DuPont Nutrition & Health announces sustainable seaweed program
14 June, 2018The program encourages the industry to adopt more sustainable seaweed harvesting and cultivating practices.
The true role of packaging in minimising food waste
06 June, 2018 by Prof Pierre Pienaar*The commodities that one would expect go to waste most easily — meat and dairy — have the lowest percentage waste. Why is this?
Coles cracks down on plastic packaging and waste
05 June, 2018 by Nichola MurphyColes has announced 10 commitments regarding food waste, packaging and recycling, including reducing plastic wrapping on fruit and vegetables.
Going plastic-free
16 May, 2018 by Robert Glass, Global Food and Beverage Communications Manager, ABBA Dutch supermarket has opened the world’s first plastic-free food aisle and it is likely that more supermarkets will follow this trend; so what are the alternatives to plastic food packaging?
AIP's food waste training course offered in Thailand
14 May, 2018The AIP's half-day training course entitled 'The Role of Packaging in Minimising Food Waste' is being run in Thailand on 14 June.
Importing food has hidden environmental costs
09 May, 2018A study found that importing food can be equally as damaging to the domestic environment as exporting food.
Fonterra reduces Brightwater emissions by 25%
09 May, 2018 | Supplied by: FonterraThe coal boiler at Fonterra's Brightwater dairy factory is about to get an upgrade, adding capacity to burn wood biomass to generate steam.
Student's shrimp bioplastic internationally recognised
08 May, 2018Fifteen-year-old Angelina Arora will represent Australia at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pennsylvania.
$133 million to fight food waste
01 May, 2018The Fight Food Waste CRC will tackle the growing international problem of food waste, which is at the heart of future industry sustainability.
Edible packaging addresses plastic problem
24 April, 2018Edible, transparent packaging made out of corn and seafood by-products and water-soluble polymer PVA may have the potential to replace plastic in the food industry.
Link between food waste and diet quality
18 April, 2018The better the diet, the higher the waste generated.
Unilever enters partnership to develop pioneering food packaging technology
13 April, 2018A new technology developed by Unilever, start-up company Ioniqa and Indorama Ventures may be able to create a circular economy.
Nestlé aims to make all its packaging recyclable or re-usable by 2025
12 April, 2018The strategy will focus on eliminating non-recyclable plastics, encouraging the use of plastics that allow better recycling rates and changing complex combinations of packaging materials.
NatureWorks Ingeo bioplastic for FFS
09 April, 2018 | Supplied by: NatureWorksThe Ingeo-based transparent packaging is for form, fill and seal (FFS) dairy and dessert packaging.
How to reduce sugar plant carbon emissions
04 April, 2018 by Robert Glass, Global Food and Beverage Communications Manager, ABB | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdIn order to improve efficiency in sugar plants, managers must first understand what is causing their plant to consume so much power.
