Tetra Pak has introduced packaging made from plant-based polymers that are fully traceable to their sugarcane origin using the Bonsucro standards for sustainable sugar cane. [ + ]

Researchers are developing a 'virtual tongue' that can detect foods for natural ligands aimed at taste receptors, thus predicting the taste of food. [ + ]

Australian Government agencies, butchers and farmers are preparing themselves against the potential incursion of African Swine Fever in Queensland. [ + ]

Australia's non-alcoholic beverage industry has pledged a 20% sugar reduction by 2025 — its first progress report has announced a 7% reduction. [ + ]

A 100 kW solar system installed by Foodmach at its Echuca facility back in 2013 has now clocked 1 GW of energy. [ + ]

Vegan and healthy food alternative trends dominated the Student Product Development Showcase, with a vegan, gluten-free, nut-free snack winning first place. [ + ]

This World FIsheries Day, Seafood Industry Australia is celebrating a number of milestones hit by the Aussie seafood industry over the last year. [ + ]

Food fraud affects 10% of all commercially sold food products; here, SAI Global identifies the 7 most common food fraud trends affecting the industry. [ + ]

Brew company BrewDog has opened DogTap Brisbane, its first brewery in the Southern Hemisphere. The brewery is expected to stimulate more jobs in the area. [ + ]

A new cooling technology will be trialled at Pernod Ricard Winemakers to help reduce exposure to peak electricity costs for process cooling and maximise renewables. [ + ]

JBS Australia and Lumachain are trialling technology that uses Azure AI, IoT and blockchain to track meat from paddock to plate. [ + ]

Coca-Cola Amatil has entered into a Heads of Agreement with Veolia Australia and New Zealand, to explore opportunities for a recycled plastic processing plant in Australia. [ + ]

Wine researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered how it may be possible to manipulate the acidity of wines without the costly addition of tartaric acid. [ + ]

Low in sugar, high in protein, inulin is a type of soluble fibre found in fruits and vegetables. It's also predicted to be the next big food trend in 2020. [ + ]

CHOICE is calling for mandatory Health Star Ratings on food products after research revealed that the rating system enables consumers to pick healthy foods. [ + ]