This is going to be a specially good week for chocolates and snacks. On September 8 following a surge of more healthy food trends, Mars will announce a set of nutritional improvements to it core chocolate range in the UK with benefits that will spread globally in due course.
The famous MARS bar along with Twix, Milky Way and Snickers(which is available here in Indonesia) will all become free of preservatives, flavourings and artificial colours.All these product packs will also feature clearer nutritional labelling with guidelines of daily amounts of calorie, salt,sugar and fat intakes.
Milky Way, Maltesers, MARS and twix will contain less than 100 calories each.
ASDA's bakery team has discovered the non-crumble cookie even when you dunk i9t into your coffee. It will retain its shape even after it hits any liquid you happen to be sipping, even hot chocolate.
It took nine months to develop this cookie from a combination of oats and honey.
Cadbury has brought back the "GORILLA" and "TRUCKS" which were absolutely delightful in a 17million English Pounds campaign breaking on 5th September.The ads promote Cadbury's big claim of "Glass and a Half Full Production". You can view these great ads at www.aglassandahalffullpromotions.com.
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Sunday, 7 September 2008
Monday, 25 August 2008
HEALTHY EATING FOR CHILDREN
I had a very interesting email from the United Kingdom from educator Georg Janssen who is involved at school level on the project I am going to describe below.
In early 2007, Northern Foods, Nestle and Cargill funded a primary school project called "PhunkyFoods." This is a curriculum based programme which provides weekly lesson plans for children in primary school groups.All lesson materials are written and developed by nutritionists and educationalists. The funding partners are not involved in the formulation of lessons at all.
The purpose is to help children in their current and future well-being and health.They will be guided to start off in life with a better understanding of healthy eating and the importance of active and balanced lifestyles. Without loosing out on the fun aspects of eating and snacking.
Georg tells that naturally an emphasis is placed on the snacks children tend to buy themselves with pocket money or which parents buy on supermarket trips. The programme actually began trials in 2005. The Northern Foods, Nestle and Cargill began their funding, after noting the success of the project, in 2007.
Health trends among chocolatiers in the UK seem to be gathering force. In September 8, this year Cadbury will launch Dairy Milk Canberry and Granola and Dairy Milk Apricot Crumble bars. The new flavours were selected with consumer insights into health, taste and nutritional and energy values.
On snacks Pringle has launched Rice Infusions, Hula Hoops have come up with Multigrain. Kit Kat, introduced, or will do so shortly, bring out Red Berry, Mango and Passion Fruit. Rowntree will launch more sugar-free snacks by using natural flavours and colours.
In Indonesia researchers says that there is more concern on health issues particularly on that of children.Principals of schools have shown concern of increasing cases of obesity among children under 10years. Some have indicated high interest in a regular curriculum based programme in primary schools on healthy eating and snacking.It will certainly be kicked off in October in the school which my children attend.
An additional prat of the curriculum, tried here in Indonesia, will be on how not to be "priced out" of healthy eating and snacking. This is naturally focused on low-income families or those with tight budgets.
In early 2007, Northern Foods, Nestle and Cargill funded a primary school project called "PhunkyFoods." This is a curriculum based programme which provides weekly lesson plans for children in primary school groups.All lesson materials are written and developed by nutritionists and educationalists. The funding partners are not involved in the formulation of lessons at all.
The purpose is to help children in their current and future well-being and health.They will be guided to start off in life with a better understanding of healthy eating and the importance of active and balanced lifestyles. Without loosing out on the fun aspects of eating and snacking.
Georg tells that naturally an emphasis is placed on the snacks children tend to buy themselves with pocket money or which parents buy on supermarket trips. The programme actually began trials in 2005. The Northern Foods, Nestle and Cargill began their funding, after noting the success of the project, in 2007.
Health trends among chocolatiers in the UK seem to be gathering force. In September 8, this year Cadbury will launch Dairy Milk Canberry and Granola and Dairy Milk Apricot Crumble bars. The new flavours were selected with consumer insights into health, taste and nutritional and energy values.
On snacks Pringle has launched Rice Infusions, Hula Hoops have come up with Multigrain. Kit Kat, introduced, or will do so shortly, bring out Red Berry, Mango and Passion Fruit. Rowntree will launch more sugar-free snacks by using natural flavours and colours.
In Indonesia researchers says that there is more concern on health issues particularly on that of children.Principals of schools have shown concern of increasing cases of obesity among children under 10years. Some have indicated high interest in a regular curriculum based programme in primary schools on healthy eating and snacking.It will certainly be kicked off in October in the school which my children attend.
An additional prat of the curriculum, tried here in Indonesia, will be on how not to be "priced out" of healthy eating and snacking. This is naturally focused on low-income families or those with tight budgets.
