Industry News
Clean Seas Seafood uses rapid freezing technology
Clean Seas Seafood is offering its Spencer Gulf Hiramasa Kingfish in a frozen format using its newly developed liquid nitrogen rapid freezing technology. [ + ]
No more 'veggie sausages' in France
France's decision to ban the use of meat-related words to describe vegan food products, such as 'burger' and 'steak', has received a mixed reaction. [ + ]
NZ focus: food safety, biosecurity, fisheries and forestry
NZ's MPI is establishing four business units focusing of food safety, fisheries, forestry and biosecurity. [ + ]
Foodbank to develop food distribution hub in Ballarat
The Ballarat food distribution hub aims to aggregate and supply fresh food to relief programs in the area in order to address food insecurity. [ + ]
Non-alcoholic soft drinks gain popularity
Alcohol does not support the healthy lifestyle consumers are increasingly seeking, and this has brought about a number of soft drink innovations. [ + ]
Australia's organics market is growing
The nation's current organics market is worth $2.4 billion, but one crucial factor stunting market growth is the cost barrier. [ + ]
Demand for food safety products to reach US$5.2bn by 2022
High safety standards have seen an increasing demand for food safety products such as disinfectants. [ + ]
Faster food pathogen identification
If a food is contaminated, quick, efficient pathogen detection and fingerprinting is essential in limiting the spread of foodborne disease. [ + ]
Ball develops colourful can lids
Ball Corporation's Cameo End Printing allows customers to differentiate their product from competitors by brightening up the lids on their recyclable aluminium cans from Ball. [ + ]
$133 million to fight food waste
The Fight Food Waste CRC will tackle the growing international problem of food waste, which is at the heart of future industry sustainability. [ + ]
3D printing food helps personalise nutrition
Researchers used the prototype 3D printer to replicate the physical properties and texture of actual food samples. [ + ]
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Huhtamaki acquires 65% of Tailored Packaging
The majority of Australian foodservice packaging distributor Tailored Packaging has been acquired by Huhtamaki. [ + ]
Tetra Pak turns to paper straws
In an attempt to address the issue of plastic waste, Tetra Pak is working to replace plastic straws used in its small drinks cartons with paper ones. [ + ]
Robotic lasers protect wine crops from birds
A California vineyard installed automated laser technology which almost entirely eradicated the bird problem and resulted in a yearly cost saving of US$25,000. [ + ]

