We have a great boss. Every year, for Clean Up Australia Day, he dresses us in flouro-coloured vests, supplies us with lunch and sends us off to clean a local road.

When Fonterra took over Bonlac Foods Limited in Australia, it immediately looked to upgrade many of the Bonlac plants

The food industry is a large user of salt in the preparation of the everyday consumables that land on our dining tables. But this salt can have an adverse effect on the building structures that are used to support, carry and hold

In Third World countries, the value of the market for nutritional supplements is just under double that for functional foods. However, in the affluent First World, the functional food market is greater than the supplement market

A high-profile incident in a Cootamundra silo has highlighted the many dangers associated with working on or around silos

One company that is driving modern winery techniques is Martella Refrigeration, based in New Zealand's Blenheim-Marlborough winegrowing region

Traditionally, pumps are started 'DOL' or direct on line. By that we mean when there is demand for (example) water, the operator throws a switch or closes a contactor and the pump turns on

In this era of E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks, consumers are concerned about harmful bacteria and viruses hitching a ride on fresh fruits and vegetables

If current research projects prove successful, diners will soon be able to tune into their steak before they tuck into it

Drying is the major process used at the Nerada Tea Estates plant in North Queensland, the largest tea growing and processing enterprise in Australia, where green leaf tea is converted into dry black tea

The Australian 2006 census figures are not out yet but they will undoubtedly reveal significant growth in domestic demand for Halal products similar to the 40% growth experienced between 1996 and 2001

A hybrid Fast/Tools SCADA system designed by Yokogawa Australia will control the new margarine processing line at Atlantic Pacific Foods' Rutherford (NSW) plant

An unmanaged supply chain can compromise customer service and affect profitability. Australian retailers are also guilty of putting pressure on manufacturers, with some threatening to cut contracts with businesses that don't streamline their processes

APV has been awarded a contract for one of the largest capacity cheese plant orders it has ever undertaken

RS Hydro has been granted a contract to install MCERTS approved flow monitoring equipment at a chocolate factory