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Come to Australia and NZ's largest food industry event this year

29 July, 2015

Get all the latest info: What are the facts behind Fonterra's huge recall? How can the food industry stem the tide of mistrust from consumers? All this and so much more will be revealed at the the combined 48th Annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Convention and 15th Australian Food Microbiology Conference. Held in Sydney from 11–13 August, now is the time to register to attend.


JBT Corporation acquires European filling and sterilisation provider

28 July, 2015 | Supplied by: JBT FoodTech

JBT Corporation has announced it will acquire European filling and sterilisation solutions specialist Stork Food & Dairy Systems for €47 million.


Takeover offer rejected by a2 Milk

28 July, 2015

The a2 Milk Company's board has rejected a takeover offer from shareholders Freedom Foods Group and Dean Foods Company.


Gluten-free goes mainstream

27 July, 2015

Gluten-free products accounted for 10% of total global food and drinks launches in the 12 months to the end of April 2015.


CoOL scheme falls short, say industry and consumer groups

23 July, 2015

PM Tony Abbott has unveiled Australia's new country of origin labels, with the scheme receiving a lukewarm response from some industry and consumer groups.


Bradman Lake recognised with supplier award

21 July, 2015 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies

Nestlé has named packaging technology supplier The Bradman Lake Group as its 'Technical Procurement Supplier of the Year'.


HPP market forecast

21 July, 2015

'The Food High Pressure Processing (HPP) Technologies Market Forecast 2015-2025: Pascalisation & Bridgmanisation' report analyses the global HPP technologies market, with forecasts, sales projections and analysis of competitors, commercial drivers and restraints.


Owning It: A Creative's Guide to Copyright, Contracts and the Law, by Sharon Givoni

16 July, 2015 | Supplied by: Australian Institute of Packaging

Owning It: A Creative's Guide to Copyright, Contracts and the Law aims to demystify copyright, contracts and intellectual property law for Australians working in creative industries and running their own businesses.


Sow welfare breakthroughs a highlight for Pork CRC

16 July, 2015

The Pork CRC has named the improved welfare of gestating sows among its most significant achievements in pork R&D during the first half of its term.


Training over breakfast

13 July, 2015

Sanitarium has joined 11 other companies in becoming a member of the University of Sydney's Australian Research Council Food Processing Training Centre (ARC-FPTC).


You can meet the first ever CEO for the Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation

13 July, 2015

Greg Garrihy has been appointed as the first CEO for the IICA.


Introduction to packaging now available in bite-sized chunks online

08 July, 2015

The Institute of Packaging Professionals' Fundamentals of Packaging Technology is now available online to the packaging industry in Australasia through the Australian Institute of Packaging.


Nestlé invests AU$160 million in new Dubai factory

08 July, 2015

Nestlé is expanding its presence in the Middle East — building a new, AU$160 million manufacturing facility in Dubai.


Who's winning the deli war?

07 July, 2015

The Australian delicatessen market turns over $4.7bn annually with Coles and Woolworths taking nearly 80% of the spoils.


Food and beverages a bright spot in a gloomy June for manufacturing

03 July, 2015

The food, beverages and tobacco subsector has expanded for the 13th consecutive month, according to the Australian Industry Group's Performance of Manufacturing Index.


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