As Covid-19 significantly disrupted global commodity markets into 2021, the pressure on meat markets also increased through the rise of the African Swine Fever (ASF) and highly pathogenic Avian flu. Despite the serious outlook, the global meat market is valued at 322800 million USD in 2018 and will reach 408200 million USD by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 3.4% during 2019-2025

Day 2 will host several intelligence sessions focused on meat markets hosted by Gira. The team will bring over 50 years of experience on global meat markets to bear on the challenges faced in an exceptionally difficult year, focusing on the issues in Asia. Explaining the challenges facing the Asian meat supply chain in 2022 from high production costs, post Covid markets and the demand outlook as consumers balance inflationary pressures. The outlook will consider the challenges of 2022 and how they set the markets across Asia up for the next 5 years, in the light of changing global supply. The briefing is being positioned to help those working in and alongside the industry make more informed choices in the year ahead.

The mega trends pre-covid are still in place, disruption form ASF, increased demand for meat, and a strong preference for Chicken. But new mid-term trends are influencing the market; a move to online retail and delivered foodservice, strong SDG drivers, and inflationary pressure. Technology along the supply chain is becoming increasingly prevalent, central in ensuring high quality products, whilst delivering increased efficiency to a system under significant margin pressure. What are the main signals for your business, and how will they evolve as the world moves through this high cost period?

The session focusses on understanding the new trends and their mid-term influences and will end with a Q and A session and the chance to reflect on the different impacts of these trends across Asia.

Pairing cheese and sweet items is quickly gaining popularity in Singapore, but how many ways are there for your customers to enjoy quality European cheese and fruits in their next sweet and savoury fix? Serving up expert insights and a live cooking demo, this interactive seminar is a must for any food industry professionals looking to gain a deeper understanding of what differentiates European dairy and fruit products – and how you can leverage growing demand to level up your business in Singapore.

Join this seminar to:

• Hear from dairy and fruit specialists on the quality, diversity and market potential of EU dairy and fruits.
• Understand the true variety of European cheese – and how to select the right one for different uses.
• Gain a deeper understanding of how ‘Geographical Indications’ (GI) – the EU’s own quality certification system to protect products unique to specific regions and their traditional production methods, represents added value for producers and consumers alike.
• Get inspired with a live cooking demonstration of two recipes with a European chef showcasing authentic European dairy and fruit products.
• Grab the chance to sample the recipes for yourself with free tastings!
• Put your questions to the expert during a Q&A session.

Don’t forget to also visit the European Pavilion at FHA Singapore (Hall 6 – Stand 6C3-01) to experience the quality, safety, authenticity and sustainability of a wide variety of EU agri-food products. See you there to discover what makes EU products truly More than Food, with stories behind each burst of flavour.

Discover Moutai in all new forms during this exciting demo which will show you the gelato, food and ingredients reflecting the iconic drink. The iconic baijiu will see all new interpretations as you can taste Everglades and Papitto Gelato’s newest creations. Meet Everglades also in Hall 6, 6m3-06

Day 3 at the FHA Seminar Theatre is curated by Asian Culinary Institute from Nanyang Polytechnic, NYP Learning Studio will feature exciting workshops & seminars by leading university professors. Join in and follow to be equipped with the latest know-how and skills to stay competitive in the F&B industry!

A matter of ‘when’ and not ‘if’: This is the leap that the F&B Industry must take to embrace change in these endemic times. Over the last 2 years, governments around the world raced to control the spread of the Coronavirus by implementing tight border controls and strict social distancing measures. Food and beverage establishments were forced to explore new ways of doing businesses, maintaining ‘Value’ as we strived for optimum ‘Revenue’. The Food and Beverage industry continues to be one of the most dynamic and challenging industries offering a wide variety of career and business opportunities. The industry is currently facing unprecedented rapid change in operating environment fuelled by the pandemic, technology advancement and changing customer profiles and expectations.

This seminar aims to provide F&B practitioners a means of understanding and discovering the customer experience by analysing their thought and behavioural process through a series of interactions. In times of change there are opportunities to innovate and transform to provide highly positive outcomes and value to our customers. Attendees will learn how to use customer journey mapping as a tool to understand customer behaviour and emotional motivation. This seminar will cover the practical application of journey mapping for understanding and optimizing customer experiences, increasing customer satisfaction, and overcoming gaps. In this seminar, you will learn:

• To use customer journey mapping as a tool to enhance customer experience
• How to identify potential challenges, increase customer satisfaction and overcome gaps by applying customer journey mapping

What is Upcycled Food? It is food that would normally be thrown away but is instead, repurposed to make new food product. It is becoming a talked-about issue for companies as well as home cooks, since wasting food hurts the bottom line – throwing out food is like throwing away money. Watch ACI’s Chef Ying Wei demonstrate how you can turn food waste into a whole new dish that is sure to be your next party pleaser.

The advent of digitalisation coupled with an increasingly discerning customer profile and strong competitive dynamics are requiring firms in the restaurant/food service industry to improve their analytics capabilities to gain market share.

In today’s environment where data is bountiful, it becomes even more crucial for F&B establishments to harness and optimise the use of data to make critical and informed decisions. Through this session, you will gain an understanding of how to handle and manage data effectively and to convert it into useful information for analysis and productivity gains. Big data is changing the world around us, and it is changing the F&B industry for the better. This industry has huge potential for applying big data solutions and data analytics to empower businesses. Many restaurants are leveraging on data analytics to design inventory, reduce expenses, improve quality control, meet changing demands, enhance customer experiences, reduce waste, save resources, and ultimately boost revenue. Learn about the future and power of restaurant analytics and how this will drive change in the F&B industry of tomorrow.

On day four of the FHA Seminar theatre agenda, we offer a capacity building workshop for Singapore based SMEs from the F&B sector. Manufacturers, distributors, exporters and brand owners are invited to join our facilitators to accelerate their understanding on the latest trade policies and grant structures that Singapore has to offer.

This workshop will discuss food export requirements, with a focus on RCEP countries. Singapore-based companies in the food and beverage sector such as manufacturers, brand owners and exporters, who are looking at internationalizing are encouraged to attend.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement (FTA) between China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and the ten nations in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations — Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. RCEP aims to lower tariffs over time and aims for faster custom clearance for a vast range of products and ingredients.