Australasia’s iconic food manufacturing event, foodpro, will be partnering with Food Innovation Australia (FIAL) in a brand new initiative: The Supply Chain Integrity Zone.
Security in the supply chain
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PET bottle making stability increased with less energy
Production lines for still beverages utilising nitrogen dosing can now also take advantage of the Sidel StarLite PET bottle base with the launch of the Sidel StarLite Nitro version.
The new base ensures
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PepsiCo gets gender equality award
PepsiCo Australia has been awarded the Workplace Gender Equality Agency ‘Employer of Choice for Gender Equality’ citation for the third year in a row.
The Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE)
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Oxygen permeability tester for food and package makers
Bestech Australia has introduced the OX2/231, an oxygen permeability tester to determine oxygen transmission rate of film and package products, including plastic films, composite films, sheeting, plastic
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Heineken’s partnership with Royal Croquet Club extended
Following a successful Sydney debut last weekend, Heineken is set to bring its Heineken Saturday event to the rest of Australia, and in turn, extending the partnership with the Royal Croquet Club.
The
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Eliminating waste in the fisheries industry
Every year 340,000 tonnes of usable whitefish by-product are discarded into the sea. But the fisheries industry has now identified ways of halting this practice.
The fishing company Nordic Wildfish has
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Asahi releases Mist Wood Gin
Asahi has introduced Mist Wood Gin, designed as an alternative to sparkling, wine and spirits.
Employing principles of apothecary when creating the flavour combinations, Mist Wood Gin challenges the preconceived
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Annies Fruit Bars clean up at the Munch Awards
Annies Fruit Bars, a subsidiary of Kono NZ, has been named as the Best Kids Food Product in the 2016 Munch Foods Awards.
The awards, now in their fourth year, are run by Munch, an eco-friendly New Zealand
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Aussie salmon lands AA rating from BRC
Huon Aquaculture has become the first Australian business of its kind to obtain a AA grade in two categories from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standards, a leading safety and quality certification
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Stainless steel pipe conveyor for food makers
Exair has added smaller and larger sizes to the air operated 316 Stainless Steel Threaded Line Vac conveyor product line, which is designed to convert ordinary pipe into a powerful in-line conveying system
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Hilton Food Group to open $115m meat plant in Queensland
According to reports, UK-based meat processor Hilton Food Group has announced the opening of a new meat processing facility in Queensland.
The facility will be primarily supplying Woolworths and will
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Canadian Club named as an official partner of the Australian Open
Canadian Club has once again signed on as an official partner, official spirit and exclusive dark spirit, of the Australian Open, one of the nation’s largest annual sporting events.
For the second year
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Coke hires Jennifer Aniston for new Glaceau campaign
Coca-Cola South Pacific has announced that Glaceau smartwater’s new Australian summer campaign will be fronted by Jennifer Aniston who has been brought on board as brand ambassador.
Following the successful
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New reliability test for moisture analysers
Routine moisture-analyser testing between professional calibrations is a good way to ensure moisture measurements are consistently correct.
However, regular performance testing is often neglected because
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Asahi Beverages & Wipro partnership recognised with award
Asahi Beverages, the Australia New Zealand business of the Japanese beverage giant and Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology business services company, have been jointly recognised for
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Smart packaging set to feature at AUSPACK 2017
Smart packaging – which encompasses both active and intelligent packaging – is seeing rapid technological advancement on a global scale.
The global market for smart packaging is currently
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ELIX Polymers launches new food grade contact material
ELIX Polymers has launched a new ABS grade for use in products that come into contact with food and which also require extra toughness and resistance to high temperatures.
Target applications include kitchenware,
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What bulk packaging system should you choose?
When it comes to choosing a bulk packaging system, every business has its own unique needs. There are different types of bulk packaging systems available on the market, and each machine comes with its
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Tetra Pak announces new US$110 million Vietnam factory
Bolstered by rapid consumption growth and increasing customer needs in the Asia Pacific region, leading food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak today announced their US$110 million investment
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Not everyone loves wheat – so why not remove the bad bits
Wheat is everywhere. It’s in bread, pasta, pastries, biscuits, pizza, batter, cereals, soups, sauces, instant drinks, salad dressing, processed meats and sweets, to name but a few.
The western diet is
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