Already Australia's most significant food and beverage import market by a considerable margin, Japan's heightened food security concerns over products from China, are offering food and beverage exporters even greater opportunities.
Read More
Keeping it local
The second annual Australian Made Conference is fast approaching and will once again aim to lift the profile of the manufacturing in Australia and recognise those who are striving for innovation in the industry.
Read More
Read More
Fonterra offers support in China
Fonterra chief, Andrew Ferrier, flew to China last night, with an aim to offer support to the families of babies made ill by drinking melamine-laced infant formula.
Read More
Read More
Are vegies also contaminated?
Fears have been voiced that imported Chinese vegetables sold in Australia could also be contaminated with melamine.
Read More
Read More
Food products recalled after metal fragments found
Australian consumers could get a nasty surprise when they sit down to eat dinner tonight, following an announcement by McCain Foods that it has recalled a batch of its frozen meal products because they could contain metal fragments.
Read More
Read More
World first collaboration to unravel food structure
Australian scientists and manufacturers have joined forces in a collaboration that utilises state of the art technology and materials science to determine the molecular structure of the protein components in some of our most common foods.
Read More
Read More
A sustainable future with liner-less labels
A new liner-less labelling system is Le Mac's latest initiative to develop sustainable labelling options for the Australian packaging industry, supporting packaging minimisation initiatives and contributing towards delivering NPC targets for landfill reduction.
Read More
Read More
Opening up a new world of opportunities
Cospak, a major importer of glass packaging into Australia and New Zealand, is now able to utilise the capability of some of its key Asian suppliers to produce relatively small quantities of high quality glass bottles and jars.
Read More
Read More
Australia needs to ride the GM wave
The ability to develop and enhance our food supply to improve nutrition, prevent disease and ensure food security, is closer than ever before.
Read More
Read More
Robot bottler packs a punch
Sydney-based Power Plastics increased its output by 30 to 40% after it commissioned a packing robot from ABB.
Read More
Read More
Improve food safety and reduce water consumption
The food industry is moving towards higher hygiene levels, lower costs and top quality products while adopting green technologies.
Read More
Read More
Bids means Heinz
Heinz Australia has bid $210 million to buy fruit juice and canned food maker Golden Circle.
Read More
Read More
Legislation change heralds clearer food labelling in Japan
The October 1 re-designation of 11 classes of chemically modified food starches by the Japanese Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare requires food manufacturers to label these starches as ‘food additives’ rather than food on retail food packaging within 30 months.
Read More
Read More
National Starch Food Innovation
National Starch Food Innovation is a leading global supplier of nature-based functional and nutritional ingredient solutions to the food and beverage industries.
Read More
Read More
New product line-up for US Mars
Mars Snackfood has unveiled a range of new products for the US market at the National Association of Convenience Stores Show in Chicago.
Read More
Read More
Mars Snackfood
US food company Mars, Inc is best known for its Mars Bar chocolate bar. Its other confectionery brands include Snickers, M&M’s, Milky Way, Maltesers and Twix.
Read More
Read More
Cheaper dairy products
Fonterra has reported a 10% drop in the price of whole milk powder, heralding a reduction in cheese, milk and butter prices.
Read More
Read More
A billion little Vegemites
The one billionth jar of Vegemite has gone down the production line, proving that Australians really do enjoy it for breakfast, lunch and tea.
Read More
Read More
Mrs Crocket’s has lunchtime convenience wrapped up
A new range of wrap kits from Australian fresh food manufacturer Mrs Crocket’s Fast and Fresh.
Read More
Read More
Ingredients Source 2008 Conference
Following recent market research, Ingredients Source 2008 has been developed to tackle spiralling ingredients prices through effective sourcing strategies, supplier relationship management, and new supplier identification.
Read More
Read More