Anthony Pratt, chair of packaging and recycling giant Visy, said that processed foods are what drives investment and jobs in the food and beverage sector. Making the keynote address at the 7th Global Food
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Foodbank hits bittersweet milestone
The year was 1992: Paul Keating was Australia’s Prime Minister, Boys II Men’s End of the Road was playing incessantly on the radio, summer Olympics were being celebrated in Barcelona, and Foodbank
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Australian clam business targets Asia and Europe
Goolwa PipiCo has partnered with the indigenous Ngarrindjeri people to process and market their wild caught pipis around Australia and the world.
The company is based in South Australia and harvests its
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9 reasons to go to AUSPACK 2019
As the southern hemisphere’s leading exhibition for the processing and packaging industry, there are so many reasons to be at AUSPACK. Here are just nine reasons to be at the largest AUSPACK ever from
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How to conduct better product recalls – Industry advice for the food and grocery sector
Want expert advice on how to ensure a product recall is executed accurately and efficiently?
GS1 has put together a video on how to conduct better product recalls, providing industry advice for the food
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More needs to be done to overcome fruit industry labour shortage
Berries Australia has welcomed the extension of the skilled visa program but says government needs to go further to address the underlying farm labour shortage.
The change involves moving most agricultural
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SMC makes automation solutions available at AUSPACK 2019
SMC prides itself on providing complete solutions. The company’s range extends beyond pneumatics to include chillers, dryers, ionizers, pressure boosters, regulators and more.
Recognising the importance
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Qalosonic E1 certified for cooling energy accounting
Axioma Metering manufactures heating and cooling meters Qalcosonic E1, which have been granted a German Cooling Approval certificate. The certificate is issued by the German National Metrology
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Finalists announced for the 2019 APPMA Scholarship
The Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), are pleased to announce that there are three finalists for the tenth
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Countdown to 100 per cent sustainability in packaging for Australian manufacturers
As consumers become more aware of their actions sustainable packaging is no longer an option but an expectation, and the law. Find out how you could be impacted.
Sustainability has been a hot topic over
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From barley to beer – farmer takes up brewing
“We saw a lot of craft breweries popping up but what we could never get our heads around was why we weren’t getting into it as malt barley producers,” AG Schilling & Co’s Mark Schilling
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Accurate dosing of corrosion inhibitors
In industrial applications, especially in the chemical, process and oil and gas industry, corrosion can be a real challenge. These types of industries are coping with demanding environmental and process
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Australian Organic joins National Farmers’ Federation
Not-for-profit industry body, Australian Organic, is now a member of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), the national peak organisation representing farmers and agriculture across Australia.
With
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New packaging player enters market
Ben Grant and Josh Kempton are leading the charge in New Zealand with their compostable flexible packaging business, Grounded , in their efforts to win the war on plastic waste.
Having recently launched,
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Open IIoT’s panel joins forces to bring a demo system to life for AUSPACK 2019
With collaboration being one of the leading drivers for Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the purpose of Open IIoT’s live demo system at AUSPACK 2019 is to emulate exactly this.
Beyond
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Inspecto hooks food contamination with real-time results
FoodTech startup Inspecto Ltd. introduces a new device that detects chemical contamination in food in real-time. The portable scanner can detect contaminants at concentration levels as required by regulators,
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Eating trends leaving Aussies confused
New research reveals 63 per cent of Australians are confused over which diet is best for people and the planet
To help make sense of it all, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship
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Murray River Organics launches export-driven ranges at Asian trade show
Murray River Organics (MRO) has launched two of its own branded premium ranges in Japan as part of its strategy to grow exports under the ‘Taking Sunraysia to Asia’ program.
MRO’s branded ranges
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MRO’s branded ranges
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The future of soft plastics to be discussed
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), in conjunction with SPE, will be running a technical dinner to discuss the Future of Soft Plastics on the 8 May in Melbourne and all of industry is invited
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Sheep monitoring app updated
The Western Australian government is backing productivity improvements in the Western Australian sheep industry, with the development of a new and improved Sheep Condition Scoring app.
The app, developed
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