The Food Plant

Keeping food cool in supermarkets, an energy-efficient solution

23 July, 2024

Researchers in Australia have developed an energy-efficient refrigeration system that could result in reducing annual refrigeration energy consumption for supermarkets by 19%.


Interroll Australia opens new office in Victoria

22 July, 2024 | Supplied by: Interroll Australia

Interroll Australia has opened its new office complex in Epping, Victoria.


Plant-based milk factory has opened in New Zealand

27 June, 2024

A purpose-built plant-based milk factory has opened in Auckland this month, and oat milk producer Otis is celebrating its homegrown milk.


$150m coolstore wins top industrial property award in New Zealand

18 June, 2024

Boosting sustainability and productivity benefits, a new $150m coolstore facility in Hamilton has taken out a top award at the 2024 Property Industry Awards in New Zealand.


JBS Australia's Scone bioenergy system in operation

29 May, 2024

Meat and food processor JBS Australia (JBS) has completed the construction of a bioenergy system at its Scone processing plant.


Priestley's Gourmet Delights opens new $53m AI-powered food facility

28 May, 2024

Priestley's Gourmet Delights, a female-founded Australian sweet and savoury food supplier and manufacturer, has officially opened its $53 million, 7740 m2 AI-powered facility in Qld.


Cleaning considerations for plant construction and retrofits

27 May, 2024 | Supplied by: Spillz Pty Ltd

Maintaining impeccable hygiene standards in food manufacturing is essential for product safety, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.


Suntory Oceania's multi-beverage facility gets powered up

21 May, 2024

Work has begun on 7000 solar panels that will take up all available roof space at Suntory Oceania's $400m Queensland facility, which is also the subject of a TV series.


Food manufacturing and distribution hub for Qld's Scenic Rim

10 May, 2024

A $291m project to transform Scenic Rim with a new food manufacturing and distribution hub has been recommended to proceed.


Tempmate GS2 Real-time Temperature, RH & Light Shipment Data Logger

01 May, 2024 | Supplied by: OneTemp Pty Ltd

OneTemp has introduced the tempmate-GS2, an all-in-one solution for monitoring temperature, relative humidity, light incidence and location in real time.


MTA TAE G air-cooled process chillers

19 April, 2024 | Supplied by: MTA Australasia

MTA — a Trane Technologies brand, will be exhibiting at ARBS 2024 at ICC Sydney, 28–30 May 2024.


F&B manufacturing precinct in Qld seeks tennants

15 April, 2024

Construction of the Turbine food and beverage manufacturing precinct on the Sunshine Coast is set to begin and the developers are seeking interested tennants.


Nestlé Purina PetCare opens its US$450m+ pet food facility

03 April, 2024

Purina took three years to repurpose a former brewery to create a new pet food factory in North Carolina, which was opened on 26 March 2024.


Bühler's Grain Innovation Center set to boost future foods

21 March, 2024

Bühler has nearly completed its new Grain Innovation Center in Switzerland, which will be used by the grain processing industry to develop future foods.


Milo factory in Smithtown gets a $32m boost

04 March, 2024

Nestlé Australia has announced a $32m investment in its Smithtown factory in NSW, in order to boost production capacity of the company's Milo product here in Australia.


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