Danish food company Naturli' has developed a 100% plant-based soft ice that is ready to be distributed worldwide. [ + ]

Harting is running a webinar series about Industrial Ethernet trends. [ + ]

Kaeser Compressors Australia announced construction for its new state-of-the-art head office facility in Melbourne has commenced after several COVID-19 setbacks. [ + ]

Nestlé announced its latest foray into the plant-based confectionery industry launching a vegan KitKat range this year. [ + ]

ABB Australia has announced it has appointed A1 Electric Motors as its new National Distribution Partner for its energy-efficient offering. [ + ]

Pact Group has announced the acquisition of Flight Plastics — a packaging provider for the fresh food segment. [ + ]

A new international study plans to standardise next-generation sequencing (NGS) in food authenticity testing. [ + ]

Food regulators have voted to allow some juices to be given ratings as low as 2 stars while diet cola would be given 3 ½ stars. [ + ]

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is hosting a virtual packaging training course on 25 March. [ + ]

The New Zealand Government is supporting a new wellbeing workshop series designed for the country's wine industry. [ + ]

The plant-based food market is expected to grow beyond the core dairy and meat categories and make significant headway in the confectionery space. [ + ]

Golden Gaytime's licensing program has grown to include Snack Brands Australia and Chocolatier Australia. [ + ]

Construction has begun on the new recycling facility that will see the equivalent of around 1 billion PET plastic bottles recycled each year. [ + ]

New research has found the cold chain packaging market has grown significantly and will continue its inclining course over the next decade. [ + ]

The Victorian Government has made kangaroo meat available for human consumption following a steep increase in the native population in the last three years. [ + ]