Over one billion tons of food is wasted every year. The Food and Agriculture Organization also estimates that in developing countries, up to 40 per cent of total food produced can be lost before it even
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Cookie Project unveils real person traceable packaging via QR code technology
New Zealand-based The Cookie Project has unveiled new packaging to help break down social stigmas around disabilities. A first in the country, the cookie packaging brings real person traceability to life
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Growth in premium livestock feeds spurs by-product demand
Livestock feed company, Castlegate James Australasia, is seeking to purchase greater volumes of by-products from food manufacturers, and establish new suppliers, due to strong growth in demand for its
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Coke campaign to reiterate recycling commitments
Coca-Cola Australia has launched a new campaign to thank Australians for recycling. It follows the announcement earlier this year that seven out of 10 of Coca-Cola’s range of drink bottles in Australia
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Winners of food safety awards announced
The winners of the 2019 APAC Food Safety Awards were announced at a dinner on August 21 in Sydney. It was part of the annual APAC Food Safety Conference, held on 20-22 August.
The APAC Food Safety Awards
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ABB Australia appoints new boss
Slavko Planinic has been appointed country managing director and head of industrial automation for ABB in Australia.
Planinic’s strong leadership and experience across all business lines will underpin
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Understanding what products consumers want to buy
Most new products only get one shot at the big time when they are launched. All the money spent on marketing, promotions and ad campaigns can go down the gurgler if companies don’t do their due diligence
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Digestive wellness on the rise among consumers
Ever since digestive health was dubbed a ‘mega-trend’ back in 2010, gut-health has been growing its influence in the scientific, nutrition and consumer arenas. Today, consumers are increasingly paying
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Coles agreement secures three new solar power plants
Solar power plants capable of generating sufficient electricity for 39,000 homes* will be built in regional New South Wales following a landmark 10-year agreement between Coles and global renewable
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Of seahorses, eczema and organic food
After growing up on a property in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley and being involved in growing food from a very young age, Emma Greenhatch’s career was always going to involve food. How a nominee for Social
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Mastering the complexities of supply chain data accuracy
The complexity of managing data integrity and alignment between trading partners often results in inefficiencies for both retailers and suppliers across operational and cost considerations. This issue
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How to make money from your wastewater
We often hear about innovation in the food industry as it relates to core business. Whether innovation is thought of as new product development, packaging design, or adoption of concepts like automation,
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Getting milk from farm to fridge quickly
Swinburne will lead a research project valued at over $2 million to develop new technology that will get milk from farm to fridge more quickly, enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of Australia’s
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Processing and packaging facility offers inclusive working environment
Based in north-east Victoria, Merriwa is a company that specialises in supported employment enterprises. They have hired more than 105 supported employees out of a team of 300. They work across five business
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Xplanar streamlines drive systems for the modern era
The ground-breaking XPlanar system from Beckhoff offers boundless potential for streamlining production machines and plant design. It utilises planar movers that float freely over floors of planar tiles
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Breakthrough development in commercial production of natural aromatic compound
Conagen, a US-based biotechnology company focusing on research and development, announced today its breakthrough development in the commercial production of natural aromatic compound, γ-Decalactone from
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Why industrial gases are important in fish farming
Fish is a nourishing, healthy food that is popular throughout the world. However, as the planet’s population grows, fish stocks in some oceans are dwindling. One way to address this shortage is fish
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Flowmeter helps with quick media changeover
Food safety and hygiene were in the news in June this year when eight brands of milk were recalled in Victoria and New South Wales amid fears that they had been contaminated by cleaning fluid.
Production
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Why mass flow meters are important in fish farming
Fish consumption is rising. With the increase of the world population and the need for nutritious food, health-conscious consumers are looking for alternatives to “a nice slice of meat”. And they end
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Australian Pavilion set to expand by 15 per cent for FHA-Food & Beverage 2020
FHA-Food & Beverage is Asia’s largest food and beverage trade event that brings together the global food and hospitality industry and will be held from 31 March – 3 April 2020.
FHA has over 40
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