According to the 2017 Sensis eBusiness Report, the number of Australians ordering takeaway food online has risen from 36% last year to 47% this year. [ + ]

The winners of the annual Wave of Change awards have been announced by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Oceania, featuring companies such as Coles and John West. [ + ]

Bernadette Eriksen's business Flavour Creations has been researching and developing texture-modified food and drink products for people suffering with dysphagia since 1997. Her efforts were celebrated recently when she won the Greater Brisbane Woman in Business of the Year Award 2017. [ + ]

According to a recent report by GlobalData, the Indian wine sector is expected to grow at a value compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.9% between 2016 and 2021. [ + ]

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and Champions 12.3 are attempting to standardise food date labels worldwide by 2020 to prevent food waste. [ + ]

Submissions are invited on an application to allow the use of protein glutaminase as a processing aid in the manufacture of certain food products. [ + ]

Karma has used Emerson's spin-welding technology to create shelf-stable mix-to-drink probiotic beverages that will soon be available in the US consumer market. [ + ]

Coffee is often paired with sweet treats such as cakes and donuts, and research from Cornell University suggests there is a reason for this. [ + ]

The finalists for this year's Premier’s Sustainability Awards have been announced, and two companies recognised as leading the way to a sustainable future in the food industry are eWater Systems and the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. [ + ]

Giant US retailer Walmart is testing new delivery ideas for groceries. One idea being tested is delivering the groceries into customers' fridges when they are not at home. [ + ]

The Northern Territory Farmers Association (NT Farmers) has resumed its membership with AUSVEG, the national industry representative body for vegetable growers. [ + ]

Held 11–18 November, the Australian Food Safety Week 2017 has announced that the theme will be 'Is it done yet? Use a thermometer for great food, cooked safely every time'. [ + ]

Synlait will establish a research and development centre in Palmerston North, New Zealand, focusing on the development of new milk products, processing technology and packaging. [ + ]

It's natural so it must be good — right? Actually — no! [ + ]

A new cold chain advocacy group has been established in Queensland to improve compliance and standards in the handling of food at all levels of the cold chain. [ + ]