Sunday, 10 August 2008
CHOCOLATE GOES EAST?
I was gripped by Bill Emmott's admonishment of Barrack Obama,in last week's Sunday Times, "Europe is for wimps. Tough guys go East."
My mind being one track related it to things chocolate and cocoa. Indeed it seems that chocolate is trending East Ironically it seems that most of the moves are made by the Europeans proving perhaps they are less wimp than we may be.
"Chocolate Challenges" Report says that chocolate consumption in Asia Pacific is growing at a rate of 25% a year. Manufacturers from the West are using new strategies to introduce their products and strategic tie-ups with local networks.
Cadbury, Nestle, Dove, Golden Monkey, Hershey"s have already established local ties. Barry Callebaut starts production with a capacity of 25,000 tonnes at Suzhou. This city is close to Shanghai where chocolate consumption per head is one kg(China per head is 100gm).
China, interesting also seems to go for quality. A new legislation will require that products with more than 5% vegetable fat will need to be labelled as containing cocoa substitutes.
Confectionery New Product Development reports that in 2007, 30% of new confectionery was launched in Asia Pacific second to Europe with 30%.Asia now stands at 17% of the world's cocoa consumption. If forecasts are right the chocolate cultural hub should move somewhere East.
Switzerland is the hub of the chocolate eating world. If it moves East where it it be?China, India, Singapore? I think the answer is coming to be clearer. It must be Indonesia.
Yesterday Merrill Lynch"s Lionel Neave announced the launch of the Gulamerah Fund. Though the name implies Palm Sugar, the Fund is all about chocolate. It aims at raising S$30million to plant cocoa plantations in Java, around Sukabumi(150years there were cocoa plantations here), Jember(close to the Cocoa Research Station) and elsewhere. Neave has been very successful in Cambodia with other crops.
Also not so long ago the Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu(who is reported to love chocolate) announced that Indonesia will work with the Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries of the European Union(COABISCO) in developing cocoa based industries here. COABISCO recently visited Indonesian cocoa plantations and cocoa based industries here.
In Feburary Antara reported that PT. Uniflora would invest $2billion in a cocoa processing plant, in Serang, Banten.
These ambitions are not new. Three year ago Piter Jasman , Chairman of the Indonesian Cocoa Association(Askindo)proposed that cocoa exports look east towards ASEAN and China, pointing out that they are nearer and have large populations, with obviously great appetites for chocolate.
Indonesia is ideally placed to be the cocoa/chocolate hub, both functionally and culturally, in the Asia Pacific region. Indonesia produces about 450,000 MT of cocoa each year. About $700million in value. The country is the third largest producer of cocoa in the world. About 400,000 smallholders working on an average of 0.5ha to 1.5ha earn their livelihoods from cocoa. Eighty-five percent of Indonesian cocoa is grown in Sulawesi. The beans exports are unfermented, bulk beans and low cost and is used as a filler with fermented beans by chocolate manufacturers. Some have learned to use it skillfully.
The government has kept a hands off policy with cocoa and that ha actually befefitted the Indonesian farmer who can expect 75-85% profit from export prices as opposed to West African farmers who earn 50-60%.
Indonesia has very competitive advantages. It closer to the vast cocoa and chocolate potential.It has low cost high production capacity, efficient infrastructure and open trading. The cocoa value chain has also experienced phenomenal growth in the last decade. The free trade agreement between China and ASEAN will also be an advantage.
Java has the technology, science, the resources for innovation, expertise and experience and some of the giants in cocoa processing and chocolate manufacturing.
Java bring procurement closer to suppliers and manufacturers located closer to their markets. It then becomes cost beneficial.
We also have an appropriate location, historically rich Jogjakarta , a confluence of many cultures and one capable of absorbing a chocolate too. Surrounded by notable universities, an creative population and a very popular governor. Wat does it entail?
1) It requires learning. Setting up a Faculty of Chocolate at a university. To study the enormous possibilities of chocolate globally and towards the development of tastes, textures and flavours appealing to consumers in Asia Pacific, with focus on using backyard resources. And growing with trends because chocolate and cocoa development will never slow down.
For the university it can turn into commercial possibilities. Charles Stuart University in Australia made their own wine and cheese. And enterprisingly export their products.
2) Create a kind of Astor Center (modelled after New York"s)where the finest chocolate, food, nutrition experts can discourse share and demonstrate all aspects of their passion.
3) Set up a interactive, taste and experience oriented chocolate museum. Probably on location in a plantation.
4) Set up a carefully studied and researched chocolate cafe with franchise possibility. Carefully because it can be a venture fraught with some discouraging problems as Max Brenner in Singapore is experiencing.
5)Relate to the tourist industry and export potential of resources gained.
