Huon Aquaculture has become the first Australian business of its kind to obtain a AA grade in two categories from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standards, a leading safety and quality certification
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Stainless steel pipe conveyor for food makers
Exair has added smaller and larger sizes to the air operated 316 Stainless Steel Threaded Line Vac conveyor product line, which is designed to convert ordinary pipe into a powerful in-line conveying system
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Australia’s newest distillery made Pozible by crowdfunding
Australia’s newest distillery, Cape Byron Distillery has launched its first spirit, Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin via Australian crowdfunding platform Pozible.
Created by Eddie Brook and acclaimed Scottish
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Hilton Food Group to open $115m meat plant in Queensland
According to reports, UK-based meat processor Hilton Food Group has announced the opening of a new meat processing facility in Queensland.
The facility will be primarily supplying Woolworths and will
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Canadian Club named as an official partner of the Australian Open
Canadian Club has once again signed on as an official partner, official spirit and exclusive dark spirit, of the Australian Open, one of the nation’s largest annual sporting events.
For the second year
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Coke hires Jennifer Aniston for new Glaceau campaign
Coca-Cola South Pacific has announced that Glaceau smartwater’s new Australian summer campaign will be fronted by Jennifer Aniston who has been brought on board as brand ambassador.
Following the successful
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New reliability test for moisture analysers
Routine moisture-analyser testing between professional calibrations is a good way to ensure moisture measurements are consistently correct.
However, regular performance testing is often neglected because
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Smart packaging set to feature at AUSPACK 2017
Smart packaging – which encompasses both active and intelligent packaging – is seeing rapid technological advancement on a global scale.
The global market for smart packaging is currently
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ELIX Polymers launches new food grade contact material
ELIX Polymers has launched a new ABS grade for use in products that come into contact with food and which also require extra toughness and resistance to high temperatures.
Target applications include kitchenware,
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Murray Goulburn and Mead Johnson Nutrition dissolve partnership
Murray Goulburn (MG) has announced today that Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) and MG have mutually agreed that they intend to terminate the March 2016 agreement for an alliance for the supply of nutritional
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What bulk packaging system should you choose?
When it comes to choosing a bulk packaging system, every business has its own unique needs. There are different types of bulk packaging systems available on the market, and each machine comes with its
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Tetra Pak announces new US$110 million Vietnam factory
Bolstered by rapid consumption growth and increasing customer needs in the Asia Pacific region, leading food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak today announced their US$110 million investment
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Did milk processor overstate its accounts?
A forensic accountant has alleged that dairy processor Murray Goulburn may have overstated its earnings and even lost money in the last financial year.
It was claimed in early November that its treatment
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Rosella flies off with new branding
Rosella is set to unveil a new logo this November, which the company claims will be the most dramatic change in the company’s visual identity for 20 years.
According to Senior Brand Manager, Kristine
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SPC workers fear getting canned
General Mills announces major restructure & closure of Victorian facility
General Mills has today announced that it will be restructuring its Australian operations.
Part of this restructure will mean the closure of General Mills’ manufacturing facility in Mount Waverley, Victoria
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Food conveyor cleaning nozzles
According to Techpro, food conveyor cleaning can now be done quicker and also more cost effectively.
While manual conveyor cleaning is regularly undertaken to ensure Australia’s first-class food hygiene
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Coca-Cola launches Aussie summer ‘sweat smasher’ with sports stars
Coca-Cola has announced details of Powerade’s new Australian Summer campaign ‘Smash the Sweat’.
The campaign is designed to encourage consumers to smash the sticky, humid conditions
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Tomra acquires Compac for A$65m
Norway’s Tomra Systems has agreed to a buyout deal of NZ$70m (A$65m) for Kiwi fruit sorting company Compac Holdings.
The 100 per cent acquisition of the Auckland based packhouse automation systems
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South Australia banking on a brandy re-branding
Making brandy cool again and appealing to millennials with a growing appreciation for boutique spirits are the goals of a new distillery opened today by a leading Australian beverage company.
Bickford’s
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