Well-known UK snack food company Tyrrells has chosen Victoria's Yarra Valley to expand its brand, in a move that's set to create 120 manufacturing jobs. [ + ]

The revision of ISO 16140:2003 for the validation of alternative (proprietary) microbiological methods has created a multipart standard providing a specific protocol and guidelines for the validation of methods. [ + ]

Detmold Group has signed an agreement to acquire Custom Cartons, a privately owned Australian carton packaging business. [ + ]

Euro Pumps is undertaking a major redesign of the high-temperature, high-pressure swivels which are a key component of its CIP systems, and is inviting user input. [ + ]

Forklift truck and warehouse equipment supplier the KION Group has announced it will acquire automation and supply chain optimisation supplier Dematic for approximately US$2.1 billion. [ + ]

Revenue from pig farming is growing at a faster rate than beef farming, and this trend is forecast to continue to 2021, according to research by IBISWorld. [ + ]

Supermarkets are raising the bar on their foodservice offerings, giving rise to a concept known as the grocerant, a cross between a grocery store and a restaurant, and attracting the attention of the coveted millennials in the process. [ + ]

Mothers are blamed for so many of society's ills, and now we can add food waste to the list! [ + ]

International food distributor Inalca Food & Beverage has entered the Australian market with the acquisition of 60% of companies Fresco Gourmet Pty Ltd and Itaus Pty Ltd. [ + ]

Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart has expanded into the meal-kit delivery business with the launch of Martha & Marley Spoon. [ + ]

World authority in sugar panning and chocolate panning Anthony (Tony) Raponi has taken out The Alfred Stauder Award for Excellence, the highest honour in the Australasian confectionery industry. [ + ]

Analysis by Harvard researchers has found that eating more whole grains may reduce the risk of premature death. [ + ]

Scientists have described the 'inverted Cheerios effect' — the interaction of liquid drops on soft solid surfaces — a discovery which may open up new opportunities in engineering and the life sciences. [ + ]

Some of the global challenges facing the packaging industry have been discussed in a series of video interviews released by the judges of the 28th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. [ + ]

Automation technology specialist Omron will conduct an Automation Solutions Seminar for the food processing and meat industries at its headquarters in Silverwater, Sydney, on Friday, 24 June. [ + ]