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Resealable packages: a frustration-free alternative
‘Package rage’ - the anger consumers feel when negotiating a difficult-to-open package - could soon be a thing of the past, as manufacturers start to realise that consumer satisfaction goes far beyond product. [ + ]
Shelf friendly packaging - is there a problem here?
While shelf friendly packaging (SFP) has been part of the Australian retail landscape for nearly 10 years, it is a process and a function that few understand. [ + ]
Is the welfare of the NZ and Aust dairy herds being neglected?
Are New Zealand and Australian cows being treated more poorly than those in Russia where daylight saving has been abandonded to reduce stress on the herd? [ + ]
Who’d have thought it? You’re better off eating the food than taking a supplement
It’s a very ‘first world’ approach, this seeking a product to cure our current and prevent future health problems. The idea that a food supplement or a pill can magically prevent disease is very alluring and much of the complementary therapy industry uses this allure to attract business. [ + ]
Independent spray dryer an “amazing opportunity” for NZ manufacturers
Tetra Pak was commissioned to build New Zealand’s only independent spray dryer at Hamilton’s Waikato Innovation Park. The dryer can produce half a tonne of whole milk powder per hour and operate for up to 21 hours a day. [ + ]
What makes better drinks: wet-aseptic or dry sterilisation and irradiation
Hotfill or aseptic - that is the question facing companies when it comes to investing in filling technology for sensitive beverages. [ + ]
Chocolate Indians
India is presenting great opportunities for chocolate manufacturers as the growth in this market is the strongest in the world. [ + ]
Loscam stacks up the clients with IBC 16
Loscam’s first foray into the bulk containers business, the Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC), is receiving positive feedback from its first clients. [ + ]
Take the pressure down: top 10 trends for 2013
2013 will be a year of increasing pressure, including pressure on manufacturers to be accountable to consumers and suppliers, and regulatory pressure around definitions of naturalness. [ + ]
Easy to sanitise - the best way to ensure cleanliness
The highest level of sophistication in production processes is required for the manufacture of confectionery products. In particular, manufacturers assign the highest priority to hygienic design for open processes - processes where the product comes into contact with the production equipment. Machines designed in a way that improves process safety and product shelf life are given preference. [ + ]
Riggs serves up efficiency for organic food manufacturer
Increasing product demand led organic food manufacturer Rod & Ben’s to automate its filling line. Riggs Autopack supplied the company with a volumetric filling and lidding line for its range of soups. [ + ]
Making wine healthier for consumers
Researchers have developed measures to identify and reduce biogenic amines in wine, where they can be of particular risk to human wellbeing. [ + ]
Fishing for answers off Fukushima
Japanese fisheries data provides a look at how the ocean is faring 18 months after the worst accidental release of radiation to the ocean in history. [ + ]
Meat consumption and stress reduction
Consuming greater amounts of choline - a nutrient found in meat and eggs - during pregnancy may lower an infant’s vulnerability to stress-related illnesses, such as mental health disturbances, and chronic conditions, like hypertension, later in life. [ + ]
Risky business
Just because an ingredient is legal for inclusion in foods and beverages in Australia doesn’t mean you can use it. [ + ]