Industry News
Don't eat before you go
Fine Food Australia is a trade show for the foodservice, hospitality and retail sectors and is suited to high-volume caterers and ready meal manufacturers. [ + ]
The multibillion-dollar meal kit delivery market
In the US, meal kit delivery services have exploded into a $1.5 billion market in just the past few years — and the rate of growth does not seem to be slowing. [ + ]
Algal omega-3 farm to be built in SE Queensland
Omega-3 algae farming company Qponics has been awarded a $1 million grant to construct a commercial-sized algae farm in South East Queensland. [ + ]
Meat spoilage during storage and transport
Spoilage bacteria grow faster than pathogenic bacteria during the storage and transport of meat. [ + ]
Food standards symposium
Food Standards Australia New Zealand will mark its 25th anniversary with a food standards symposium. [ + ]
Cricket farming in New Zealand
Crickets are a sustainable, efficient and nutritious protein source that far outperforms traditional livestock — and in NZ they're farming them. [ + ]
Label detects counterfeiting or tampering
Oxygen-sensing nanoparticles doped into food labels could be used to detect tampering or adulteration. [ + ]
Pepsi's move back to aspartame is symptomatic of the decline in the diet drink market
A serendipitous tasting of a chlorinated sugar compound by insecticide researchers in 1976 resulted in Tate & Lyle patenting the non-nutritive sweetener sucralose, in 1976. [ + ]
LaManna Group and Premier Fruits Group to merge
Fruit and vegetable suppliers LaManna Group and Premier Fruits Group will merge from July 2016. [ + ]
AIP to hold technical dinner on plastics
The Australian Institute of Packaging will hold a joint technical dinner with the SPE on plastics on 13 July at Box Hill Golf Club, Melbourne. [ + ]
Allergen technology recognised at AIFST awards
Technology that reviews the allergen status of all ingredients in a product has been named the winner of the Food Industry Innovation Award at the 49th Annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Convention. [ + ]
Could automation save the foodservice industry?
Tight profit margins and increasing labour costs may force reinvention of the foodservice industry, with automation offering the potential to offset increasing wage costs. [ + ]
Expert criticises UK dietary recommendations
A dietary expert has criticised the UK’s Eatwell Guide — a visual representation of the government's recommendations on food groups for a 'healthy, balanced diet' — saying it is not evidence based and has been formulated by too many people with industry ties. [ + ]
Scotland recruits giant pink chicken for food safety campaign
Scotland has launched a memorable food safety campaign about the dangers of undercooked chicken. [ + ]
Showcasing Australia's food innovators
From vegetable crackers to automated hospital trolleys, Australian innovations in the food and agribusiness industry are the focus of a book launched at the Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology conference. [ + ]