Emerson has announced it has purchased MYNAH Technologies, a long-time Emerson alliance partner and a leading provider of dynamic simulation and operator training software. [ + ]

Between September 11 and 15, 2017, drinktec, which is a trade fair for the beverage and liquid food Industry, will be held at the Messe München exhibition centre in Germany. [ + ]

The 2017 Sydney Fish Market Seafood Excellence Awards highlight sustainably harvested seafood while providing businesses with recognition as industry frontrunners. [ + ]

Rabobank is launching the Rabo Food & Agri Innovation Fund, a venture capital fund for innovative food and agricultural companies that is part of Rabo Private Equity. [ + ]

On 25 May 2017, Food Innovation Australia Limited (FIAL) launched the second edition of Celebrating Australian Food and Agribusiness Innovations at the Australian Food & Grocery Council's annual conference in Brisbane. [ + ]

PepsiCo has joined the New Plastics Economy initiative as a Core Partner, signalling the global food and beverage company's continued commitment to reduce packaging waste. [ + ]

During Interpack 2017 the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) formally announced that Pierre Pienaar, education director of the Australian Institute of Packaging, has been elected as the next president of the organisation. [ + ]

During Interpack 2017 it was formally announced that AIP will be the World host Packaging Organisation (WPO) member for the 2018 WorldStar Awards, said to be the pre-eminent international awards in packaging. . The WorldStar Awards are run by the WPO and is the [ + ]

TOMRA Collection Solutions has acquired 60% of the shares in BottleCycler, the Australian-based company manufacturing machines that crush glass bottles for restaurants and bars. [ + ]

TOMRA, a manufacturer of sensor-based sorting machines for the food industry, has collaborated closely with food manufacturers and processors to help detect aflatoxin from the food manufacturing process to ensure food safety. [ + ]

The technical committee of the European PET Bottle Platform (EBPB) ran tests on Nature MultiPack, with results that demonstrate the adhesive dots used in the MultiPack have minimal impact on the colour and properties of the resulting rPET. [ + ]

Parents choosing foods for their children are significantly more likely to purchase 'health halo' products — branded to cause misleading assumptions of good nutritional value — when they only view package images and don't examine nutritional labels, according to new research by a Northwell Health paediatrician Dr Ruth Milanaik, DO. [ + ]

Tetra Pak, a food processing and packaging solutions company, has launched its first Asia-based Customer Innovation Centre (CIC) in Singapore. [ + ]

Some of the biggest brands in the food industry will speak at the RT12/Zero Deforestation Transparency and Scale conference taking place in Lille, France, 31 May to 1 June 2017. [ + ]

More than 145 tonnes of institutional meals have been recalled in the US because they were made with contaminated water. [ + ]