I will take up each of these points in future blogs.
It is a simple and feasible start and I hope some initiatives come along.
My mind being one track related it to things chocolate and cocoa. Indeed it seems that chocolate is trending East Ironically it seems that most of the moves are made by the Europeans proving perhaps they are less wimp than we may be.
"Chocolate Challenges" Report says that chocolate consumption in Asia Pacific is growing at a rate of 25% a year. Manufacturers from the West are using new strategies to introduce their products and strategic tie-ups with local networks.
Cadbury, Nestle, Dove, Golden Monkey, Hershey"s have already established local ties. Barry Callebaut starts production with a capacity of 25,000 tonnes at Suzhou. This city is close to Shanghai where chocolate consumption per head is one kg(China per head is 100gm).
China, interesting also seems to go for quality. A new legislation will require that products with more than 5% vegetable fat will need to be labelled as containing cocoa substitutes.
Confectionery New Product Development reports that in 2007, 30% of new confectionery was launched in Asia Pacific second to Europe with 30%.Asia now stands at 17% of the world's cocoa consumption. If forecasts are right the chocolate cultural hub should move somewhere East.
Switzerland is the hub of the chocolate eating world. If it moves East where it it be?China, India, Singapore? I think the answer is coming to be clearer. It must be Indonesia.
Yesterday Merrill Lynch"s Lionel Neave announced the launch of the Gulamerah Fund. Though the name implies Palm Sugar, the Fund is all about chocolate. It aims at raising S$30million to plant cocoa plantations in Java, around Sukabumi(150years there were cocoa plantations here), Jember(close to the Cocoa Research Station) and elsewhere. Neave has been very successful in Cambodia with other crops.
Also not so long ago the Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu(who is reported to love chocolate) announced that Indonesia will work with the Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries of the European Union(COABISCO) in developing cocoa based industries here. COABISCO recently visited Indonesian cocoa plantations and cocoa based industries here.
In Feburary Antara reported that PT. Uniflora would invest $2billion in a cocoa processing plant, in Serang, Banten.
These ambitions are not new. Three year ago Piter Jasman , Chairman of the Indonesian Cocoa Association(Askindo)proposed that cocoa exports look east towards ASEAN and China, pointing out that they are nearer and have large populations, with obviously great appetites for chocolate.
Indonesia is ideally placed to be the cocoa/chocolate hub, both functionally and culturally, in the Asia Pacific region. Indonesia produces about 450,000 MT of cocoa each year. About $700million in value. The country is the third largest producer of cocoa in the world. About 400,000 smallholders working on an average of 0.5ha to 1.5ha earn their livelihoods from cocoa. Eighty-five percent of Indonesian cocoa is grown in Sulawesi. The beans exports are unfermented, bulk beans and low cost and is used as a filler with fermented beans by chocolate manufacturers. Some have learned to use it skillfully.
The government has kept a hands off policy with cocoa and that ha actually befefitted the Indonesian farmer who can expect 75-85% profit from export prices as opposed to West African farmers who earn 50-60%.
Indonesia has very competitive advantages. It closer to the vast cocoa and chocolate potential.It has low cost high production capacity, efficient infrastructure and open trading. The cocoa value chain has also experienced phenomenal growth in the last decade. The free trade agreement between China and ASEAN will also be an advantage.
Java has the technology, science, the resources for innovation, expertise and experience and some of the giants in cocoa processing and chocolate manufacturing.
Java bring procurement closer to suppliers and manufacturers located closer to their markets. It then becomes cost beneficial.
We also have an appropriate location, historically rich Jogjakarta , a confluence of many cultures and one capable of absorbing a chocolate too. Surrounded by notable universities, an creative population and a very popular governor. Wat does it entail?
1) It requires learning. Setting up a Faculty of Chocolate at a university. To study the enormous possibilities of chocolate globally and towards the development of tastes, textures and flavours appealing to consumers in Asia Pacific, with focus on using backyard resources. And growing with trends because chocolate and cocoa development will never slow down.
For the university it can turn into commercial possibilities. Charles Stuart University in Australia made their own wine and cheese. And enterprisingly export their products.
2) Create a kind of Astor Center (modelled after New York"s)where the finest chocolate, food, nutrition experts can discourse share and demonstrate all aspects of their passion.
3) Set up a interactive, taste and experience oriented chocolate museum. Probably on location in a plantation.
4) Set up a carefully studied and researched chocolate cafe with franchise possibility. Carefully because it can be a venture fraught with some discouraging problems as Max Brenner in Singapore is experiencing.
5)Relate to the tourist industry and export potential of resources gained.
I will take up each of these points in future blogs.
It is a simple and feasible start and I hope some initiatives come along.
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