak.com WDB Investment Holdings – www.wdbinvestments.co.za

C O M PA N Y F O C U S

Gateway to superior flexibles Golden Tree Holdings uses the most up to date manufacturing processes to produce high quality packaging materials.

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stablished in 1987, it is a South African based manufacturer of high quality food grade packaging in accordance with international standards for Health and Safety. The group consists of divisions which produce a range of packaging including woven polypropylene (WPP), BOPP laminated bags, bulk bags and flexible packaging.

A BOPP laminated bag has a superior photographic appearance and good advertising effects. It provides outstanding print image quality and printing abilities.

Its high tensile strength, good dimensional stability and flatness make it an ideal option for food products. In addition, BOPP’s high gloss surface enhances the marketability of the pack.

The WPP bags are available in various colours and sizes. They are commonly used for industrial application. This packaging type is strong and displays a high level of tearing resistance which prevents the spillage of produce.

One of the main benefits of the WPP bag is its ability to expand or contract according to the size of the product/s it houses. These lightweight bags are suitable for packaging a large or small number of products. They are woven, which gives them an advantage of strength, visibility, durability and reusability.

DID YOU KNOW?

Golden Tree Holding’s mission is to manufacture high quality food grade packaging in accordance with international standards for Health and Safety.

It is developing quality WPP packaging that uplifts the economy and exceeds customer expectations

The gravure press at TGT

An example of the bulk bags the company produces

Golden Tree Holding’s bags produced for PnP

ONWARD AND UPWARD Golden Tree Holdings Group comprises Swaziland Polypack, Pat Polytape, SCP Polycloth and Concord Packaging. The group is also rated as one of the largest manufacturers of WPP packaging materials in the country.

‘It serves local consumers and multinationals in all fields including chemicals, foodstuff and minerals.’

The company’s up to date manufacturing processes conforms to international standards set by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), The United Nations recommendations on transport of dangerous goods (UN) and International Maritime dangerous goods code (IMDG). The group supplies complete packaging solutions gained from years of experience in the industry.

‘We strive to be the world leader in WPP packaging and related services.

The company’s dedicated multinational staff provides complete cost effective packaging solutions. Working closely with associated companies internationally, the company designs and develops suitable packaging materials to customers’ requirements. •

Golden Tree Holdings – www.tgt-group.com A flexible pack with a spout by TGT

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Ensure superior

food production

Brand building can take years for a food manufacturer. A single quality issue can have damaging effects on how a brand or product is perceived in the market.

Investing in appropriate inspection and detection technology is a sure solution to mitigate quality risks.

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ackaging and processing automation is on the rise and presents challenges in achieving effective quality control.

While it’s vital to maximise efficiencies and minimise costs, automation leaves fewer opportunities for human intervention to spot problems on the line.

Quality is more than the prevention of unwanted contaminants in a pack. A broken product, missing item, or damaged pack all have the potential to impact on a brand or product’s reputation.

When it comes to consumer safety there is an increasing emphasis on the value of X-ray inspection systems.

Retailers are also aware of the importance of protecting their image.

The result in an increased focus on the relative values of metal detection versus X-ray inspection technologies.

including glass, plastic, stone and rubber.

Some X-ray inspection systems are so specialised they detect bones in meat fillets.

This type of technology is flexible in its ability to work undeterred in even the harshest of environments such as humid, wet atmospheres and extreme hot and cold temperatures.

Foreign bodies can be detected through aluminium foil and in tins, regardless of the temperature or the salt and water content of the product.

The machines can handle a variety of pack formats.

This includes top sealed, thermoformed trays, flexible bags, unpacked and bulk products.

X-ray technology can spot additional quality issues such as broken, undersized or missing items in packs. It can also detect deformed products or under-filled compartments in ready meals, products with cracks or fissures, grains stuck together in powdered products and missing metal clips.

“There are even specialist X-ray inspection systems available to detect bones in meat fillets”

DESIGNED FOR QUALITY X-ray inspection systems have the versatility to spot a wider range of foreign bodies,

X-ray systems can detect a number of quality issues

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Effective weight estimation is another benefit of this technology. If a pack is supposed to contain four pieces of meat of approximately the same weight yet one piece is overweight and another, underweight, the X-ray system will detect the discrepancy in contents despite the total weight of the pack being correct.

CHALLENGES SIMPLIFIED The huge popularity of convenience in the fresh food sector is another area that brings challenges in terms of maintaining quality. Leaks in sealed pre-packs of meat, poultry and fish can quickly lead to product deterioration. Such imperfections cannot be detected by the naked eye. To prevent this, seal testers can test the integrity of sealed, flow-wrapped or lidded trays in different materials and sizes. They typically apply controlled pressure to each pack going across a conveyor to detect and evaluate any subsequent ‘give’.

