According to the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap report, women make up a third of roles in the manufacturing sector, dropping to just 21% at a senior executive level.
Quality control concerns: GAIN battling the consequences of COVID-19 on fortification in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan Fortification programmes in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan have ample supply of fortified foods and a steady distribution network to reach its target populations amid the COVID-19 crisis, but the lack of quality assurance and control is concerning.
FoodNavigator-Asia spoke to experts from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) which carries out large-scale food fortification in all three countries.
In India, food fortification projects have been taking place since 2011, fortifying wheat flour (iron, folic acid, vit B12), edible oils (vit A and D), milk (vit A and D), as well as salt (iodine and iron).
According to equipment specialist Mecatherm, the answer is twofold as it not only satisfies consumer demand, but also an industrial sustainability challenge that presents new marketing opportunities.
Pulpex, a sustainable packaging tech company established by Diageo, and Stora Enso are partnering to industrialize the production of eco-friendly paper bottles and containers made from wood fiber pulp.
GEA launches KDB 3 dairy centrifuge skid for fresh cheese production For the production of spreadable and spoonable cheeses such as cream cheese, quark, greek yoghurt and skyr, GEA has added the KDB 3 separator as a new member to its GEA PureCon series, which includes self-cleaning separators, clarifying decanters and a range of nozzle separators of KDB and KDE types.
With a capacity of up to 200 kg/h fresh cheese, the KDB 3 is the smallest centrifuge within this range and provides the same high performance as the well-established nozzle centrifuges with larger capacity.
The result is an additive-free range of consumer products offering the traditionally known taste and creamy product texture even on small scale. Supplied on a fully piped and cabled skid, the KDB 3 allows for easy integration and operation from the start and reliable performance throughout the entire production cycle.