Industry News
Whey-based toddler foods an untapped market
Dairy ingredients such as whey represent a major untapped opportunity for food and beverage brands in the booming toddler food and beverage market. [ + ]
Seminar to help boost food packaging performance
The 'Packaging performance for your food product' seminar will be taking place in September this year. [ + ]
Food packages that can detect spoilage
Pretty soon food packaging will be so 'intelligent' that it will be able to communicate information such as shelf life, freshness and quality. [ + ]
Marketing mangoes
Perfection Fresh Australia has purchased the exclusive sales and marketing rights to the Calypso Mango and has plans to increase consumption of the fruit both domestically and internationally. [ + ]
Sealed Air extends its CIP expertise through acquisition
Sealed Air has acquired Tampereen Teollsuussähkö Oy (TTS-Ciptec), a Finnish company that optimises cleaning in place systems through remote monitoring capabilities and predictive analytics services for industrial use in brewing, beverage and dairy companies. [ + ]
Accessible Design course heads to Foodtech Packtech 2016
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be running a half-day training course on accessible packaging design. [ + ]
AIP joins food waste initiative at Interpack 2017
The AIP will join 17 other members of the World Packaging Organisation in the Save Food Pavilion at Interpack 2017, to be held in Dusseldorf Germany from 4–10 May. [ + ]
Should hemp-based food be legal?
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on whether to permit the sale of food derived from the seeds of low-THC hemp. [ + ]
Rapid screening of gutter oils
A new method for direct analysis of edible oils has been developed. [ + ]
Official opening for agricultural research centre
A new agricultural research centre will focus on technologies relevant to environment, agriculture and global food supplies. [ + ]
Junk food ads lead kids to poor food choices: study
Advertisements for unhealthy foods and beverages have an immediate and significant impact on children and lead to harmful diets, according to Canadian research. [ + ]
Eat your way to health and happiness
The link between eating fruit and vegetables and improved health is well established. But a study has shown that eating your greens can also make you happier. [ + ]
Online marketplace for butchers
An online meat marketplace is giving local butchers and farmers a way to connect directly with customers who want access to local butcher service and products but may not have the time to shop. [ + ]
Research eases parent guilt over baby food
Home-cooked meals are not always better than commercially available baby foods, UK research has found. [ + ]
China looks to Europe for supply chain improvements
Representatives from China have toured European facilities of leading food retailers, manufacturers, supply chain solution providers and industry groups to see fresh and ambient supply chains in action. [ + ]