Collaborative convention to boost food science
The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) is holding its flagship convention from 12 to 13 August 2025.
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World Food Safety Day spotlights science in 2025
This year’s World Food Safety Day (WFSD) 2025 theme is Food Safety: Science in Action, aimed at drawing attention to the importance of scientific research and knowledge in making informed decisions about food.
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HACCP Australia provides invaluable resource for the industry
HACCP Australia’s team of food science experts, with years of experience in the industry, continue to help the food industry create better methodologies around process and product. Adam McCleery writes.
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New yeast chromosome could be a game changer for industry
Australian scientists have engineered a new yeast chromosome that could be applied to range of industrial applications.
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Food tech company and UQ aim to “meat” consumer demands
University of Queensland (UQ) engineers and food scientists have embarked on a culinary quest to make plant-based food tastier and more nutritious, as part of a three-year Australian Research Council project with Motif FoodWorks Inc., a US-based food technology company.
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National Science Week 2021 celebrates food and beverage production
In its 25th year, National Science Week 2021 will begin this weekend, recognising the achievements of Australia’s scientific community – including those related to food and beverage production.
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How one company changed its sails during COVID and came out on top
“I’ve had some incredibly hard and dark times with this business. Terrible times, when I thought we weren’t going to make it.”
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How the humble thermometer helps reduce food waste
A new training initiative based on the thermometer is about to be introduced to the Australian cold chain industry. It is seen as a practical move to help combat the country’s serious food loss and wastage
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Improved dairy prospects see milk price forecast increase
Global COVID-19 restrictions are easing, food service sales have resumed and dairy prices look to be on the rebound, however Rabobank’s Q2 2020 global Dairy Quarterly warns it may still be too soon to
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GFNC said to guarantee macadamia food safety with Napasol pasteurisation technology
South Africa-based Green Farms Nut Company (GFNC) has announced its investment into foremost Napasol pasteurisation technology, to meet and surpass current and future food safety requirements in key export
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AOL partners with ABC Organic Gardener to promote organic principles
Industry body Australian Organic (AOL) is pleased to announce its partnership with magazine ABC Organic Gardener for 2020 to promote organic principles and educate consumers around making informed choices
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Apple flour making inroads into commercial baking applications
Forbidden Foods Group was launched in 2010 by Jarrod Milani and Marcus Brown who both share a passion to provide some of the best health foods across Australia and internationally. Forbidden Foods flagship
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How will the coronavirus affect agriculture in Australia?
The coronavirus outbreak is already having a severe impact on China’s foodservice and on-trade channels and this could become “more serious and longer-lasting” if the virus is not contained in the
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BioPak develops packaging using sugarcane pulp
New South Wales-based packaging specialist, BioPak, has developed a sustainable alternative to conventional plastic packaging, which delivers a positive environmental impact.
When we buy a product, we
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Protein technology detects hidden gluten
A new study has the secret ingredient to improve the safety of common breakfast foods.
Professor Michelle Colgrave, a researcher based at Edith Cowan University and CSIRO, is using revolutionary protein
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Romer Labs solutions centre for allergen testing
Romer Labs, a provider of diagnostic solutions for the agricultural, food and feed industries, is announcing the opening its APAC Solutions Centre in Singapore. The centre extends the company’s capabilities
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The rise and rise of plant-based proteins
According to Trent Duvall, 20 years ago the food and beverage processors and manufacturers controlled the narrative in relation to what foods and drinks were consumed by customers. Then, it shifted to
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CEO of Kurrajong Kitchen Lavosh wins gold in New York City
Karen Lebsanft, CEO and co-founding director of the Kurrajong Kitchen Group, manufacturers of Australia’s premier flatbread, the Kurrajong Kitchen Lavosh, has been honoured with the Gold Lifetime
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Cereal killer’s deadly touch could lead to new wheat threat
Scientists have uncovered the origins of the world’s deadliest strain of cereal rust disease which threatens global food security.
Researchers from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, together
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Plant proteins hot but meat’s not off the menu
People love plants. With their “naturally functional” halo, consumers of all ages want to eat more of them – and in more convenient forms. From cauliflower pizza to beetroot bread, plant-based is
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