Industry News
Mars Wrigley Asia appoints General Manager
Mars Wrigley has announced the appointment of Kalpesh Parmar as General Manager for Mars Wrigley Asia. [ + ]
Aussie precision fermentation start-up secures funding
Cauldron has revealed plans to build Asia–Pacific's largest network of precision fermentation facilities using a hyper-fermentation platform. [ + ]
Inner coating for food cans developed using tomato waste
A team of researchers has developed resin to coat the inner surface of metal food packaging, using a by-product from tomato sauce processing. [ + ]
Robot-ready strawberries in development
Strawberries specially bred for automated picking will soon become a reality in Australia thanks to an $11.5m initiative to develop bot-ready strawberries. [ + ]
How close to reality is 3D-printed food?
Columbia engineers look at the benefits and drawbacks of 3D-printed food technology and how our kitchens could look in the software-controlled future. [ + ]
foodpro poll reveals top priorities for manufacturers
A poll run by foodpro has revealed that businesses are looking to make more investments as normal operations resume post-pandemic. [ + ]
$1m investment in Australian citrus
Hort Innovation will invest nearly $1m to assess new citrus varieties that are suited to Australian growing conditions. [ + ]
More lollies made locally with Allen's $12m factory expansion
More of Allen's chew lollies will now be made in Victoria, thanks to an expansion of Nestlé's manufacturing site at Broadford. [ + ]
Updates to Safe Food Australia standards
FSANZ has updated Safe Food Australia to incorporate Standard 3.2.2A Food safety management tools, which will come into effect December 2023. [ + ]
De Novo Dairy announces rebranding
De Novo Dairy has rebranded to De Novo Foodlabs, reflecting the company's focus on creating sustainable nutrients that improve the health of people and the planet. [ + ]
Aussie manufacturers struggling to keep pace with technology
The 2023 State of Smart Manufacturing Report from Rockwell Automation contains responses from 75 Australian manufacturing industry leaders. [ + ]
Food & beverage sector falling behind in sustainability
In the 2023 Electrify Fleets Rankings, the food and beverage sector fell behind various companies in electrifying its fleets with a 3/10 average ranking. [ + ]
Fonterra releases FY23 interim results
Fonterra has released its 2023 Interim Results which show the Co-op's profit is up 50% in the first half of the year. [ + ]
Meat-free proteins, an allergy assessment
A team of scientists in the Netherlands set out to investigate the allergy risk associated with meat-free proteins made of legumes. [ + ]
Turning industry food waste into power, improved treatment
Research shows a novel anode catalyst could improve and stabilise the power generation performance of microbial fuel cells treating vegetable oil industry wastewater. [ + ]
