The past five years have seen vegetable exports to China and Korea double to $2 million and $5 million respectively, highlighting the growth opportunities for Australian vegetables in the region, AUSVEG says. [ + ]

While many of us see coffee as the fuel that gets us going for the day, scientists are working on literally using coffee as fuel to power cars, furnaces and other energy sources. [ + ]

Dr Thomas Collins discussed his research into the chemical profiles of American whiskeys at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. [ + ]

The NZ Ministry for Primary Industries has targeted sulfite use in raw meat, with MPI Food Act Officers visiting Auckland butchers and supermarkets to collect raw meat samples for analysis. [ + ]

The still wine market in India looks set to outstrip the spirits market, with Canadean predicting it will lead growth in the Indian wine industry at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.2% by value up to 2017. [ + ]

Australian premium tea business T2 has been acquired by Unilever for an undisclosed amount. T2 operates 40 stores throughout the country, with 2012-13 financial year sales in the vicinity of $57 million. [ + ]

Food industry engineering firm Wiley had a busy Friday night, winning awards from two different industry bodies in two separate cities for its work. [ + ]

Tetra Pak has acquired Danish membrane filtration company DSS Silkeborg A/S, expanding its range of dairy processing solutions. [ + ]

Nestlé has signed a pledge to provide access to safe water and sanitation, as well as appropriate facilities to ensure personal hygiene, to all employees in all premises within three years. [ + ]

Speakers at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the ACS described how natural colours that were in use centuries ago are making a resurgence in response to consumer preferences, manufacturers' needs and their potential health benefits. [ + ]

The AIP, the APPMA and the SCLAA will work together to pack more than 600 hampers for Foodbank to distribute to those in need at Christmas. Contact the AIP to donate items or volunteer to help. [ + ]

The latest shipments of Sullivans Cove Whisky from Tasmania went to distributors in Canada, Spain and Japan, where demand is being driven by local whisky fans' increasing knowledge and awareness of Tasmanian whisky in general. [ + ]

A leading authority on natural food colours has urged Australian food manufacturers to convert to natural food colours. Chr. Hansen's Ji Hoong Too said that Australia is falling behind developing markets in conversion to natural colours. [ + ]

A new Greenpeace analysis shows that significant deforestation in Indonesia took place in concessions owned by members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the industry's largest sustainability organisation. [ + ]

Researchers experimented with replacing 35-100% of the fat in cakes with maltodextrin, inulin, oligofructose, citrus pectin and microparticulated protein and found pectin and inulin were the most effective. [ + ]