Industry News
Nestlé to create research institute for sustainable packaging
The Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences will focus on the development of functional, safe and environmentally friendly packaging solutions. [ + ]
Disaster resilience and securing food supplies
A resilient food system is needed in order to ensure all people have safe and reliable access to food following both acute and longer-term crises. [ + ]
$200,000 penalty for milking it
Former Murray Goulburn Co-operative MD Gary Helou has been ordered to pay $200,000 in penalties for his involvement in the 2015–16 farmgate milk price scandal. [ + ]
NASA-backed food tech to improve food production
Technology originally developed for lunar space exploration may be able to provide on-demand heating for food and beverage manufacturers. [ + ]
Fresh ideas in the Australian ginger industry
The Australian ginger industry is going through a period of change, with a new AgriFutures panel chair and R&D investment focused on innovative agtech. [ + ]
Licking lactose detection
A CSIRO-developed Cybertongue that can rapidly detect lactose and spoilt milk has just been licensed to start-up PPB Technology. [ + ]
Mouldy food power
Poor food preparation or packaging delayed the latest SpaceX Dragon cargo launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. [ + ]
Wild yeast and hotter climate wine
The presence and use of 'natural' or 'wild' yeasts during wine production is traditionally discouraged, but this may be about to change. [ + ]
WSU invests $5m into food security research
Western Sydney University will collaborate with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and 13 state agricultural universities on research to address global issues of food security. [ + ]
App offers free meals to food-insecure people
A collaboration between Foodbank and an app called Y Waste Food will allow food-insecure people to access more meals left over from quick-serve restaurants, takeaways and cafes. [ + ]
Infrared technology helps meat processing in Korea
Korean food supplier HJF has further expanded its offering of healthier and more ecological processed foods to customers in Asia by purchasing its second Infrabaker oven. [ + ]
Dairy farmers to get fairer contract terms
Five dairy processers have agreed to amend their milk supply agreements following the ACCC's concerns they were unfair to dairy farmers. [ + ]
Modern mango monitoring
Insights into mango growers, packers, logistics providers and retailers will follow as sensors and blockchain technology are used to monitor mangoes. [ + ]
Cargo ship carrying stink bugs turned away from NZ
Biosecurity New Zealand ordered a cargo ship to leave New Zealand waters after officers intercepted three live and 39 dead brown marmorated stink bugs. [ + ]
Pernod Ricard Winemakers going 100% renewable energy
By the middle of next year, 2019, Pernod Ricard Winemakers will be sourcing all of its electricity from renewable sources. [ + ]
