The Australian Institute of Packaging, New South Wales branch, has announced that Kevin Hannon MAIP will become the new Branch Chairman.

Treasury Wine Estates, a leading premium wine business, has posted a submission to the Australian Government supporting the wine tax reform, with additional changes.

Australia’s food and beverage industry could see a split in the market, with small businesses being squeezed out, unable to compete with pricing.

Chr. Hansen partners with Amino Up to create clinically documented products that address health and wellbeing.

Caffeine is the world's most widely used central nervous system stimulant, with approximately 80% consumed in the form of coffee. However, studies that analyse prospectively the relationship between coffee or caffeine consumption and depression risk are scarce.

The American Dietetic Association will change its name, effective January 2012, to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

FSANZ has invited submissions on an application to reduce the risk of a food poisoning bacteria.

Dairy products marketed on a bone health platform have become increasingly sophisticated in recent years.

Parmalat has created a new Pauls milk carton in conjunction with Tetra Pak.

GDSN electronic messaging is being implemented between Woolworths supermarkets and their suppliers.

Lawson Software has acquired Approva, a company that provides CCM software.

The Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) extends an invitation to attend a dinner to launch its Northern Territory division.

A strategic joint venture between Fonterra and UK-based First Milk aims to produce European sourced premium whey proteins to meet the nutrition ingredient demands of European customers and add value to the whey side stream of the cheese making process.

Scientists from the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics have produced rice with iron levels which meet daily recommended requirements for iron intake.

The winners were announced for the 2011 Queensland SCL Awards, developed by the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia, Queensland Division.