Informing food and beverage manufacturers

AUSTRALIAN FOOD MANUFACTURERS

Food advertising fall making a difference

Wednesday 09 September 2009

Advertising of snack foods and drinks by Australian companies has dropped by more than 50 per cent in Australia since 2005, according to new research, highlighting that Australia’s food and grocery industry is helping to make a difference on people’s exposure to high fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) foods.


Gluten-free products on the rise in the US food market

Friday 29 May 2009

The impact of the global financial crisis on all sectors of business including the food and beverage industry has been well documented yet despite the gloomy outlook opportunities in niche sectors remain, especially in the US, writes Austrade’s Sarkis Khoury.


Skilling up for food manufacturing

Tuesday 26 May 2009

Skills training in Victoria’s food manufacturing industry will receive a boost this Thursday with the launch of the state government’s new Food Skills Program at Food Science Australia (FSA).


The BRC Standards are here to stay

Friday 03 October 2008

Since the 1990s, the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC’s) food safety benchmark has been the ‘gold standard’ for food and beverage businesses seeking entry to the lucrative UK and European markets.


Daily Intake Guide useful, say consumers

Tuesday 18 December 2007

While the value of food labels is often credited to product differentiation or brand profiling, most recently Australian food manufacturers have embraced the humble label and upped the ante on the information it provides.


China opens doors

Thursday 25 October 2007

There is growing opportunity for Australian food manufacturers to export their products to China, which is quickly becoming an economic giant eager to buy Australian-made.


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