Ahead of our upcoming Lunch Series session on ‘Food E-Commerce Across Asia: Risks and Opportunities’, we chat with panellists to find out more about the role of e-commerce on their business, the opportunities that collaboration brings and potential regulatory frameworks that can come into play.

August was a busy and exciting month of celebrations in Southeast Asia, as Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia celebrated their national and independence days. Renowned for their delectable national cuisines, and with each country’s national dishes playing a central role in their celebrations, we look at the challenges faced by these countries and the steps FIA, alongside government bodies and companies are taking to provide tangible solutions for a healthy and prosperous Asia.

Continuous growth is predicted in the food and beverage sector as the total value of sales is projected to rise to USD 164 billion in 2020, as compared to USD 108 billion in 2015. In order to unlock the potential for additional growth in trade within ASEAN, the free flow of agri-food products remains a necessity and ASEAN only stands to gain if it accelerates and intensifies its collective efforts to reduce non-tariff barriers.