Gentle testing is a major benefit of the process, allowing failed pack contents to be re-packed. In addition to detecting leakages, the system can pick up an early warning of deterioration in the sealing process.

The latest advanced laser technology is can identify CO 2 leaks in MAP packs from fissures as small as 0.25mm and at high speeds up to 180ppm. This ensures quality without compromising on throughput.

An important part of the comprehensive quality monitoring process is accurate labelling. Vision systems ensure a label is positioned correctly and verifies the overprinted data with a company’s information system. This ensures the correct dates, weights, prices and barcodes are included and are legible.

In the drive for market share, food companies continue to invest in new product development, advanced manufacturing and packing operations to create high quality products. The establishment of an effective monitoring system is an equally wise investment. •

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Established 18 years ago, Glue-More Packaging, a supplier of packaging adhesive equipment for hot and cold glue systems, has gone from strength to strength. Aarifah Nosarka brings you the latest on its journey to the top and delves into the company’s premium technologies for end-of-line case securing solutions.

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lue-More Packaging is a distributor of Valco Melton’s hot and cold melt adhesive applications; compatible with some of the most popular hot melt equipment suppliers in South Africa. These adhesives allow for quicker installations and cost-effective maintenance.

‘With little over a decade of existence we have already firmly rooted ourselves as the supplier of choice. The company continues to strengthen as a result of exceptional service, prompt maintenance and support and consistent product quality,’ says Mary Grimbeek, managing financial director at Glue-More Packaging.

The American multinational, Valco Melton manufactures packaging adhesive equipment and spares, designed according to strict safety standards. These are in line

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The glue equipment is known globally for its robust characteristics, particularly for folding cartons. These machines are also better suited to the corrugated industry on flexo folder gluers.

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Grimbeek says there are two unique gluing systems specifically for the packaging industry. The e-Kube and Kube technologies improve production efficiency by eliminating with various environmental and adhesive degradation, a quality guidelines. common problem with Grimbeek says Glueglueing equipment.

More Packaging is a The e-Kube is an allfirst rate supplier. This electric enclosed system is attributed not only In the same year as its with an integrated to the delivery of inception, Glue-More auto feed, which consistent quality Packaging became the sole keeps out debris and distributor of Melton products, but dirt. It features three hot and cold melt also its customermount configurations applications for centric approach to Valco Melton. and owing to its service excellence. compatibility, can ‘We offer 24/7 be retrofitted to existing technical support. Our back packaging lines. up service is just one of the An enclosed machine, the Kube ways we seek to add value to customers’ system features an assortment of adhesive demands, along with the flexibility to applicators and spare part options. Its adapt to changing needs and individual multiple machine mounted configurations service requirements.’ optimise adhesive dispensing performance.

Glue-More Packaging’s agents are This solution is ideally suited to case and located in various cities around South carton sealing applications.

Africa including Tzaneen, Durban, Both machines are designed to reduce Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. maintenance and increase production as ‘We can service a variety of businesses a result of their smaller tanks, reduced across the country, ranging from bluecharring and higher melt rates. chip multinationals to small and medium Grimbeek says an Eco Stitch gun, which is sized enterprises. Our dedicated team an electric valve, works hand in hand with is passionate about service, quality and the Kube system. It reduces maintenance delivery. Our 12 year track record speaks and wear and tear of consumable spares. for itself,’ she explains.

‘There are also huge savings on adhesives. Together these reduce FLEXIBILITY OF SERVICES downtime, increase production and provide Valco Melton has a diverse range of huge cost savings.’ equipment for the packaging industry.

The company aims to be a first-choice These span various industry applications. supplier at the forefront of innovation One example is heat-activated ladles used in the packaging adhesive equipment for yoghurt cups to bag manufacturing for industry. It has a strong focus on providing fast food companies. consistently high quality products and The corporation also distributes hot services to meet the diverse needs melt equipment used for disposable coffee of customers. • cups, forming and sealing of cereal boxes and sugar and flour packets. Its systems are suitable for use as an end of line Glue-More Packaging – packaging to form large boxes for products www.gluemorepackaging.co.za retail shipping applications.

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New tech backbone for

customer-specific solutions Earlier this year, Mosca set up a new division to handle individual customer requests.

The division supports its dedicated team of experienced specialists handling sales, designs, the production of special machines and integrated system solutions.

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osca Engineering was established to respond faster and more efficiently to special requests previously handled in the company’s series production business unit. The technological In 1989, Mosca backbone is formed by the started the production of tried and tested Mosca polypropylene strapping in Schollbrunn, Germany part of the company’s standard modules, which are with only one “one service” specially adapted to customers’ extrusion device. concept, Mosca/ needs. The first project is Goldpack employees already under development for handle all aspects of an aerosol/can manufacturer in the UK, machine maintenance which has ordered three machines and and integration into existing plans to order six more. production lines.’

