With increasing prices of food, fuel and other commodities, food manufacturers requires a reliable tool to purchase ingredients or alternative raw materials more effectively and efficiently.
Certainly, there are websites that food manufacturers could use to procure ingredients but unfortunately, the good ones are based overseas and do not address the local needs.
On the other hand, there are those that address the local needs but fail because of the following reasons:
- They are seldom updated
- It is difficult to find products and/or suppliers because the data base is not user friendly or they have placed ingredients into often inappropriate categories
- No ingredient distinctions between raw materials and intermediate products
- Web sites seem to put more importance in selling advertising space instead of focusing on the quality of its database
Ingredients Australia have researched the food industry in detail to bring a comprehensive catalogue of ingredients, which is supplied in Australia in CD format called Food Manufacturing Ingredients – Australia and Volume 1.
Ingredients Australia will update the information periodically to ensure that the data is accurate and to keep all information current.
The Data and Search Engine will save hours of research and enable Marketing, R&D, Purchasing and Production personnel to have hands on fast access to the information they require under many circumstances.
Marketing
Users can browse through FMIA database and look at the various possibilities.
R&D
If lack of ingredients/technology knowledge is stifling innovation, the user can browse through FMIA database for the right ingredients to suit different applications.
Purchasing
The user can search for suppliers and compare quality versus price using FMIA database.
Production/Logistics
The user can ensure having a back-up supplier, in case the preferred supplier cannot deliver IFOT by using FMIA database.