Embedded innovation managers come together at AMPC Innovation Showcase
AMPC’s investment into 40 innovation managers embedded within processing plants across Australia was a key element of the AMPC Showcase hosted in Melbourne in October.
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JBS has a new Global Chief Sustainability Officer
JBS named Jason Weller to its executive leadership team as the company’s first global chief sustainability officer. In this new role, Weller will have oversight of ESG and sustainability strategies for JBS Global.
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Savvy farming family is utilising smartphone technology to monitor cow movements
For one of the dairy farming families who supply Dairy Farmers, smartphone-linked technology is having a big impact.
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Forkful wins government grant to tackle hospitality
Melbourne-born startup, Forkful, has just been awarded funding through the City of Casey’s Circular Economy Living Lab Grant, enabling the innovative food waste platform to launch across the City of Casey’s 27 suburbs.
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Australian processors head to Vietnam for industry study tour
Students from the AMPC-funded Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness recently travelled to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on a study tour as part of their international business course work.
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Biomass boiler delivered to first red meat processing site
AMPC has delivered a biomass boiler to the first red meat processing plant in NSW as part of its investment into sustainable fuel options. It is conducting a pilot for processors to help reduce emissions by demonstrating multi-fuel biomass alternatives to the use of fossil fuel boilers.
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Casella and Southern Premium Vineyards agree to long-term strategic partnership
Southern Premium Vineyards (SPV), the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) platform that owns Australian vineyards, and Casella Family Brands (Casella) have announced they have entered into a long-term strategic partnership under which SPV will acquire a number of vineyards from Casella.
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ALDI’s Lazzio Coffee awarded the 2022 Golden Bean for fourth consecutive year
ALDI Australia has taken home the Coffee Judge’s vote for Overall Large Chain Champion in the world’s largest coffee roasting competition, The Golden Bean.
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Manufacturers welcome focus on local industry future
The Australian Food and Grocery Council welcomes the Albanese government’s commitment to building a strong, technology-driven and future-ready Australian manufacturing sector with its $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund.
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Mars Bars, Snickers, and Milky Way ‘Go Green’ with new recyclable paper-based wrapper
Snacks and treats manufacturer Mars Wrigley Australia has announced a major step forward in its sustainability journey by committing to transition all Australian-made chocolate bars to a new paper-based packaging that can be recycled via traditional kerbside recycling.
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Australian retailers keep a positive outlook for peak season
Despite growing cost of living pressures for consumers, new research finds that retailers are anticipating a successful peak season, with 79 per cent saying they expect a higher volume of sales this year and 77 per cent expecting a higher margin.
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New partnership for sustainable regional community development
The GrowHub Innovations Company announced its partnership with Kyoto’s leading craft canning producer and food experience provider, Tangobar.
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General Mills supports flood impacted communities in Australia
Following the impact of severe flooding in southwest and northeast regions of Australia, General Mills is investing in a flood relief program through a $50,000 donation to Red Cross Australia, providing support to devastated communities.
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AIP becomes a supporting signatory to the Australian Food Pact
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has announced that it has become a supporting signatory to the Australian Food Pact. The Australian Food Pact is a partnership of organisations that operate along the farm-to-fork food supply chain and represents a major step towards the country reaching its food waste reduction goal of 50 per cent going to landfill by 2030.
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Stuart Alexander & Co wins distribution for ekaterra tea portfolio
Stuart Alexander & Co, one of Australia’s oldest privately owned companies, has partnered with ekaterra, the world’s largest tea company, to deliver the next wave of growth for Lipton, Bushells, Pukka and T2 in the country.
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Foodbank Australia calls for urgent food donation tax reform
Despite clear environmental, social and economic benefits of donating food to food relief, Australia’s current tax framework does not motivate food producers to donate excess stock.
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The GrowHub Innovations Company partners with ManukaLife
Singapore’s one-stop farm-to-table solution for food traceability and data analytics, The GrowHub Innovations Company announced its strategic partnership with ManukaLife, Western Australia’s high-grade manuka plantation developer and producer of premium-grade manuka products.
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Everyday Australians bat for local businesses after politician no show
Australian-owned businesses called for the help of eleven key decision makers, who had all publicly expressed their endorsement for supporting Australian businesses, to go to bat in the ‘Unfairest Cricket Match’ that’s ever been played.
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Byron Bay Chilli Co. launches new range with Bundaberg
Byron Bay Chilli Co. has launched three new sauces in partnership with Bundaberg Rum – Bundaberg Classic Rum BBQ Sauce, Bundaberg Coconut Rum BBQ Sauce and Bundaberg Chipotle Rum BBQ Sauce.
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Don’t get caught out when upscaling temperature-controlled environments
When food and beverage manufacturers experience growth and need to upscale operations, a need arises for an approach to scope, design and construction that can mitigate risks.
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