Customers in need of special strapping machine solutions can now turn to Mosca SERIES PRODUCTION GOAL for advice on the design and production of The new unit enables the company to these solutions through its southern African respond to requests from industries that agent, Goldpack. previously didn’t have a standard solution.

The new business unit gives strapping Custom made machines also open up experts in Waldbrunn, Germany the ability new options for other companies in these to handle special orders faster than industries. The requirement for transferring other facilities. the necessary knowledge is the complete Christian Zwieb, Mosca Engineering’s documentation and follow-up of all projects sales manager, says customers are involved at the company. throughout the entire process. ‘We start out with a blank sheet and work together step by step to design the right solution. The entire process is transparent for the customer.’

There are two advantages outlined by this direct involvement strategy: 1. Customers can follow the engineering process and influence it based on their needs.

2. They can keep track of costs, making it possible to effectively control the machine in development.

Mosca Engineering aims to provide Zwieb says the dedicated support provided customers with an even larger machine

by Mosca Engineering continues after the portfolio from which to choose. machine has been delivered. ‘For example, as

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Employees from the new Mosca Engineering unit discussing a new customerspecific machine solution

The best-case scenario for the company will be its ability to take the special solutions into series production.

LEVERAGE IN-HOUSE STRENGTHS Mosca Engineering relies on its own strengths for implementing projects. During the design phase, strapping experts take advantage of the modular construction of series production machines. Instead of redesigning each component, tried and tested functional units are used which can be flexibly combined. For example, customers can rely on the patented SoniXs ultrasonic sealing unit and the Standard-6 strap path without additional design expenditures. The strap path can be removed and reinstalled without tools in a few simple steps.

‘Using proven components not only saves time and money but also minimises technical risk. In conjunction with reliable technologies, Mosca Engineering works with expert personnel. To offer customers maximum expertise, all employees in the new engineering unit have more than ten years of experience in the company. Leveraging our strengths enables Mosca Engineering to meet Mosca’s high quality standards from the start,’ concludes Zwieb. •

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A local twist

in the production tail Designer and manufacturing supplier of shrink wrapping and product handling end-ofline systems, Alphapax is heading into its sixth year of operation. Aarifah Nosarka reports on its progress since inception.

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While running Econocut, Louwrens also worked for WHAT’S THE Starpak as factory and DIFFERENCE? production manager as well as PNEUMATIC design and draughting of new SYSTEMS ARE projects and machinery – a similar to hydraulic position he held for almost systems. The 25 years. difference is that After the sudden collapse compressed air of Starpak, a number of is used in place of experienced tradesmen hydraulic fluid. and technicians were left unemployed. Louwrens chose to focus on diversifying his he company has shown consistent side-line business and offered employment growth and is becoming well-known in to former Starpak staff. In doing so he the packaging industry. entered the packaging machine engineering ‘We are being recognised as the go to and manufacturing field. company for the manufacture of high quality Jansen, who was employed at Starpak several projects that have been engineering and innovative technology of for more than 40 years, was extremely successful. packaging and product handling approached to join Econocut as As systems integration partners, Alphapax systems,’ says Bernie Jansen, an equal partner. A decision and German multinational industrial control sales and marketing was then made to change and automation company Festo, have jointly director at Alphapax. the company’s name undertaken several projects, all recently While the company was to Alphapax.

Alphapax has started concluded. Jansen explains, ‘Providing launched in February exporting equipment product handling solutions is a field the 2013, co-owners, to Mauritius, Zambia, TAILORED TO company will continue to explore and Errol Louwrens and Mozambique, YOUR NEEDS develop. The future of this market is both Nigeria and Kenya Bernie Jansen are not The company offers endamongst others. promising and challenging.’ newcomers to the industry. of-line basic entry level The company completed another first in The company initially shrink wrapping machines to the design and development of a carton dual specialised in plasma profile the latest and most advanced flap, hot melt glue and fold system for an cutting and powder coating and high speed fully automatic systems entry level carton packaging system. was established by Louwrens in 2007, under from the Alphapax factory in Sebenza, The project was an immense success and the name Econocut. The majority of its Edenvale. The company provides suitable has been added as a standard machine in contractual work targeted the packaging solutions to meet each customer’s specific Alphapax’s product portfolio. industry’s machine fabrication and requirements, especially where custom The company was also approached to manufacturing sector. designed systems are required. custom design an extruder system for an ‘We work on comprehensive explosive gel product. Described as an refurbishment projects to upgrade old interesting venture between the company model shrink wrappers. The restorative and Festo, no electrics could be used owing process always results in a perfectly to the hazardous nature of the product. functional and productive system,’ The complete system had to be pneumatic ALPHAPAX HAS EMBARKED on Jansen comments. comprising all pneumatic activation. a training programme for fitters, He says the level of engineering and machinists and electrical apprentices According to Jansen, the unit was designed upgrade is of an extremely high standard. to create more jobs in the packaging and engineered within one month of the ‘All refurbished machines are returned sector. The company has five order being placed. enthusiastic young apprentices to the customer carrying a new machine ‘It performed perfectly after installation. enrolled in the programme. They guarantee. This has proved to be a big The feedback received from the customer work under strict supervision and money saver to numerous customers who has been positive and the system has been are afforded hands-on experience have opted to go this route.’ trouble free for more than a year,’ he boasts. in building high tech systems in Going forward, Alphapax has a strategy in their respective fields. Once their A DIVERSIFIED APPROACH place to promote and expand its machinery studies are complete, they will Demand for product handling solutions, in export markets. • either remain employed by Alphapax other than just shrink- wrapping or be given the opportunity to find requirements, is rapidly growing. The employment elsewhere.

