Indian food demand to rise 136% by 2050
26 November, 2014Agrifood demand is set to rise by 136% in India between 2009 and 2050, according to a new ABARES report, What India wants: Analysis of India's food demand to 2050.
Date announced for 2015 APPMA Industry Excellence Awards
26 November, 2014 | Supplied by: APPMAEagerly awaiting the 2015 APPMA Industry Excellence Awards? Never fear - the APPMA has announced the date for the awards. The winners will be announced on 25 March at the Crown Complex Melbourne. Submissions are now open for the awards.
Cardia Bioplastics and Stellar Films announce proposed merger
26 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Cardia BioplasticsCardia Bioplastics has announced a proposed merger with privately held Australian company Stellar Films Group.
Ebola not our only biosecurity concern: bees, wheat and others on the agenda
25 November, 2014Ebola isn't the only potential biosecurity threat troubling Australia: the decline of our European honey bee population and a devastating wheat disease are also threats we need to watch out for, according to a new CSIRO report.
Primo Group to be acquired by JBS Australia
24 November, 2014Smallgoods producer Primo Group is set to be acquired by Australia's largest fresh meat processor, JBS Australia, for $1.45 billion. The deal includes Primo's five processing plants across Australia and New Zealand, which employ more than 3000 staff.
No longer a trend? Organic purchases hit record high in Australia
21 November, 2014Organic food isn't just a trend any more - consumption of organic food, cosmetics and household products has hit an all-time high, according to the latest biennial Australian Organic industry report.
Dairy exports to China set to grow
20 November, 2014Australian dairy producers and manufacturers will benefit from tariff reductions for liquid milk thanks to the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), according to Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce.
What's on during Packaging and Processing Week 2015?
20 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Australian Institute of Packaging2015 is the 30th anniversary of AUSPACK. As part of the celebrations, the AIP and the APPMA have organised a week of events: Packaging and Processing Week 2015. The week's activities include the Industry Excellence Awards, National Technical Forums and the presentation of the 2015 APPMA Scholarship.
The top food, beverage and nutrition trends for 2015
19 November, 2014 | Supplied by: Innova Market InsightsWhat will the top trends be for 2015 in the global food, beverage and nutrition sectors? According to Innova Market Insights, the top trends include clarity of labelling, snacks, convenience, protein and texture.
China-Australia FTA good news for food, agriculture, fishery sectors
19 November, 2014Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has welcomed the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as a win for Australia's agriculture, food, fishery and forestry sectors.
Are Australian producers ready to capitalise on the Chinese FTA?
18 November, 2014Australia's beef, dairy and wine producers need to consider whether they are well positioned to take their place on the world stage as premium providers to the Chinese market, says Grant Thornton National Head of Food & Beverage Tony Pititto.
Supermarket house brands put the squeeze on juice companies
18 November, 2014Fruit juice is losing favour with Australians, with more than 1.5 million fewer Australians drinking packaged fruit juice each week than in 2010, new data from Roy Morgan Research shows.
Fijian ginger imports to be reviewed
18 November, 2014Import conditions for Fijian ginger will soon be reviewed by the Department of Agriculture. The review was recommended in a document published in January 2013, and had originally been scheduled to take place twelve months after the commencement of trade.
Egg industry pressured to review free-range claims
14 November, 2014The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is urging the egg industry to review its free-range claims after a free-range egg producer was fined $300,000 for falsely labelling its eggs as 'free range'.
Proposal seeks to allow continued gluten-free claims on alcohol products
14 November, 2014Gluten-free claims will no longer be permitted on alcohol products once the nutrition and health claims standard becomes mandatory in 2016. However, FSANZ has put forward a proposal that seeks to ensure that gluten-free claims can still be used on alcohol products.
