Frozen foods can help reduce waste

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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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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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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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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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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