Once upon a time the food processors were the power brokers in the food industry and the supermarkets and grocery stores were just their retail outlets. But the balance of power has shifted dramatically since the retailers realised that, with 75% of food and beverage companies relying on them to actually sell the food, they could wrest the power from the processors and run the show. [ + ]

To celebrate its silver anniversary, New York craft beer producer Brooklyn Brewery is treating its customers to a premium bespoke bottle for its award-winning brews. [ + ]

MCI's Star Cool Controlled Atmosphere has enabled banana producers in Ecuador to ship their product by sea, rather than air. CA increases potential travel time from 20 to 45 days. [ + ]

Products featuring real fruit appeal strongly to today’s health-conscious consumers, but significant technical obstacles have previously limited the use of fruit-based ingredients in many products with a long shelf life. [ + ]

While more food might seem to be the solution to malnutrition, recent research has shown this is not the case. Despite two decades of increased agricultural productivity, there has not been a corresponding drop in malnutrition rates. [ + ]

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) was established on 12 September in 1963 when 14 men had a vision to create an institute that would provide a professional identity for packaging technologists in Australia. [ + ]

Ralph Moyle talks about what the AIP means to him and the changes he has seen in the packaging industry over the years. [ + ]

Choosing Atlas Copco's screw blower technology for its water treatment facility has paid off for PepsiCo Foods Turkey, with the company achieving an average of 30% energy efficiency and lower noise levels. [ + ]

Up to 109,000 companies exporting food to the US will be affected by the FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The intention behind the act is to prevent problems that can cause foodborne illness from happening rather than trying to fix a problem once it has occurred.  [ + ]

With so many boutique breweries springing up, brewers need to do something different to stand out from the pack. A Sydney-based craft brewery, the Australian Brewery, decided to break from tradition by brewing in cans. [ + ]

Careful consideration should be given to the selection of surface materials and the choice of cleaning regimes if you wish to minimise the presence of biofilms on surfaces within food factory environments. [ + ]

As part of its sustainability focus, McCormick Distilling Co Inc decided to change the 1.75 L bottle for its eco-friendly 360 Vodka from glass to lightweight polyethylene terephthalate (PET). [ + ]

When people start contemplating doing business in China, opinions will gush forth about everything from giving gifts, to using chopsticks, to attempting a few phrases in Chinese. It won’t be too long before another mystifying concept is encountered: Guanxi. [ + ]

We usually think of adult fat as white and hard to get rid of but brown and beige fats are present in adults and their role in the metabolism of triglycerides and glucose may make them allies in the fights against obesity and diabetes. [ + ]

The large, and growing, market share of ready-to-eat fruits and vegetables has been made possible by the development of invisible, colourless, odourless, tasteless, edible coatings. [ + ]