Industry News
Beefing up meat measurement
Australian startup MEQ Probe announced its first commercial users to incorporate beef marbling probe technology at their meat processing facilities. [ + ]
IDF Dairy Innovation Awards 2022 announced
The IDF Dairy Innovation Awards 2022 have been announced at a ceremony that took place at the IDF World Dairy Summit in New Delhi, India. [ + ]
Vale Emeritus Prof. Harry Lovell
The Australian Institute of Packaging pays tribute to one of its key foundational members, Emeritus Professor Harry Lovell, who passed away 12 September 2022. [ + ]
Australian manufacturing venture with vegan food
Cale & Daughters has announced that it will begin manufacturing plant-based cheese and meat products in Australia, as part of a joint venture with Israeli co-op Vgarden. [ + ]
Nestlé develops new product from animal-free dairy proteins
The Nestlé R&D team in Switzerland has explored new technologies to develop an alternative milk made with animal-free protein from Perfect Day, which is being piloted in the US. [ + ]
Whey to go! Cheese packaging designed to extend shelf life
Spanish plastic specialists are working as part a project to develop an active packaging coating for cheese using whey — the by-product from the cheesemaking process. [ + ]
Vegan labelling requirements in India, new rules in 2023
New requirements for labelling foods as 'vegan' in India will come into effect early next year so MPI has made a statement for the information of food exporters in NZ. [ + ]
Catch of the day: seafood fraud detected by chemical fingerprint
Australian scientists have developed a chemical fingerprint technology that can help to detect fraudsters by authenticating the provenance of seafood. [ + ]
Magic Valley creates cultivated lamb-free prototype
The Australian food company has created a cultivated lamb meat prototype using cells from a live sheep called Lucy, and no other animal products were used. [ + ]
Colonial Brewing Co becomes CBCo Brewing
Colonial Brewing Co has announced a name change to better reflect modern tastes — it will be known simply as CBCo Brewing. [ + ]
Secrets of emulsifiers for cake manufacturers
Palsgaard is showing how emulsifiers can reduce the egg content of cake recipes at the upcoming International Baking Industry Expo in the US. [ + ]
Fonterra launches nutrition wellbeing brand
Nutiani will be utilising the dairy co-op's research and intellectual properties to serve medical and nutrition markets. [ + ]
Woolworths Group joins sustainable beef body
Woolies has become a member of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, which is working to introduce sustainable beef farming. [ + ]
Processing jackfruit into ready-to-eat product, new report
A new report explores ways to help the jackfruit industry process this versatile fruit into ready-to-eat products and ingredients, which could drive consumer demand. [ + ]
Yes whey: cheesemaking waste could make diabetic sweetener
A New Zealand company has received funding to help it produce a sugar from whey permeate that is claimed to have antidiabetic properties. [ + ]