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Bakers Delight’s ovens go green
Bakers Delight’s move towards sustainability began five years ago, and the first initiative was to develop ‘green’ ovens that were more fuel efficient than their predecessors, based on the historical oven from the 1950s.
[ + ]Putting a twist on beer packaging
Gage Roads Brewing Co has partnered with glass packaging maker O-I to launch the first application of internal embossing in Australia. The product has shown good results in the US already, where Miller Light has used the unique packaging technique to boost the market share, by around 6%, of it’s previously declining sales brand beer. Gage Roads Brewing Co is hoping for the same type of success for its award-winning beer and to help secure its place as a strong contender in the Australian beer market.
[ + ]Fillers for oil production line
Carapelli is one of Italy’s leading suppliers of edible oils and its Extra Virgin Olive Oil is exported globally. The company chose the OCME Libra R5 30 P125 automatic rotary weight filler for its new vegetable oil production line.
[ + ]Norway harvests genomic expertise
Norway is cooperating with Canada and Chile to sequence the salmon genome. The knowledge generated could provide the answers to several problematic issues involving Norwegian farmed salmon - and lead to major competitive advantages for companies taking part in the project.
[ + ]Scientists are taking the bitterness out of good health
Scientists are working on bitter blockers to take the bitterness out of drug compliance and nutrition.
[ + ]Hunting bacteria
A fluorescent test system has been developed that finds specific pathogens by tracking their spoor.
[ + ]Addictive foods
Some people react to certain foods the same way an alcoholic or addict gets hooked on their substance of choice. Now some researchers are claiming that some processed food manufacturers know this and create their formulas and recipes so consumers will become addicted to their product.
[ + ]Organics, energy efficiency, wine and sheep
Australia’s largest producer of labelled organic wines - Tamburlaine Wines - has been pushing the boundaries of innovation since it was established in 1966 by then local Cessnock doctor Lance Allen. Not realised by Dr Allen at the time, the establishment of a new winery using new oak barrels brought local success to some of his early wines compared to the predominantly old oak maturation wines which were then commercially available from other winemakers. The advantages of new and better oak handling have become part of the Australian wine revolution since that time.
[ + ]Reducing Campylobacter in EU chickens
In its Scientific Opinion on Quantification of the risk posed by broiler meat to human campylobacteriosis in the EU, the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) BIOHAZ Panel concluded that the handling, preparation and consumption of broiler meat may directly account for 20 to 30% of human cases of campylobacteriosis in the European Union (EU).
[ + ]Torque about improving handling accuracy
Dry bulk handling is en route to becoming a precision science with a level of control previously undreamt of, thanks to 20 years of research and development into digital non-contact torque monitoring.
[ + ]Energy efficiency and air-operated diaphragm pumps
Recent technology has been developed that increases the pumping efficiency of air-operated double-diaphragm pumps and reduces energy costs by up to 50%.
[ + ]The future of Australia’s packaging industry
Any packaging consultant would love the gift of prophesying but, sans that, there are some clear trends that have emerged in the packaging industry which warrant serious attention if participants in this very important sector of the market are to keep up with change.
[ + ]Evisceration line revamps at Baiada Steggles
With more than 5000 employees and the takeover of the Steggles brand, Baiada Steggles is now Australia’s leading poultry company. The company has recently upgraded the evisceration rooms at its Mareeba plant in Far North Queensland and at its largest production plant in Beresfield on the outskirts of Newcastle in NSW.
[ + ]From the idea to the bottle
They’re required to look great, feel good, to be light and nonetheless stable, and also possess a high recognition value into the bargain. We’re talking about PET beverage bottles. A successful design for a beer, water or soft-drinks bottle is always preceded by a process of exciting complexity.
[ + ]Solar pretzels
In the US state of Pennsylvania, Snyder’s of Hanover has begun construction on a solar farm that will include 15,000 panels spanning 10.5 hectares. The system is projected to produce 4.2 million kW hours of electricity per year, supplying approximately 27% of the company’s energy needs.
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