New data reveals Australia’s beverage trends, from beer and spirits to zero alcohol
Beverage purchase data from pubs and bars across major Australian cities reveals the types of drinks we may be consuming
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The price is not right: how much is too much for a beer at sporting events?
For many Australian sports fans, buying beer at sporting venues is an exercise in subjugation. For starters, the alcohol content for those in general admission is often capped at mid-strength – a typically
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Pallet trucks for SME’s
Jungheinrich has launched an entry-level range of pallet trucks for low-duty applications.
This new range of electric pedestrian trucks is designed for retailers, print shops, workshops or garden centers,
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Victorian Manufacturing Showcase features food innovation
A large audience gathered recently at the Victorian Manufacturing Showcase in Ballarat to hear from business leaders about challenges and opportunities in emerging growth sectors, with a strong emphasis
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Machine automation controller
Omron electronics has released its entry level controller, NX1P, designed for small to midsize production machines. Based on the Sysmas (System for Machine Automation Control) platform, the controller
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New switchbox for food processing plants
The new GEMÜ 4242 combi switchbox is suitable for secure and fast applications in most food and other types of process plants.
It is small, compact and light, and is ideal for pneumatically operated
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Mother Earth to partner with Netball Victoria
Netball Victoria has announced that Mother Earth has formed a new partnership with our Clinics and Camps program in 2017.
Mother Earth is the flagship brand of Prolife Foods New Zealand, manufacturer
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Aussie wine exporters celebrate ChAFTA’s anniversary
One year ago today, the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) entered into force. From this date, Australian wine exporters could claim preferential tariff reductions through accompanying wine
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Positive outlook for Australian sheep producers in 2017
The New Year should see the Australian lamb and sheep market benefit from reduced supplies and positive demand from domestic consumers according to the Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) 2017 Sheep
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Dematic scores Asahi contract
Asahi Beverages, comprising some of Australia and New Zealand’s most successful beverage businesses, including Schweppes Australia, Asahi Premium Beverages, Independent Liquor and The Better Drinks Co.,
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Harris Farm turns off the tap for cheap milk
Harris Farm Markets is removing all $1 per litre milk from its shelves across its 24 stores in New South Wales, in a bid to support the local dairy industry.
Harris Farm Markets will stock its own Farmer
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Fountain squeezes in new packaging just before Xmas
Australian sauce maker, Fountain, has today unveiled new packaging across its bottled sauce range, featuring new on-pack product information and imagery.
From December, the refreshed packaging will start
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Amcor unveils new PET stock bottle for dairy products
Amcor Rigid Plastics has launched a new collection of crystal clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET) stock bottles and preforms for dairy, aseptic, and high-pressure processed (HPP) liquid beverages.
Amcor’s
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Nice to meat you: 3D printed meat is on its way
By using a meat extract as ink, layer-by-layer, a food could be created that is as soft as butter and like meat, packed with nutrients. In a report by ABC news, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) was alerted
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Auspack continues to grow processing for 2017
Processing machinery will continue to be a critical focus for AUSPACK 2017 with an impressive list of companies that have already signed up to exhibit and with an inaugural Processing Day held on Wednesday
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Flexible optical sensors to control beverage quality
Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have developed an innovative optical sensor using conventional tape, a low-cost and flexible material that can be easily acquired at stationery
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Methane from food production – the next wildcard in climate change
Beef jerky brand moo-ving at a rapid rate
Launched in 2012 by northern NSW-based company New World Foods is a snack food company on the move.
According to Managing Director and the brains behind the brand, Don Nisbet, he always had the ambition
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Packaging & supply chain bodies pack Xmas hampers worth $120,000
Last Friday , over 170 people from the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of
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Ari Mervis appointed CEO and MD of Murray Goulburn
The Chairman of Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited (MG), Philip Tracy, today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Ari Mervis as the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
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