Keytone Dairy Corporation Ltd (“Keytone Dairy”), has completed the fund raising for its proposed listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) via an Initial Public Offering (“IPO”). Demand for shares in KTD significantly exceeded the maximum fund raising of A$12 million (up to A$15 million with oversubscriptions) and as a result scale backs on the … Continue reading Keytone Dairy completes fund raising for ASX IPO →

Australian researchers have identified different components in olive oils grown in two mainland states, giving growers new ways to market their product. The findings, part of a project funded by the successful Farming Together program, could lead to a location-verification system. Grower groups hope the method will be adopted by all Australian states keen to … Continue reading Research thirst drives olive oil first →

The new national Milk Price Index is ‘half-baked’, because it provides only a snapshot of dairy farm production data and not analysis of the farm-gate impact of the costs of processing. This was the view today of Dairy Connect CEO Shaughn Morgan. The index is designed to allow farmers to monitor milk price trends so … Continue reading Milk price index ‘half-baked’ says Dairy Connect →

Wine Australia has released its plans for 2018–19, the fourth year of its five-year Strategic Plan 2015–2020. Andreas Clark, Wine Australia Chief Executive Officer, said the sector is in its strongest position for many years, with total free-on-board export value having increased by 39 per cent from $1.9 billion to $2.65 billion over the past … Continue reading Wine Australia to invest $67.8m in ambitious agenda for coming year →

The Acquifer imaging machine  is a fully automated microscopy system for small model organisms and cell-based screening applications. It is an easy-to-use, high speed screening  platform especially  for  time-lapse recording and  is  focused  on  high  stability,  easy  maintenance, maximum experiment reproducibility and long-term data transparency. Typical   applications include screening   of   zebrafish, drosophila, yeast, cells and … Continue reading High content screening →

Innovative food manufacturers and food service operators in Australia can now enjoy the benefits of a purpose-designed new R&D facility launched by leading inclusions pioneer Pecan Deluxe Candy for customers across the APAC region. The new facility is based in the popular Sukhumvit area in Bangkok, near to the Gateway Shopping Mall which is famed … Continue reading New NPD hub to nurture innovation in Australian food sector →

Cardinia Shire’s agriculture sector will soon be transporting better quality produce to market, more efficiently with support from the Victorian state government. Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford today announced a $90,000 investment from the second round of grants through the Labor Government’s Local Roads to Market program. Pulford said, “The Koo Wee Rup community knows … Continue reading Island Road funding to boost Koo Wee Rup’s agribusiness →

The National Landcare Program aims to reinvigorate the agricultural sector as well as look at sustainability in managing one of Australia’s key resources – its land. The total funding package announced in this round is more than $27 million and the University of Sydney’s funding share for its projects will augment its existing work in … Continue reading Funding boost for sustainable agriculture research →

CHOICE welcomes the Federal Government’s options paper on added sugar today which includes options for strong measures for sugar labelling like visual labelling of teaspoons of sugar on sugar-sweetened beverages. “For years CHOICE has been calling for added sugar labelling and it’s great to see the Federal Government putting forward options that will allow Australians … Continue reading Government to mull on clear sugar labelling →

In a press release earlier this month, Australian Whisky Holdings Limited (AWY) has announced that under a convertible note, leading Barossa wine producer Seppeltsfield Estate Trust trading as Seppeltsfield Wines Pty Ltd has converted loans to equity, forming a strategic investment in Australian Whisky. Seppeltsfield, one of Australia’s oldest wineries was founded in 1851 by … Continue reading Seppeltsfield announces investment in Australian Whisky →

Morinaga Milk Industry has announced it has attained self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognised as safe) status in the United States for LAC-Shield, a unique immunogenic ingredient. This development opens the door for manufacturers of dietary supplements, functional foods and beverages in the US to include LAC-ShieldTM in products designed to enhance immune function. Thanks to mounting … Continue reading Japanese milk company immunogenic breakthrough →

At an AIP NSW meeting in Sydney earlier this month in July, Aleah Back was awarded the prestigious Harry Lovell award for academic excellence. In 2014, Aleah Back, a qualified packaging technologist who is currently employed as Quality Specialist – Fresh – In-Store Bakery at Woolworths Limited, was awarded the APPMA Annual Scholarship to undertake the Diploma … Continue reading Woolworths Ltd packaging technologist wins top AIP award →

The Wimmera Mallee’s agriculture sector will soon be transporting produce to market with the Victorian state government’s Local Roads to Market program. Victorian Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford had announced the $5.54 million through round two of the program to widen a dangerously narrow 1.5 kilometre-section of Minyip-Banyena Road in the Yarriambiack Shire to improve access … Continue reading Wimmera Mallee road upgrades boost agribusiness in Vic →

BlockGrain, an Australian agriculture and technology startup, is partnering with Mountain State Brewing Company, West Virginia’s largest and oldest brewery, to set up a pilot project to track where beer comes from using blockchain technology. In a world’s first, the partnership will see the two companies working side by side to explore how blockchain can … Continue reading Aussie blockchain startup BlockGrain to pilot barley-to-beer tracking →

The nutritional quality of fish and squid deteriorates under warm water events, research reveals – with implications for the marine environment, marine predators and fisheries capturing food for human consumption. Research led by the University of Sydney shows that under warm water events the nutritional balance of fish and squid changes and is of lower … Continue reading Nutritional quality of fish and squid reduced by warm water events →

A generation ago, sufferers of food allergies often avoided eating out, as they could never be sure whether their meal contained something which could sicken or kill them. Thankfully, awareness of this issue has been on the rise in recent years, making it easier for those affected to dine with confidence. However, despite the fact … Continue reading Food allergies are no laughing matter →

Creating a safe and efficient work environment is of paramount importance to every business owner and plant manager all across the globe. As the danger level presented by industrial equipment increases, so, too, must the strength of the solutions put in place to keep those areas safe and secure. Installing the new XCSR contactless RFiD … Continue reading Contactless RFiD safety sensor to protect employees →

The countdown is on for food producers to show they are compliant with the Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) legislation. GS1 Australia is working closely with retailers to make sure their food suppliers are ready. All companies who sell food priority products in Australian retail stores and online sites have until 1 July 2018 to … Continue reading GS1 Australia/ retailers collaborate to get suppliers ready for CoOL →

FNOR, an ISO certification body in France that is a widely recognized European accreditation body of food safety detection methods, has now issued extensions in accordance with the new ISO standard 16140-2 for all 10 BAX System assays previously certified. In addition to extending all the assays to the newest ISO standard and software version, … Continue reading BAX System assays meet ISO 16140-2 standard for all AFNOR-approved methods →

Western Australian smallgoods manufacturer D’Orsogna was a  winner at the 2018 Perth Royal Show Branded Meat Awards, winning champion ham, champion smallgood and gold medals for ham and salami. Champion ham was D’Orsogna’s Premium Australian Ham off the Bone, which earlier won gold in the ham category. Champion smallgood was D’Orsogna’s Artisan Finocchiona Salami, an … Continue reading Big smallgoods wins by D’Orsogna →