Nestlé is making a significant increase in the amount of recycled plastics it uses in some of its packaging in the European Union. By 2025, bottles, PET layer in laminates, caps on glass jars and tins, trays for meat products and shrink films for display trays will all contain at least between 25 per cent … Continue reading Nestlé pledges increase in recycled plastics in the European Union →

Compressed air is a critical utility to many industries, including the wine industry, performing a range of wine production functions including grape crushing, pressing, cooling, heating, filtering, drying as well as receiving and bottling the end product. Its versatility and convenience make compressed air essential to a diverse range of applications, with approximately 15 per … Continue reading Wineries can save with Caps Australia compressed air audit →

With a growing body of research linking gut health with conditions such as cancer, obesity, and auto-immune diseases, Australia’s national science agency has launched a new diet focused on improving gut health. Based on decades of research from CSIRO, the CSIRO Healthy Gut Diet includes a series of meal plans based on wholefoods with higher … Continue reading CSIRO launched new diet focused on improving gut health →

Greenham’s Moe facility is expanding its meat processing facility, increasing its production capacity and boosting its export revenue. With a funding boost from the Victorian government, the company will be able to expand as well as create 170 new jobs. The project includes upgrading existing processing systems, extending the boning room chains and floor space, … Continue reading Funding boost helps create more than 170 new jobs in Victoria →

Ridley Corporation’s new extrusion plant located in Westbury, Tasmania designed and delivered by Wiley, is advancing on schedule with the main structure now beginning to take shape. This significant milestone is a key success for the project team and its focus to deliver the state of the art facility for Tasmania and Ridley. Ground services, bulk … Continue reading Ridley extrusion plant progressing →

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) lead training and education programs as a part of FoodTech Packtech, which was held in Auckland last week. Over the three days, in September, AIP provided discussions on key issues that are challenging the food and beverage industries. Discussions included fighting food waste, save food and sustainable packaging designs, … Continue reading Businesses learn about sustainable packaging that minimises food waste →

Grapevine trunk disease is estimated to cost the Australian wine sector millions of dollars in lost production each year, but now grapegrowers have a new tool to better manage its impact. The University of Adelaide and Wine Australia have joined forces with the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) to update the Grape Assess … Continue reading Grapegrowers can tackle grapevine disease with help of app →

Continued demand from cheese and yoghurt manufacturers, coupled with a desire to promote digestive health, promises a slew of opportunities in the dairy enzyme market, according to a new study. Global market intelligence company Fact.MR anticipates the global demand for dairy enzymes will surpass 270,000 tonnes in 2026, which is likely to translate into a market … Continue reading Dairy enzyme market boosted by demand for specialised products →

Feed grain prices continued to rise strongly during winter, driven by demand from livestock producers and the growing lot feeding sector. While high numbers on feed and limited pasture growth should ensure demand for feed grain is sustained over the coming months, where the grain will be sourced, and at what price, is less certain. … Continue reading Feed wheat trades above $450/tonne for the first time since April 2008 →

Nestlé has pledged to help accelerate the pace towards equal pay for equal work, at an event in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. The main objective of the event is to build a consortium of committed partners to accelerate the pace in closing the gender pay gap and achieving equal pay, … Continue reading Nestlé aims to accelerate pace towards equal pay for equal work →

Coles has increased the price of its 3-litre own brand milk from $3.00 to $3.30 in all states to help drought affected farmers. The price increase started in late-September and will be in place until the end of the year, with 100 per cent of the increase donated to farmers. Coles and its customers have … Continue reading Coles increases milk prices to help drought affected farmers →

Australian organisation SafeFish is helping the country’s seafood sector maintain and enhance market access for future industry growth. The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation has just invested $855,000 into SafeFish, to help the industry. SafeFish provides advice to help resolve technical trade impediments, especially in relation to food safety and hygiene. The project, led by … Continue reading SafeFish gets $855,000 to help Australia’s seafood sector grow →

The five new directors to the Wine Australia board bring a variety of skills including experience in fisheries, livestock and viticulture. The board will lead the industry with investments in research and development including a $50 million export and regional wine support package. The new directors were appointed by the Australian minister for agriculture and … Continue reading Five new directors appointed to Wine Australia board →

Australia’s ambitious 2025 national packaging targets have the Australian government and leaders in sectors including food and packaging working together to create a more environmentally friendly country. On the 25th of September, the minister for the environment, Melissa Price, joined leaders from packaging, retail, logistics, manufacturing, recycling and waste management businesses in a pledge to … Continue reading Australian government and corporations aim to have 100 per cent sustainable packaging by 2025 →

The iba baking and snack trade fair, held in mid-September in Munich, was visited by 76,800 people, including Food and Beverage Industry News. In its 24th year, iba drew to a close with trade fair contracts worth $3.4 billion (€2.1b) and 1,373 exhibitors packing up after the five-day event. Trade visitors were particularly interested in … Continue reading Germany’s iba baking expo concluded with 76,000 visitors and $3.4 billion in trade fair contracts →

It’s been 80 years since the first Coke bottle rolled off the lines in Australia. Coca-Cola has grown from one famous drink, four trucks and 10 people, to more than 165 drinks and a network of thousands of employees across the country. Coca-Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton in 1886 in Atlanta USA and … Continue reading Coca-Cola celebrates 80 years made in Australia →

Australian firm FloatPac is launching a FishPac ‘humid’ system for crustacean transport. The company us introducing the new FishPac air freight system for molluscs and crustaceans, overcoming mortality, quality and long-distance travel issues associated with polystyrene boxes. With low mortality rates and good product health of the transported species over longer travel times, the firm’s humid system … Continue reading FloatPac to launch new air freight system for molluscs and crustaceans →

Cattle prices have generally trended down during 2018, but some states have been more stable than others, Meat and Livestock Australia has reported. In the eastern states, young cattle have struggled to find consistent support in the market as the poor season has unfolded, with the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) on a downward trajectory … Continue reading Cattle prices trend down as drought conditions increase pressure in market →

Lamb entries have defied Australian drought conditions to be named the winner of the 2018 Dick Stone perpetual trophy at the Sydney Royal Taste of Excellence Awards. The trophy was won by Victoria’s Woodward Foods Australia for its export grade Lamb (USA). The awards night was held at the Sydney Showground on the 21st of … Continue reading Lamb wins big at Sydney Royal Taste of Excellence Awards despite drought →

Alibaba Group’s flagship eCommerce Expo helped businesses tap into the eCommerce enabled Chinese economy. The expo, on the 21st and 22nd of September, brought thousands of visitors to the International Conference Centre in Sydney  on the 21st of September. More than 175 exhibiting Australian and New Zealand brands and retailers took part in the two-day event focused on … Continue reading Alibaba Group eCommerce expo helps businesses get a bite of the Chinese economy →