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. [ + ]

Having undergone a multimillion-dollar brand relaunch focusing on growing its network of restaurant partners, expanding the consumer offering and developing both partner and consumer platforms, the company has appointed Alisair Venn as its CEO. [ + ]

Spoilage bacteria grow faster than pathogenic bacteria during the storage and transport of meat. [ + ]

Omega-3 algae farming company Qponics has been awarded a $1 million grant to construct a commercial-sized algae farm in South East Queensland. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Crickets are a sustainable, efficient and nutritious protein source that far outperforms traditional livestock — and in NZ they're farming them. [ + ]

Food Standards Australia New Zealand will mark its 25th anniversary with a food standards symposium. [ + ]

Oxygen-sensing nanoparticles doped into food labels could be used to detect tampering or adulteration. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Fruit and vegetable suppliers LaManna Group and Premier Fruits Group will merge from July 2016. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Tight profit margins and increasing labour costs may force reinvention of the foodservice industry, with automation offering the potential to offset increasing wage costs. [ + ]

Scotland has launched a memorable food safety campaign about the dangers of undercooked chicken. [ + ]

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. [ + ]