CHEP Australia's trial of re-usable plastic crates for the banana industry has been hailed as a success by growers and other members of the supply chain. [ + ]

Confoil's 'Pack and Seal' meal packaging system has provided a simple, cost-effective, attractive and safe solution for WindMeals, a Melbourne-based provider of freshly cooked food containing all the goodness of a homestyle meal.

Australian dairy ingredient processor Burra Foods recently installed a Hydroflux HyDAF Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) unit for primary wastewater treatment and successfully halved its energy costs. [ + ]

Bosch Packaging Technology has launched its Two-in-One biscuit packaging system after a successful field test with United Biscuits. [ + ]

Riverina-based Redbelly Citrus is trialling a technology employing near-infrared screening to conduct an internal assessment of each piece of fruit, to determine the colour of the flesh. [ + ]

Egg processor Cascina Italia has installed a collaborative robot solution that prepares boxes on the packaging facility production line. [ + ]

Macedonian manufacturer Evropa was seeking an automated solution for the packing of its wafer and biscuit brands, which would reduce the high costs, slow speeds and excessive giveaway of the existing manual operation while avoiding chipping or breakage. [ + ]

The production operation at Swiss drink powder manufacturer Wander has been completely restructured and modernised, including investment in vacuum conveyor systems, which convey everything from the various raw materials to the final products. [ + ]

Italian snack manufacturer Pata has reduced waste, simplified cleaning and improved productivity with an integrated packaging and processing system from tna. [ + ]

Eight O'Clock Coffee engaged Spiroflow to design a customised conveying solution to support a new high-speed packaging system. [ + ]

Heineken is seeking to rejuvenate its sales by replacing the iconic 'keg' can with a new design, aimed at re-energising the brand's shelf presence in the competitive retail market. [ + ]

Traditional ice-cream maker Granny Gothards selected a depositor from Riggs Autopack, enabling the company to meet increased demand without sacrificing its handmade quality. [ + ]

Finland's biggest dairy company recently boosted the production of a whey powder plant by over 10% by implementing the NAPCON Controller solution from Neste Jacobs. [ + ]

The Café des Amis has introduced the sous-vide method of cooking, using equipment from Multivac, to reduce food waste, cut costs and improve efficiency. [ + ]

Pure Dairy and Coles selected the new lacquer options from Verstraete IML to package their aged Greek feta. [ + ]