Industry News
Digital product passports to accelerate recycling
Sidel is now a member of R-Cycle, a community designing digital 'product passports' to accelerate the recycling of plastic packaging around the world. [ + ]
Vow's cultured meat facility unveiled in Sydney
Claimed to be the largest cultured meat facility in the Southern Hemisphere, Vow's Factory 1 has been officially opened by NSW Treasurer and Energy Minister Matt Kean. [ + ]
A cool $6.4m investment into climate change research
Aussie horticulture growers in cooler climates can participate in a $6.4m research trial program to help the industry adapt to climate change. [ + ]
Norco plans to rebuild its ice-cream factory in Lismore
Norco has announced plans to rebuild its flood-damaged ice-cream factory in Lismore thanks to two government grants and co-op investment. [ + ]
Improving milk digestibility
Naturo has achieved a breakthrough in the global milk market for digestibility using Haelen milk processing. [ + ]
Nestlé brand moves to paper-based packaging for sweets
Quality Street is introducing recyclable FSC-certified paper packaging for its twist-wrapped sweets worldwide. [ + ]
How juicy! — mango season is back
Australian Mango season has begun and Australians can expect the fruit to start hitting supermarket shelves across the country. [ + ]
Fresh off the grill — the 2022 World Steak Challenge winners
The 2022 World Steak Challenge took place at Mansion House in Dublin on 28 September and the winners have been announced. [ + ]
SafeTea is key — National Safe Work Month
October is National Safe Work Month and SafeWork NSW is urging workplaces to host a SafeTea event and show commitment to improving work health and safety. [ + ]
Bulla and Coles to raise funds for 1m meals for Aussies in need
Coles and Bulla will raise funds from the sale of ice cream to help SecondBite provide the equivalent of up to one million meals for Aussies facing hardship. [ + ]
AWRI appoints directors to board
The AWRI board has announced the appointment of two Directors, Prof Kiaran Kirk and The Hon Sarah Courtney, effective from 1 November. [ + ]
$1.2m pig welfare and pork provenance research project
The research partnership will deploy next-generation IoT tags and machine learning in commercial piggeries to deliver high-quality pig welfare and provenance. [ + ]
Cauliflower ice-cream startup founder is an award finalist
The co-founder of an NZ startup that makes cauliflower ice cream is a finalist for the Student Entrepreneur award at the upcoming KiwiNet Awards. [ + ]
Australian beverage companies increase sugar reduction target
A group of Australia's largest soft drink makers has committed to increase its Sugar Reduction Pledge from 20 to 25% by 2025 for all non-alcohol beverages. [ + ]
Cadbury moves to 30% recycled plastic packaging
Cadbury is moving to source soft plastic packaging that contains recycled content, with some of its products now wrapped in 30% recycled plastic. [ + ]
