Industry News
Applications for 2023 PIDA Awards close 25 January
Entries for the 2023 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards, coordinated by the Australian Institute of Packaging, close on 25 January. [ + ]
Save the date: AIP Australasian Packaging Conference
AIP will be hosting the AIP Australasian Packaging Conference and the PIDA Awards in Melbourne in March 2023. [ + ]
Going gold: Norco dairy farmers receive top honours
Four of Norco Co-operative's dairy farmer members have been recognised for their milk quality at Dairy Australia's Milk Quality Awards 2022. [ + ]
Festive cheer: dairy farmers receive Christmas Day incentive
Norco Co-operative has announced it will pay its farmers an extra 10 cents per litre for their milk on Christmas Day. [ + ]
FSANZ calls for comments on caffeine restrictions
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for comment on its review of permissions for caffeine in sports and general foods. [ + ]
A guide to holiday leftovers
While leftovers always seem tastier, it can be difficult to get through the food — but how long can leftovers really be stored for after Christmas Day? [ + ]
Rockwell promotes electrical contracting business to gold
Rockwell Automation has announced that GPS Electrical Services has been promoted to Gold System Integrator Partner. [ + ]
Fermented fava beans: new option for plant-based market
Foodiq has developed Fabea+, an ingredient made from fermented fava beans, providing an alternative to mainstream ingredients used in the plant-based market. [ + ]
Riverina grape growers central to wine industry project
The Wine Inland Productivity & Profitability project has launched three initiatives, with wine grape growers in Riverina central to the development of them. [ + ]
Update on national recall of poppy seeds
Australian food authorities have announced preliminary findings on the cause of contamination that led to a national recall of poppy seeds. [ + ]
Danone milk formula certified carbon neutral
Karicare is claimed to be the first milk formula product in Australia and New Zealand to achieve independent carbon neutral certification. [ + ]
Kerry announces licensing agreement for rice-derived postbiotic
Kerry has announced a commercial agreement with Japan-based Kameda Seika to market and distribute the company's rice-derived postbiotic. [ + ]
Final six manufacturers receive commercialisation funding
A manufacturing process to enhance the texture and red colour of plant-based meat products is one of the final six projects to receive funding through the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre. [ + ]
Soaring energy costs impacting manufacturers
The government is now acting to address soaring energy prices in order to reduce pressure on food and grocery manufacturers. [ + ]
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners opens $43.7 million can line
Backed by a $43.7 million investment, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Australia has opened a new can line at its production site in Moorabbin, Victoria. [ + ]
