West Australian researchers led by Dr. Kirsty Bayliss have discovered how to stop mould growing on fresh food.
Dr. Bayliss will be presenting her technology, titled ‘Breaking the Mould’, a chemical-free
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Planned SA ice cream factory won’t go ahead without Gov’t help
A planned ice cream, slated for Adelaide’s northern suburbs, will probably not be built unless the State Government provides the project $4 million of assistance.
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UPDATE: Fonterra offloads its Australian yoghurt business to Parmalat
Fonterra has announced it will sell its Australian yoghurt and dairy dessert business to Parmalat Australia.
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Queensland to see dedicated food events in 2016
The ongoing strength of Queensland’s food industry has resulted in the announcement of two state specific food events to take place in 2016, both to be staged by Diversified Communications, leaders in food industry events.
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Hexagon Holdings to acquire Hally Group
Trans-Tasman label converter Hally Group, with subsidiaries Hally Labels (Brisbane, Christchurch, Auckland), AC Labels (Sydney) and Mark-It Labels (Christchurch), is being acquired by Hexagon Holdings.
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Choice urges government to come clean over TPP
With the negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), completed, consumer group Choice has urged the Federal Government to make all details publicly available as soon as possible and for the Productivity Commission to conduct a full cost-benefit analysis of the agreement.
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Government Funding for the Food Industry
An interesting anomaly about government funding is that, on the one hand it is such an attractive source of cash, but on the other hand the majority of eligible companies either don’t know it exists or don’t know how to access it says Lior Stein from Rimon Advisory.
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Merger threatens global beer diversity
According to the Washington Post, the world's two biggest beer makers are considering merging in what is being touted as the biggest deal in brewing history.
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How marketers condition us to buy more junk food
Fast food giant McDonald’s has been under a cloud in recent years as its US customers turn to alternatives. In this “Fast food reinvented” series we explore what the sector is doing to keep customers hooked and sales rising.
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Free trade agreements fail to boost Australian agriculture and food manufacturing
Many claims are made that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with select trading partners will benefit Australian agriculture. OECD statistics say otherwise.
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Seven million serves of food donated by top food makers
A blow has been struck against hunger in Australia today as Foodbank, Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation says that that seven million serves of food have been donated to Australians in need thanks to its first ever Food Fight campaign.
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Reducing food waste set to become the norm
A 2013 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) agreement to reduce food waste by 10 per cent across the region is picking up pace.
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Food democracy: why eating is unavoidably political
Calls for food democracy, which date back to the sustainable agriculture movement of the 1980s, have become more common with the increasing concentration of power in the global industrial food regime.
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