Food design & research

Bringing Indigenous bushfoods to the table

12 October, 2022

While Australia has a growing bushfood industry, not enough has been done to centre Indigenous people in this market.


Improving the flavour of plant-based meats

05 October, 2022

Professor Ian Fisk, Director of the International Flavour Research Centre, talks about his exciting research on improving the flavour of plant-based alternative proteins.


Drying and evaporation technology for plant-based products

04 October, 2022 by Jim McMahon | Supplied by: Dendert

Changing market demands are driving food processors towards developing plant-based proteins that require drying and evaporation process technologies.


$1.2m pig welfare and pork provenance research project

30 September, 2022

The research partnership will deploy next-generation IoT tags and machine learning in commercial piggeries to deliver high-quality pig welfare and provenance.


Coles works on beef industry trial to reduce methane emissions

20 September, 2022

Coles is partnering with the beef industry to trial a new feed supplement that reduces methane emissions from cattle.


Nestlé develops new product from animal-free dairy proteins

13 September, 2022

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.


Shining a light on antimicrobial technique for food

31 August, 2022 | Supplied by: Penn State University

Penn State University scientists have developed a pulsed light antimicrobial technique that shows promise in food sanitisation applications.


From sunflower side-streams to meat alternatives

26 August, 2022

A European research project is using sunflower press-cakes as a protein ingredient for plant-based meat alternatives.


Norway moves beyond animal-based cultivated meat

24 August, 2022

The ARRIVAL project is focused on using precision fermentation and lab-cultivated meat to produce animal products for consumption.


Table grape market hits record highs

24 August, 2022 | Supplied by: Rabobank Australia

Rabobank Research has produced a report on table grape exports, with record-breaking sales.


Coca-Cola invests in air-to-sugar technology

23 August, 2022 | Supplied by: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is investing in technology to convert air into sugar, to reduce the company's greenhouse gas emissions.


Climate change would lead to food system domino effect

23 August, 2022 | Supplied by: University of Sydney

Researchers from the University of Sydney have found that extreme weather from climate change would lead to reduced food quality and nutrition, and possible job losses.


Breadfruit may be climate-resistant food of the future

19 August, 2022

The breadfruit will be able to brave climate change and could serve as a staple crop as the world warms, Northwestern University researchers have claimed.


Frying oil development that can reduce waste

18 August, 2022 | Supplied by: The Enezol Company

The Enezol Company has produced fry oil that can be used twice as long, thus letting food processors reduce wastage.


Nuts less energy-dense than previously thought

16 August, 2022 | Supplied by: Nuts For Life

Australian research has found nuts may provide up to 26% less kilojoules than previously thought, with potential implications for food labelling laws.


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