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G L A S S PAC K AG I N G

South Africa’s

recycling success story Most consumers understand their purchase decisions affect the environment.

This is what makes buying and reusing glass packaging a smart option. Locally produced, this type of packaging contains at least 40 per cent recycled glass.

Recycling resources are in development countrywide thanks to significant growth in glass recycling.

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he beauty of glass goes beyond aesthetic appeal.

Widely known for its recyclability and reuse, the preference to pack food and beverage products in glass is attributed to its non-reactive, clean and healthier appeal.

The lucrative demand for and growing consumption of alcoholic beverages is driving the global growth of glass packaging.

Alcoholic beverage packaging not only dominated the market in 2016 but is projected to be the fastest growing application to 2023, according to Market Research Future.

RECYCLING RATES UNPACKED The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) reports that the most recent glass recycling rates in South Africa totals 41.5 per cent.

Glass recycling amounts have increased by 18 per cent over the past 12 years. This means glass bottles and jars made in South Africa contain at least 40 per cent recycled glass. This is one of the highest percentages recycled content for all packaging materials manufactured in the country. Glass bottles and jars are 100 per cent recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without any decline in purity and quality.

TGRC is the official South African organisation dedicated to raising awareness on glass recycling.

LANDFILL DIVERSION RATES There are more than 1 200 landfill sites in South Africa, which receive approximately 90 per cent of all solid waste. Government has a target of reducing the weight of industrial waste sent to landfill by 20 per cent and domestic waste by 60 per cent by 2025. The concerted recycling efforts of citizens and businesses will help government achieve these targets. While packaging materials make up less than two per cent of all the municipal solid waste sent to landfills annually, glass packaging makes up a small portion of the two per cent.

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ABOUT RETURNABLE GLASS BOTTLES

Owing to the infinite recycling of glass, 82 per cent of glass bottles and jars were prevented from being sent to landfill during the 2016/17 financial year.

A CALL FOR UNITY TGRC is calling on all establishments not already involved in recycling to get started.

It’s an easy way to contribute to a circular economy and protect the planet. A simple solution is to install a glass bank on the premises.

‘Glass banks are regularly serviced and maintained, which allows establishments to grow their recycling activities whilst raising awareness of the benefits of recycling,’ TGRC reports.

RECYCLE, RETURN AND REUSE South Africa has one of the most efficient returnable bottle systems in the world owing to the efforts of a number of brand owners and the retail sector. The majority of beer, wine and spirits producers in the country make use of returnable glass bottles, which are be sent back to brand owners, sterilised, refilled and redistributed for consumption.

The strength of glass bottles as a packaging material makes it ideal for returnable programmes. These bottles are reused numerous times, delivering significant environmental protection benefits. The efficiency of this system is evidenced by

1. Although South Africans use 2.7 million tonnes of glass packaging annually, the current need is calculated at 0.8 million tonnes owing to the returnable bottling system.

2. Every bottle returned to a beverage manufacturer is hygienically sterilisd before being refilled.

3. A deposit fee is paid for bottles returned to a retailer, shebeen or trader.

4. On average, a returnable beer bottle is refilled about 21 times in its environmentally friendly lifecycle.

5. South Africa has one of the most efficient returnable bottle systems in the world.

6. T he country also has one of the globe’s largest supply of returnable bottles in market 7. A pproximately 82 per cent of glass is diverted from landfill each year through the use of returnable bottles and recycling non-returnable bottles.

8. F or every one tonne of glass reused about 610kg of CO2 is saved.

9. W hile South Africa continues to see a rise in the use of returnable bottles, countries such as the US, New Zealand and Australia have witnessed a decline.

Recycling glass bottles and jars and returning reusable glass bottles to retailers and traders is encouraged in South Africa. Timeless and elegant, glass is made of natural substances, can be recycled endlessly and is easily reused. the approximate 2.5 million tonnes of filled glass packaging consumed annually in South Africa. Because of this, only 900 000 tonnes of new glass is produced per annum. •

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