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Technology is no doubt having a transformational
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Laura Huddle appointed head of commercial for Deliveroo Australia
Online food platform Deliveroo has appointed Laura Huddle as head of commercial in Australia.
Huddle joins Deliveroo after more than nine years at event technology platform, Eventbrite, where she joined
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Terms of reference released for Murray Darling Basin water market
The Coalition Government has today released terms of reference for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) inquiry into the Murray Darling Basin water market.
The inquiry, which delivers
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Drought-induced destocking of beef reaches record levels
Cow turnoff has reached record levels as severe water shortages across many key beef production regions have accelerated the pace of drought-induced destocking, according to Meat & Livestock
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Finnish startup makes alternative protein from carbon dioxide
An innovative startup company from Finland has piloted a new alternative protein product made out of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This meat alternative has the potential to address the environmental
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FIAL – Food and Hotel China 2019
Food & Hotel China (FHC) Shanghai is the largest specialist trade show for imported food and wines in China. FHC attracts local and international visitors including retailers, supermarkets, hotels,
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Bosch exhibits two new packaging systems for bars, biscuits and bakery
Bosch Packaging Technology will showcase its latest packaging system solutions for bars, biscuits and bakery at two global packaging trade shows in September. At PackExpo in Las Vegas, USA, Bosch will
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Cattle company serves up carbon neutral beef
One of Australia’s largest and oldest cattle producers has launched one of Australia’s first carbon-neutral beefs.
Five Founders is the first branded beef product to be launched by the North Australian
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How much does food contribute to Australia’s economy?
Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector is in many respects the quiet workhorse of the national economy. Australia’s largest manufacturing sector comprises companies that typically take produce
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Consumers know best – the key to making new products flourish
Why do products such as Cadbury Marvellous Creations’ popping candy chocolate and Chobani’s high-protein Greek yoghurt succeed, when others fall short of the mark?
Because the people behind these products
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Victoria’s wine industry gets a $2 million boost from the government
Victoria’s wine industry has received a $2 million boost from the government through the third round of the wine growth fund.
Member for Buninyong, Geoff Howard, represented minister for agriculture
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CSIRO maps out Australia’s food future
New technologies could see us eating algae-based sources of protein, developing allergenic-free nuts and tolerable varieties of lactose and gluten, and reducing environmental impact through edible packaging.
Speaking
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Arrow Energy set to fix manufacturers’ energy woes
Arrow Energy has announced plans to double the production capacity of its Tipton gas project in Queensland amid an east-coast industrial gas shortage.
The planned expansion of Arrow’s Tipton operations
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Hygienic transport system for food makers
XTS Hygienic, the stainless steel version of the eXtended Transport System from Beckhoff, opens up a wide spectrum of new applications for processing and filling liquids.
Allowing optimal cleanability
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Jobs, factories and profits all go as MG battens down the hatches
In a sign of the impact the falling milk price is having on the food sector, food company Murray Goulburn (MG) said it will be closing down factories and reducing its farmgate milk price in a bid to address
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Linerless self-adhesive labelling system featured at foodpro
Le Mac are suppliers of the linerless labelling system that is self-adhesive for trays of meats, ready meals, salads etc.
Linerless labels are an environmentally-friendly innovation: they do not use backing
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Food for thought? Diet helps explain unique human brainpower
It’s the mystery of all mysteries of science. Why is it that humans are so unusual compared to all other life? The key to solving this riddle lies in explaining the evolution of our large brains and
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WA food stocks hit after roads damaged by flooding
Agriculture and food minister Alannah MacTiernan has called for road repairs in Western Australia after the region was hit by flooding.
She has identified roads in Ravensthorpe, 540km south-east of Perth,
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Foodpro returns to Sydney for 50th year
Australasia’s iconic food manufacturing event, foodpro, returns for its 50th year in 2017 to the new international Convention Centre at Sydney’s Darling Harbour from 16 – 19 July.
Food manufacturing
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Patties CEO says more takeovers on the table
Australia’s ready-meal sector will surpass $1 billion in the near future and a shift towards healthier eating is playing a major part, it has been claimed.
Paul Hitchcock, CEO of Patties Foods, has
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