Gourmet soups and risottos

Mrs Crocket’s new range of gourmet soups and risottos can be seen On The Shelf in supermarkets now. Details on ingredients, packaging and other information given.
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Tea in a tin

Macro wholefoods market has released a range of organic teas packaged in tins which are On The Shelf now. Details given on ingredients and packaging.
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Loose tea leaves

Loose tea is making a comeback and Jones the Grocer has released a range of loose leaf teas. Details of the product On The Shelf are given.
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New appointment

Enzyme Solutions has announced the appointment of Mr Barri Trotter to the role of General Manager, effective from August 13th, 2007.
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New industry web resource

The NSW Food Industry Training Council board of directors has announced the launch of a new wiki called FoodHub, an online workforce development resource for the Australian Food Industry.
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New technology for omega-3 fish oils

A recent agreement between Food Science Australia and Clover Corporation will increase the range of processed foods containing healthy omega-3 fish oils and selected microalgal oils by using second-generation MicroMAX microencapsulation technology.
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Flavour Makers’ new facilities

Flavour Makers’ Culinary Development Centre at Braeside, features a new expanded research and development laboratory with a separate fully equipped test kitchen and sensory facilities.
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Protecting bakery workers

The baking industry can be dangerous for workers but automating processes minimises this and makes commercial sense. Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) is a major issue in the bread products industry.
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Flavour company prosecuted

Flavour supplier, International Flavours & Fragrances, has been ordered to donate $10,000 to the Dandenong Benevolent Society after being prosecuted by WorkSafe.
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Allergy-free ingredients processing plant

The opening of a new $10 mil­lion food manufacturing plant in Murarrie, Queensland, by food ingredient company Ear­lee Products, will allow the separation of allergenic and non-allergenic food ingredi­ents, addressing a growing need in the food industry for non-allergenic ingredients.
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The power of olives

This heart-healthy polyphenol compound can fortify citrus-type fruit juices, vegetable juices, yoghurt drinks and many food products without leaving a strong aftertaste.
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Coopers expands with upgrade

As part of Coopers’ $10.5 million expansion program to boost capacity at the company’s Regency Park site, two new beer fermenters were installed on August 17 at Coopers Brewery, bringing the company’s total to twenty.
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Teen loses fingers at meatworks

Midfield Meat Processing has been fined $40,000 after a seventeen-year-old Sudanese refugee had three fingers amputated while working as a trainee at the Warrnambool meatworks in January 2006.
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