Industry News
Slower growing broilers are healthier, have higher welfare — study
An independent commercial-scale farm trial has found that slower growing broiler chickens are healthier than conventional breeds of birds. [ + ]
Fonterra goes full steam ahead on pellet fuel
New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra is set to go full steam ahead on wood pellets at its Te Awamutu site, with commissioning underway. [ + ]
Top food and drink brands in 2020
Coca-Cola retains the soft drinks title while Yili overtakes Danone in the dairy brand category, according to the Brand Finance Food & Drink 2020 report. [ + ]
From grape waste to regenerative wine bottle
RMIT students have developed a regenerative wine bottle from the solid remains of grapes after vinification. [ + ]
Snack food maker fined $80,000 for workplace incident
After a worker was crushed while cleaning at a food manufacturing business in Victoria, the company has been fined for failure to provide a safe system of work. [ + ]
Nestlé invests $30m to fund recycling plastics
Nestlé is set to invest US$30 million in a PE fund to help upgrade US recycling infrastructure and secure access to food-grade recycled plastics. [ + ]
On shelf: Danone launches low-sugar yoghurt to Australian market
Using an innovative process to remove sugar from milk, Danone has developed a low-sugar yoghurt without artificial flavours, preservatives or colours. [ + ]
Barley exports up 30%, Asia remains a growth opportunity
Australia's barley exports increased by 30% but its share of global trade in barley declined over the period 2000–2005 to 2015–2019, according to AEGIC. [ + ]
A sea change – from biowaste to dietary protein
As the demand for dietary proteins grows, Flinders University researchers are looking at sustainable new ways to cash in on biowaste, algal biomass and even beached seaweed. [ + ]
From boutique to broadacre — Australia's quinoa launch
Australia's new open access quinoa variety is expected to create domestic and export opportunites. [ + ]
Five key principles for a national CDS
The Australian Beverages Council is urging government to ramp up the harmonisation of Container Deposit Schemes (CDS) as a part of its industry report. [ + ]
Webinar: Role of packaging in food waste and insecurity
How is COVID-19 impacting the role of packaging in food waste and food insecurity? A webinar is being held on 23 September to discuss this topic with packaging experts. [ + ]
Guidelines to mitigate COVID-19 risks for food processors
An upcoming virtual course, COVID-19 and your Workforce, provides guidelines on how to keep food processing operations running and workforces safe during the pandemic. [ + ]
Food manufacturing looks bright, despite business slump
While the Australian PBI fell by 2.1 points to 42.6 in August, food and beverage manufacturing remains strong with a rise of 0.6 points to 57. [ + ]
How healthy is the packaged food supply?
Woolworths is winning the supermarket war when it comes to the healthiest home brands but more work is needed, according to the George Institute for Global Health's latest report. [ + ]
