Fonterra has announced the installation of two new milk silos at its Cobden manufacturing site in south-west Victoria.
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Australia praised at WorldStar Packaging awards
Presented at last week's AUSPACK PLUS exhibition, the 2013 WorldStar Packaging awards celebrated the best of the best in packaging, with Australia claiming a number of gongs.
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WA beekeepers enjoy sweet export growth
West Australian apiarists are enjoying a 50 percent rise in exports to Canada, with almost 40 million honey bees exported in the past month alone.
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Consumers from around the world prefer to buy Aussie: Roy Morgan
Roy Morgan Research has revealed - somewhat unsurprisingly - that the vast majority of Australians prefer to buy locally-produced goods. But we're not the only ones who see the value in our homegrown brands.
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Farmers “duped” in latest live exports scandal: RSPCA
Australian farmers have been "duped", according to the RSPCA, which, in the wake of the latest live exports scandal, is calling on the federal government to embrace a meat-only trade.
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How we grow rice could fight food shortages: IRRI
The way we grow rice could help combat worldwide food shortages, says Australia's new board member on the International Rice Research Institute.
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Pratt says we need to move from mining boom to ‘dining boom’
According to Anthony Pratt food will be Australia’s next great export opportunity. We need to implement economic reforms now to reap the benefits of Asia’s future demand for food.
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Future overseas expansion a possibility for Woolies
Woolworths chief Grant O'Brien says that the company has no plans on the table as this stage, but continues to look at overseas markets.
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Most food colours used in India illegal
Researchers are recommending a review of food colours in India after finding that the bulk found in popular foods surpass legal limits and almost a fifth of products contain illegal colours.
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Cadbury accused of dodging $46m in taxes
Chocolate manufacturer, Cadbury, has been accused of avoiding $46m in taxes by misleading Indian authorities about production from a new factory in India.
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Aussie packaging should take its place on world stage
A land of 23 million at the bottom of the planet, addressing packaging issues - what are the chances of global success? In all humility, the chances are good, relative to our resources.
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Up to half the world’s food wasted: report
Inadequate storage facilities, strict sell-by dates, bulk buying offers and fussy consumers are to blame for as much as 50 percent of the world's food ending up as waste, a new report has found.
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Australia can’t feed the world but it can help
Australia should consider how best to make use of our agricultural expertise to strengthen our farming sector while contributing to regional and global food security.
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US food safety shake-up; Colombia’s coffee woes: Global News Bites
Global News Bites keeps you up-to-date on what's happening around the world in food and beverage manufacturing.
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India must double food production; listeria scare: Global News Bites
Global News Bites keeps you up-to-date on what's happening around the world in food and beverage manufacturing.
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US food safety delay, China’s liquor scandal: Global News Bites
A new weekly segment, Global News Bites keeps you up-to-date on what's happening around the world in food and beverage manufacturing.
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FSC-labelled packaging gains momentum worldwide: Tetra Pak
Food packaging and processing company, Tetra Pak, has announced that this year, more than 20 billion of its packages around the world have donned the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label.
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Change border restrictions and Africa could feed itself: World Bank
Farmers in Africa could grow enough food to feed the continent and alleviate hunger, according to the World Bank.
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Toblerone’s confusing labelling lands it on Choice Shonky List
There’s a lot of debate around lately about the labelling laws in Australia, but Toblerone really takes the cake with its utterly false claims, which made it the only food product to make it onto Choice’s Shonky Awards 2012 list.
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Nestlé buying additional 5 300 tonnes of Fairtrade cocoa
Nestle UK and Ireland has pledged to double its commitment to Fairtrade making its two-fingered Kit Kat bar certified by January.
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