2nd Asia Food Technology & Innovation 2010 Closes Successfully

SHANGHAI, April 13 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The curtain fell on the two-day 2nd Asia Food Technology & Innovation 2010 at the Kempinski hotel, Beijing on April 8th. This meeting collected more than 150 participates from national related government departments, international advanced research organizations, world leading food companies, product life cycle management software suppliers and other domestic company delegates. This summit definitely should turn out to be Asia's biggest and highest-level food industry summit.

The 2nd Asia Food Technology & Innovation 2010 was not only based on China's area, but it also focused globally to discuss the food industry's international cooperation, innovation, technology and other key issues, and offered an opportunity to attendees to get a deeper understanding of the fast- developing food R&D industry, potential opportunities, challenges and the latest valuable strategy information of the food industry. The previous 1st summit already garnered the support and attention from industry leading companies worldwide, research organizations and others. As more and more industry companies around the world became familiar with this summit, most industry leaders from Asia and around the world joined in.

The food industry is very important all around the world. How to optimize the taste of food, how to innovate and develop more customer-friendly products are eternal key issues. In the present financial crisis, despite the unprecedented difficulties and challenges, China, as the leading emerging market of the Asia Pacific region and even the world, maintains a fast growth rate. The huge market opportunities present there attract more and more foreign investments. The food industry, in particular, is not only a battlefield for international tycoons but also a growing market for local Chinese food companies. Under such circumstances, this summit put eye on and deeply discussed the following topics: Under financial and food safety crises, Challenges and trends of the food industry; Market and consumer demand lead to sustainable food innovation; Functional and nutritional food- choosing healthy raw materials, ingredients and additives; Food supply chain and safety & Quality management; Sustainable packaging techniques and innovation, among others.

With the support of the Hong Kong Food & Science Technology Association, China Food Science & Technology, State Food and Drug Administration, China National Food Industry Association, US Food and Drug Administration and other powerful organizations, this summit called on most food industry leaders to join this meeting. For example, Kraft, Unilever, Nielsen, Yum! Brands Inc., China, Pepsi Co, Abbott Nutrition, Amway, Suntory Holdings Limited, Mars, Cadbury, Nestle, AB InBev, Dachan Food, Huiyuan Group, Fuji Oil, Ezaki Glico and others participated. This summit also won the backing of famous international suppliers such as: Oracle, Satorius, Dassault Systemes and Novozymes China, among others.

The 2nd Asia Food Technology & Innovation 2010 offered a platform for Chinese food industry to communicate, learn and share experiences with leading industry companies. The meeting committee had invited many distinguished keynote speakers among whom were: Zhangjinjin, State Food and Drug Administration; Hu Xiaosong, China Food Science &Technology Association; James Andrade, Kraft Foods, Mitch Barns, Nielsen; Anton Harjanto, Unilever NV; Shank Hu, Pepsico; Marcel-Alexandre Juillerat, Nestle Research Centre, Beijing; Pradip Mukerji, Abbott Nutrition, Steven Delzell (tomorrow) Oracle; Jennifer Wan, The University of Hong Kong; Hajime Nagai, Suntory Holdings Limited; Dr. Takashi Kometani, Ezaki Glico; Gao Yanxiang, Huiyuan Group; Liu Xinqi, Fuji Oil; Henrik Lundkvist, Novozymes; Christopher Hickey, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Joaquin Pelaez, Yum! Brands Inc., China; Li Xingang, AB InBev; Dennis Chan, Amway; Keir Steinke, Unilever and Wangbing, Satorius.

The summit committee had planed a hospitality agenda for this summit. In total, the committee arranged four coffee breaks, two luncheons, and a relaxing cocktail party that offered a valuable communication opportunity for leaders and keynote speakers.

This year's two-day summit had closed, preparations are already under way for the next. More leading companies throughout the food industry will present more topics for all attendees. Don't miss it! For further details, please check http://www.asiafoodsummit.com/ .

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SOURCE Global Leaders Institute