Inaugural Aged Care Catering Summit 2018
17 January, 2018The first Aged Care Catering Summit will explore how delegates can improve their business, provide nutritious meals and adapt to the shifting demographic and demands of the aged-care sector.
Haas Group is acquired by the Bühler Group
15 January, 2018The Bühler Group acquired the Haas Group in the first week of 2018, and both companies are set to benefit from this agreement.
Food poisoning trends in Europe
19 December, 2017Although foodborne illnesses had been steadily decreasing or stabilising in recent years, an annual report by the European Union on zoonotic diseases revealed that this is no longer the case.
Registrations open for Hort Connections 2018
12 December, 2017Hort Connections will be returning in 2018 and is now open for delegate registrations.
WorldStar Packaging Award for SPC ProVital easy-open cup
08 December, 2017SPC ProVital's easy-open cup has won a 2018 World Packaging Organisation's WorldStar Award.
Napping Listeria: bacteria that hide in cells
07 December, 2017Researchers demonstrated that dormant L. monocytogenes, the bacterium that causes listeriois, can be unknowingly harboured by humans and animals.
Submissions open for the 2018 PIDA awards
06 December, 2017Now is the time to enter submissions for the 2018 Packaging & Processing Innovation and Design Awards (PIDA), which will be held in Queensland on 2 May.
Krones' 'Brewery of the Future' recognised
06 December, 2017 | Supplied by: Krones (Thailand) Co LtdGerman packaging and bottling manufacturer Krones has been awarded the 2017 Energy Efficiency Award for its 'Brewery of the Future'.
Meat buffer solution wins at Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards
05 December, 2017Northern Co-operative Meat Company Ltd recently received the 2017 Information Technology and Management Award for its meat processing, buffering, sortation and sequencing solution.
Fonterra pays NZ$183 million to Danone for recall
05 December, 2017An arbitration tribunal has ruled that New Zealand dairy company, Fonterra, must pay a total of NZ$183 million to Danone after a contamination scare in 2013.
Packaging qualification comes to Australasia
05 December, 2017The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) has collaborated with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) to make the Certified Packaging Professional In Training (CPIT) designation available in Australasia.
Dairy farmers should have more power, says ACCC
04 December, 2017 | Supplied by: Australian Competition & Consumer CommissionAn interim report into the dairy industry by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has suggested that a mandatory code of conduct should be implemented to help address bargaining power imbalances between processors and farmers.
HMPS wins South Australia food award
04 December, 2017HMPS took home the Stephen Moore Service Provider Award for its commitment to automating the food, beverage and packaging industries in order to help the South Australian food business grow.
Sustainable agriculture efforts rewarded at 2017 Telstra Business Women's Awards
29 November, 2017The managing director of Fresh Produce Alliance, Jennifer Franceschi, has been announced as the winner of the 2017 Telstra Australian Corporate and Private Award for her efforts towards sustainable agriculture.
European meat industry poised for catastrophic impact of a hard Brexit
29 November, 2017Trade down 84%, 32,000 job losses, annual beef production down $3.9 billion, annual pork production down $3.7 billion… these are just some of the catastrophic forecasts made in a recent report about the impact that a hard Brexit scenario would have on the European meat industry.
