Industry News
Going gold: Norco dairy farmers receive top honours
Four of Norco Co-operative's dairy farmer members have been recognised for their milk quality at Dairy Australia's Milk Quality Awards 2022. [ + ]
Save the date: AIP Australasian Packaging Conference
AIP will be hosting the AIP Australasian Packaging Conference and the PIDA Awards in Melbourne in March 2023. [ + ]
Festive cheer: dairy farmers receive Christmas Day incentive
Norco Co-operative has announced it will pay its farmers an extra 10 cents per litre for their milk on Christmas Day. [ + ]
FSANZ calls for comments on caffeine restrictions
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for comment on its review of permissions for caffeine in sports and general foods. [ + ]
Rockwell promotes electrical contracting business to gold
Rockwell Automation has announced that GPS Electrical Services has been promoted to Gold System Integrator Partner. [ + ]
Fermented fava beans: new option for plant-based market
Foodiq has developed Fabea+, an ingredient made from fermented fava beans, providing an alternative to mainstream ingredients used in the plant-based market. [ + ]
A guide to holiday leftovers
While leftovers always seem tastier, it can be difficult to get through the food — but how long can leftovers really be stored for after Christmas Day? [ + ]
Update on national recall of poppy seeds
Australian food authorities have announced preliminary findings on the cause of contamination that led to a national recall of poppy seeds. [ + ]
Riverina grape growers central to wine industry project
The Wine Inland Productivity & Profitability project has launched three initiatives, with wine grape growers in Riverina central to the development of them. [ + ]
Final six manufacturers receive commercialisation funding
A manufacturing process to enhance the texture and red colour of plant-based meat products is one of the final six projects to receive funding through the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre. [ + ]
Danone milk formula certified carbon neutral
Karicare is claimed to be the first milk formula product in Australia and New Zealand to achieve independent carbon neutral certification. [ + ]
Kerry announces licensing agreement for rice-derived postbiotic
Kerry has announced a commercial agreement with Japan-based Kameda Seika to market and distribute the company's rice-derived postbiotic. [ + ]
Fonterra and Nestlé agree to sale of Brazilian joint venture
Fonterra and Nestlé have agreed to the sale of their Dairy Partners Americas (DPA) Brazil joint venture to French dairy company Lactalis for AU$194m. [ + ]
Harvest B opens plant-based meat ingredient facility in Sydney
Australian plant-based meat ingredient manufacturer Harvest B has opened a new facility in Penrith with assistance from the AMGC. [ + ]
Can microrobots improve the safety of dairy products?
A swarm of magnetic microrobots may be able to help the dairy industry by providing an efficient method for isolating a pathogen from milk, according to new research. [ + ]
