Nestlé moves towards 'zero water' factories
13 May, 2015The Californian drought has prompted Nestlé to invest heavily in technology to reduce water use in its five water bottling plants and four food and petcare product manufacturing facilities.
Microalgae discovery could produce protein-rich pig feed, remediate effluent
11 May, 2015Pigs will eat just about anything - but there could be something new on the porcine menu after researchers discovered several types of microalgae that grow on piggery effluent and can safely be fed back to the pigs.
Thirsty work: report ranks food companies on water management
08 May, 2015There can be no food without water - and, now more than ever, it's vital that major food companies use water sustainably, according to a report from Ceres, a non-profit sustainability advocacy group.
Plantic Technologies acquired by Japanese company
15 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Plantic Technologies LtdBio-based barrier film business Plantic Technologies has been acquired by Japanese company Kuraray.
Hydrothane STP ECSB (external circulation sludge bed)
13 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Hydroflux Industrial Pty LtdThe Hydrothane high-rate anaerobic process takes organic content within wastewater and generates green energy. It is a vertical design suitable for a limited space.
Energy White Paper highlights barriers to food manufacturing competitiveness
09 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Australian Food & Grocery CouncilRising electricity and gas costs have hampered the competitiveness and profitability of the domestic food and grocery manufacturing industry in recent years, with more pain expected due to a forecast tripling of gas prices, AFGC CEO Gary Dawson said.
Solar power and LED lighting a hit for meat facility
27 March, 2015 | Supplied by: EnharAt the Tip Top Butchers meat facility in Melbourne, a 202 kW solar PV array and 108 high-bay LED lights were installed in 2013 with grant funding support from the Clean Technology Innovation Program (CTIP).
AWA sets water innovation challenge
23 March, 2015 | Supplied by: Australian Water AssociationThe Australian Water Association has set the Australian Water Innovation Challenge: entrepreneurs and established companies have been challenged to enter their most innovative water technology solutions in this new competition.
One extra day of shelf life equals 250,000 tonnes of food waste prevented
16 March, 2015Increasing the shelf life of certain foods by just one extra day could prevent around 250,000 tonnes of food going to waste each year, according to British sustainability organisation WRAP.
Tea company selects bio-based packaging for organic range
11 March, 2015 | Supplied by: Innovia Films Pty LtdUS company Carrington Tea has selected bio-based NatureFlex packaging films for its Carrington Organics Tea line.
Waste sucks! How vacuum technology can reduce wastewater
06 March, 2015
In a bid to reduce the amount of wastewater produced in food processing, Fraunhofer UMSICHT has launched the BioSuck project that uses vacuum technology to suction off non-edible waste. The captured waste can be recycled or converted into energy.
Energy Efficient Loans boost productivity for manufacturing, agriculture
24 February, 2015The Energy Efficient Loan program, a joint initiative from the Commonwealth Bank and Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is financing technologies that reduce energy costs.
Tetra Rex Bio-based carton makes world debut in Finland
20 February, 2015Tetra Pak's plant-based carton packaging has hit shelves for the first time, as Finnish dairy producer Valio becomes the first company in the world to adopt it.
Tetra Pak obtains FSC CoC certification for all 92 facilities
20 February, 2015Tetra Pak has obtained Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody (CoC) certification for all of its converting plants and market companies. The certification means the company can now supply FSC-labelled packages from anywhere in the world.
Frazer-Nash to provide engineering support to sustainable greenhouse project
17 February, 2015Sundrop Farms has selected Frazer-Nash Consultancy to provide Owner's Engineer support to its 20 ha sustainable greenhouse project in Port Augusta.
