Articles
Why E. coli like it rough
New research from Harvard University helps to explain how waterborne bacteria can colonise rough surfaces - even those that have been designed to resist water. [ + ]
Why you can’t stop at just one potato chip
Researchers have discovered the secret of potato chips - why it is that once you pop, you can’t stop - and have even come up with a complicated-sounding name for the phenomenon: hedonic hyperphagia. [ + ]
Keeping the crunch while raising productivity
Cape Cod Potato Chips was faced with a conundrum: how do you squeeze higher output from the same floor space without changing product quality or ruining the charm of a popular tourist destination? [ + ]
UTAS, CSIRO and DSTO partnership create Centre for Food Innovation
The University of Tasmania has launched its new Centre for Food Innovation (CFI) and also announced a groundbreaking science collaboration with the Commonwealth Government’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). [ + ]
Greater proof for functional food claims on the horizon with non-invasive gut health testing
NIZO food research and Medimetrics have joined forces by developing a technology to sample from the small intestine in a non-invasive way. The small intestine plays a crucial role in digestion and immunity. Building proof of the effects of nutritional and probiotic interventions based on small intestinal content is now within reach. [ + ]
Korean brewery sees the light
The Hite Brewery Company installed 25 Hanovia UV water disinfection systems at its Massan and Gangwan plants. The UV systems ensure water used in the production processes remains free from microbial contamination, ensuring a high-quality product. [ + ]
An apple a day keeps the allergist away ... or does it?
If an apple a day supposedly keeps the doctor away, what does it do to the allergist? Scientists may be able to genetically engineer apples that don’t trigger allergic reactions, but would people want to eat them? [ + ]
Keeping things cool with heat exchangers
Teralba installed a Dimpleflo heat exchanger to replace an existing plate-type unit used to cool food products. This has reduced the maintenance interval to once per year and the total gasket cost is less than half the cost of the plate heat-exchanger gaskets. [ + ]
Still sweet: the rise of the mid-calorie soft drink market
There’s only so much you can do with a soft drink recipe. While carbonated beverages dominate in terms of market size, they accounted for only 14% of global new product activity in soft drinks in 2012, according to Innova Market Insights. [ + ]
3 steps to successful lightweighting of PET bottle production
George Wolfe, Agr’s Chief Technical Officer, delivered a presentation on successful lightweighting of PET bottle production at the Packaging Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in February. [ + ]
14-month turnaround for dairy processing facility
Engineering consultancy pitt&sherry met a rigorous design and development project timeline to accommodate the opening of the new $80 million Tasmanian Dairy Products processing facility in Smithton, Tasmania. [ + ]
Upgrading food quality and processing efficiency
The use of advanced inline cooking systems is improving product quality and cooking efficiencies among food processors in Australia - and saving on costs. [ + ]
Sixteen years of nonmetallic success
The Abita Brewing Company first selected Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures 16 years ago. The brewery’s state-of-the-art facility features a 10-year-old Stahlin N series enclosure that still performs well in the corrosive environment. [ + ]
Not all proteins are created equal
The turf war between dairy and soy proteins still has some way to go as researchers dig deeper into the proteins and look at essential amino acid content and bioavailability. [ + ]
Packaging line for ambitious Vietnamese dairy project
Hanoi-based TH Milk Group has commissioned Benco Pack to install a new form-fill-seal packaging line equipped with an Integrated Sleeve Applicator (ISA). [ + ]