Industry News
The colour of food packaging tells its own story
Do you want your product to look health-giving or decadent or economical? How do you convey this message to consumers when all they see is the packaging? The answer to this is through colour. [ + ]
World’s largest indoor salmon hatchery
The world's largest indoor salmon aquaculture facility will be built in Newfoundland, Canada, for Norwegian company Grieg NL. [ + ]
Food tech prize won by kitchen-sharing platform
Top honour at the FoodBytes! event was awarded to food tech start-up Sprout Kitchens. [ + ]
FSANZ calls for submission on sweeteners, pig antibiotics
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on two applications. [ + ]
Calculating the environmental cost of a meal
Researchers from RMIT and Lancaster University have produced a carbon footprint 'league table' for fresh food. [ + ]
Do sugar taxes work?
Residents of four US cities will be voting on whether to tax soft drink and other sugar-sweetened beverages. An economist who studied a similar tax says that prices might rise by only half that amount, or even less. [ + ]
General Mills restructuring in Australia
General Mills is closing its pasta sauce and ready meals manufacturing facility in Mount Waverley. [ + ]
World wine prices — how does Australia compare?
Australia was ranked as the 39th most expensive country in which to buy wine in the 2016 Wine Price Index, released by motorhome rental platform SHAREaCAMPER. [ + ]
Robot assists with agritech field experiments
A mobile robot will help scientists at a UK university to conduct agricultural experiments in the field. [ + ]
Polysorbate slows E. coli toxin production
Stopping E. coli from producing Shiga toxin could be as simple as using polysorbate to disrupt the biofilm. [ + ]
Horticulture Code of Conduct needs "significant" changes: ACCC
A report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has highlighted the Horticulture Code of Conduct as an area of particular concern in the horticulture and viticulture industries. [ + ]
Are you looking for Asian export opportunities?
The Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) will coordinate the second Australian Pavilion at ProPak Asia 2017, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 14–17 June. [ + ]
IoT standards for M2M communications
The potential of the Internet of Things has been advanced with the publication of a new set of specifications by oneM2M, the global standards initiative for Machine-to-Machine communications and the IoT. [ + ]
Restaurants and seafood to feature at foodservice show
Australian hospitality trade show Foodservice Australia will bring the National Restaurant Conference to Melbourne for the first time in 2017, as well as a new event, the Australian Seafood Summit. [ + ]
Can ready meals cash in on the downturn in restaurant trade?
When money is tight consumers' discretionary spending changes and ready meals could fill the void between restaurant meals and cooking for yourself. [ + ]
