Industry News
Collaboration looks for alternatives to salt
Many companies are seeking to address the concerns of health professionals and consumers and reduce the salt content of their products. Nestlé has just extended its collaboration with life sciences company Chromocell Corporation in a bid to jointly develop novel ingredients that can be used to create nutritious, tasty foods that contain less salt. [ + ]
Australia shines at ProPak Asia
The inaugral Australian Pavilion at ProPak Asia was a resounding success in showcasing Australian processing and packaging equipment and expertise to the wider Asean region. [ + ]
Registrations have opened for the 2016 Australian HACCP Conference
The 23rd Australian HACCP Conference will provide delegates with a comprehensive body of information on emerging issues and best practice for food producers, suppliers and retailers. [ + ]
Foodbank serves 40 million pasta meals with help from Rinaldi Pasta and MauriANZ
40 million pasta meals have been provided to people in need thanks to a unique partnership between Foodbank, Australia's largest food relief organisation, and food companies Mauri ANZ and Rinoldi Pasta. [ + ]
Don't eat before you go
Fine Food Australia is a trade show for the foodservice, hospitality and retail sectors and is suited to high-volume caterers and ready meal manufacturers. [ + ]
New CEO for Menulog
Having undergone a multimillion-dollar brand relaunch focusing on growing its network of restaurant partners, expanding the consumer offering and developing both partner and consumer platforms, the company has appointed Alisair Venn as its CEO. [ + ]
The multibillion-dollar meal kit delivery market
In the US, meal kit delivery services have exploded into a $1.5 billion market in just the past few years — and the rate of growth does not seem to be slowing. [ + ]
Meat spoilage during storage and transport
Spoilage bacteria grow faster than pathogenic bacteria during the storage and transport of meat. [ + ]
Algal omega-3 farm to be built in SE Queensland
Omega-3 algae farming company Qponics has been awarded a $1 million grant to construct a commercial-sized algae farm in South East Queensland. [ + ]
Cricket farming in New Zealand
Crickets are a sustainable, efficient and nutritious protein source that far outperforms traditional livestock — and in NZ they're farming them. [ + ]
Pepsi's move back to aspartame is symptomatic of the decline in the diet drink market
A serendipitous tasting of a chlorinated sugar compound by insecticide researchers in 1976 resulted in Tate & Lyle patenting the non-nutritive sweetener sucralose, in 1976. [ + ]
Label detects counterfeiting or tampering
Oxygen-sensing nanoparticles doped into food labels could be used to detect tampering or adulteration. [ + ]
Food standards symposium
Food Standards Australia New Zealand will mark its 25th anniversary with a food standards symposium. [ + ]
LaManna Group and Premier Fruits Group to merge
Fruit and vegetable suppliers LaManna Group and Premier Fruits Group will merge from July 2016. [ + ]
AIP to hold technical dinner on plastics
The Australian Institute of Packaging will hold a joint technical dinner with the SPE on plastics on 13 July at Box Hill Golf Club, Melbourne. [ + ]