Last week, the Naturally Good Expo wrapped up and declared the most successful show since the start of the pandemic.
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What the 2022 Mintel Global Consumer Trends mean for food, drink and foodservice
By Mintel
As the experts in what consumers want and why Mintel is best suited to accurately predict the future of consumer behaviour and what that means for food, drink and foodservice brands and global markets.
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Dairy manufacturer gets its bearings
Nici Bush appointed as next president of Mars Innovation
Last week, Mars Incorporated announced that Jean-Christophe Flatin – president of Innovation, Science and Technology – will leave Mars in the first quarter of 2022, with current vice president Workplace Transformation, Nici Bush, taking over his position.
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HelloFresh announces 2022 sustainability targets
Continuing on from their 2020 sustainability plans, meal kit provider HelloFresh has announced two new sustainability goals for 2022.
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Where does nanotechnology fit in the ingredients equation?
Up until 20 years ago, not much was happening in the field of nano technology as it related to food and beverages. However, in the past 15 to 20 years there have been a number of academic papers published, as well as references made, with regard to the technology and how it can be applied to this industry.
In the December issue of Food & Beverage Industry News, Dr Julian McClements – distinguished professor at Department of Food Science at the University of Massachusetts, adjunct professor, School of Food Science and Bioengineering at Zhejaing Gongshang Uni, China, and visiting professor, Harvard University, talked about the future of food. And part of that future included nanotechnology.
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Adelaide Food Fringe Festival returns
Adelaide Food Fringe festival today announced a return for a second shot at an inaugural year with an expanded festival program of 9 days from Friday 7 May to Sunday 16 May 2021, a celebration of pubs called “International Pub Week” and a new poster featuring artwork by much-loved Adelaide artist, Billie Justice Thomson and the opening of all registrations for food and beverage events.
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Aussie’s reveal their favourite food brands
The best rated brands across a range of consumables have been announced by Australia’s most visited comparison website, Finder – from jam to long-life milk, the 2020/2021 Finder Retail Awards reveal the brands Aussies love to eat and drink.
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How one company changed its sails during COVID and came out on top
“I’ve had some incredibly hard and dark times with this business. Terrible times, when I thought we weren’t going to make it.”
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How the humble thermometer helps reduce food waste
A new training initiative based on the thermometer is about to be introduced to the Australian cold chain industry. It is seen as a practical move to help combat the country’s serious food loss and wastage
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Surging demand for plant-based meat
The global meat sector at present is facing unprecedented level of disruption and competition, due to mounting growth of plant-based meat alternatives across many categories, according to market research
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Rockwell Automation improves productivity and reduces risk with the release of PlantPAx 5.0
Rockwell Automation has released the PlantPAx 5.0 distributed control system (DCS). This latest DCS version from Rockwell Automation helps industrial producers positively impact the lifecycle of their
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Sodexo gets on board food waste wagon
Sodexo, a company that specialises in quality of life services, has pledged to purchase at least 75 tonnes of surplus food by August 2021, through Yume’s surplus food online marketplace, as part of its
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Lower dollar sees “spectacular” food and beverage export increase
The food and beverage sector has benefited handsomely from the lower dollar, according to a new report on the sector, with exports up 28 per cent.
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Canadians develop method to reduce acrylamide in bread by 80%
Canadian-based Renaissance Ingredients has said it has perfected its acrylamide-reducing (AR) baker’s yeast for applications in the global bread and baked goods market.
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Eliminate contamination with new cleaning head
Now available from Tecpro Australia, the Sanitor Tank Cleaner is designed to provide the highest possible standard of hygiene and sanitation.
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Cadbury announces Olympics ambassador sponsorship
Confectionery brand Cadbury has named Australian Olympic champions Sally Pearson and Anna Meares as ambassadors in the lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Hands-free waste bins that promote food safety
Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), has released the Slim Jim Step-On refuse containers in Australia.
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Nestlé enters global super-premium chocolate category
Nestlé has announced its entry into the global super-premium chocolate category with its almost 200-year old Swiss chocolate brand Cailler.
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Smith’s Chips factory in WA to close
Smith’s Snackfood Company will shut its Smith’s Chips factory in Canning Vale next year and, as a result, 300 workers will lose their jobs.
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