The Australian Olive Association is predicting a 30% to 40% increase in olive oil production in 2009.
With Australia's national drinking habits going through significant changes and despite a decline in overall alcohol consumption, premium, craft and low-carb brew production is on the rise.
The Smith's Snackfood Company at Tingalpa in Queensland has reduced its water consumption by 16% through best practice water use on site.
Organic Bubs, the innovative new range of 100% certified organic meals for under fives, has been named Highly Commended in this year’s Challenge Awards Ready Meals category.
In conjunction with ALDI, Creative Food Solutions have developed a range of ready to heat and serve restaurant quality meals for the retail market for their third Challenge win, this time in the highly contested Ready Meals Award.
The 2008 FOOD Challenge Awards was a night to remember, with winners from every sector of the food and beverage industries.
Time is of the essence. How to save it? Where to cut corners? What to spend the precious little on? Food manufacturers are tapping into these consumer concerns and the market is being flooded with ready to serve, ready to heat, and ready to eat, prepared meals.
A desire to retail ready-to-heat meals to busy commuters has turned into a rapidly growing business for 26 year old Brisbane entrepreneur, Alison Price.
The Ready Meals Award finalists include ALDI Specially Selected Restaurant Meals, Birds Eye Lightly Seasoned Fish Fillets, I&J Fish Strips, Microwave Beef, Organic Bubs, Pitango Organic and Carbon Neutral Risotto Range and Fresh Curry Meals and Wild Rocket, Baby Spinach and Salad Mix.
Factors including increasingly busy schedules and a rise in single-person households are driving the ready meal trend, amoung other things. Read on to discover more developments in this sector.