Australian consumers want plant-based burgers to taste like beef but with better nutrition
01 July, 2022 by Jie Ying Lee, Senior Strategic Marketing Manager, Plant-Based, Kerry APMEA and Catarina Rodrigues, Marketing Manager, Kerry Australia and New Zealand.Australian consumers have key features in mind when biting into a burger and want the right taste, texture and sound for plant-based versions.
Plate freezer installation for meat processing plant in Dubbo
14 June, 2022MHM Automation has recently commissioned its 200th Milmeq plate freezer at Fletcher International Exports' sheep meat processing plant in Dubbo, NSW.
Taste is most important factor for flexitarians
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$30m grant for barramundi project in Latrobe Valley
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30% more poultry-based foods from one chicken
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Beef marbling measurement tool gets accreditation tick
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Marel IRIS Fillet Inspection (FI) camera solution
20 April, 2022The IRIS FI camera solution is used for quality assurance of chicken fillets.
Developing technology to tackle meat fraud
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CST Wastewater Solutions rotary drum screen and screw screen/compactors
06 April, 2022CST Wastewater Solutions is now fully manufacturing its rotary drum screen and screw screen/compactors locally.
GEA ProEdge Drive spiral freezer
04 April, 2022GEA will launch its new spiral freezer GEA ProEdge Drive at international trade fair for the meat industry IFFA, being held in Frankfurt, Germany from 14–19 May.
Simpler pump system installed at chicken processor
22 March, 2022When one of the largest chicken processors in Australia wanted to install a set-and-forget system, they approached Hydro Innovations for a solution.
THURNE PortionX Meat Portioner
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Protein & fat recovery process to be used at meat facility
17 March, 2022In February, UK-based Elemental signed its first licensing agreement for its protein and fat recovery process technology with one of Europe's leading food processors.
3D printing trial begins in meat processing plants
01 February, 2022Australian meat processors are trialling 3D printing to assess its usefulness in making equipment parts.
Eagle Product Inspection Performance X-ray Technology (PXT) and RMI 400 X-ray machine
15 December, 2021New detector technologies from Eagle Product Inspection enable poultry processors to find bone fragments as small as 0.6 mm.
