Scientists develop plastic films from food waste for packaging
Researchers have converted sugars from food waste into natural plastic films that could one day replace petroleum-based packaging.
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Partnership to deliver 12 million nutritious meals
Mars Food & Nutrition Australia and Foodbank Australia are expanding their partnership to make nutritious meals more accessible to communities in Australia.
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Smarter seasoning for snack processors
Seasoning with precision and minimising waste are top priorities for snack processors. At the same time, keeping up with fast-changing flavour trends and meeting strict food safety standards remain constant
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Rethinking the label – fighting food waste
Study shows how to save 470,000 tonnes of food waste
Trading processes across Australia’s food supply chain may be contributing to food loss and waste, according to a new national study by Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
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End Food Waste Australia announces new CEO
Following an extensive selection process, Tristan Butt has been appointed as End Food Waste Australia’s (EFWA) new chief executive officer (CEO).
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Food waste behaviours changing for the better
New research released by not-for-profit End Food Waste Australia has revealed substantial improvements in behaviours and perceptions around household food waste, with 90 per cent of Aussies agreeing they have a responsibility to help end this type of waste in Australia.
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AIP becomes a supporting signatory to the Australian Food Pact
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has announced that it has become a supporting signatory to the Australian Food Pact. The Australian Food Pact is a partnership of organisations that operate along the farm-to-fork food supply chain and represents a major step towards the country reaching its food waste reduction goal of 50 per cent going to landfill by 2030.
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AIP to host State of Play in Australia for Food Loss & Waste webinar
Australia is a standout producer of high-quality food that the world wants – yet one-third of all food produced is ultimately wasted.
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New training course explores packaging in the cold chain
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) have developed a new training course with the Australian Food Cold Chain Council (AFCCC) as an introduction to the role of packaging in the cold chain.
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One simple way to save household food waste
Today is Earth Overshoot Day – the day we’ve used a year’s worth of the Earth’s resources – a little over halfway through the year. OzHarvest says that one simple way to reduce such food waste is to “use it up.”
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Simple GoMicro device can measure food spoilage
Can a $1 device that attaches to a mobile phone become a pivotal tool to help solve the $1 trillion food waste problem? GoMicro CEO and founder Dr Sivam Krish said the answer is yes – the GoMicro’s Spotcheck App and a phone attachable magnifier is designed for accurately assessing the level of ripeness or spoilage of fresh foods.
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How to minimise waste through packaging
In the lead-up to FoodTech Queensland, Food & Beverage Industry News speaks with key speakers from Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and Close The Loop Group around how food and beverage businesses can minimise waste through packaging innovations.
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Full Harvest accelerates expansion of B2B produce marketplace
Full Harvest, a B2B marketplace specialising in surplus and imperfect produce, has announced multiple milestones as it successfully scales its operations to help solve the $2.6 trillion global food waste problem.
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How to reduce household food waste and cost of living
According to new research from the Fight Food Waste CRC, Australian households can save thousands of dollars each year using simple measures to reduce food waste.
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New study examines social media’s role in reducing food waste
Social media campaigns can play a role in people’s food waste behaviours but work best when combined with other intervention tools, according to a new Fight Food Waste CRC report.
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University of Adelaide students join food waste fight
This week is Food Waste Action Week, and three University of Adelaide undergraduate students are helping the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre in a major research project.
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Fight Food Waste CRC welcomes SA government funding
Adelaide will continue to grow as the nation’s hub of food waste research, development and engagement thanks to a new three-year Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) funding boost from the South Australian government.
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Get serious about food wastage – the Pact is the perfect forum
The Australian Food Pact is being touted as one of the most significant moves in the ongoing battle against food waste.
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Christmas is coming and so is food waste
Food waste fighting social enterprise Good & Fugly wants to help organisations of all sizes change habits for good while spreading good cheer this Christmas, a season when overall waste increases by around 30 per cent. In fact, 90 per cent of Australians discard over 25 per cent of their food during the festive period.
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