The last year has seen the industry faced with staff shortages and production challenges and manufacturers need to consider appropriate solutions to manage production.
LIMS offers dynamic solutions in food safety testing
Digital automation in the food production industry leads to smoother workflows, stronger compliance, and improvements in data accuracy across the board. Preventing contamination and ensuring a hygienic work environment can be made easier when these tools are designed specifically for close monitoring at every stage of the production process – from receipt of raw ingredients, through production to packaging and distribution.
Specialty beverage space is in a period of change as trends evolve
Some manufacturers have noticed changes in consumer habits around specialty beverages and have started to supply the market with new and interesting product varieties.
Major changes forecast for the packaging sector means rapid innovation is needed
Experts at O F Packaging have seen first-hand what the future of packaging will look like as conventional materials are set to be replaced with sustainable alternatives.
FIAL creates global connections, giving export-ready Aussie food and beverage suppliers a platform to thrive
The Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre (FIAL) has announced the relaunch of the Australian Food Catalogue. From today, the platform will become the Australian Food and Beverage Catalogue (AFBC), with an expanded scope, proudly supporting Australia’s National Brand.
Coles named Australia’s best sustainable seafood supermarket
Coles has been named Australia’s Best Sustainable Seafood Supermarket, having retained the title since 2017.
VIOTAS Australian energy and sustainability survey results
Despite Australia committing to a net-zero economy by 2050, and energy being flagged as the number one environmental issue facing Australian business in 2022 by respondents, 65 per cent of commercial energy users in Australia either don’t have, or are unaware of, 2030 or 2050 sustainability targets.
Kerry has partnered with the Australian Food Pact
Kerry, a global taste and nutrition company, is proud to announce that it has joined the Australian Food Pact, a commitment to Australia’s goal to cut food waste by half by 2030.
Deakin University launches new BioFactory
Deakin University will establish a BioFactory in Geelong as part of a Circular Economy Accelerator-Organics (CEA-O) project in partnership with the Victorian Government, 20 industry partners, Monash University and RMIT University.
Australia’s first purpose-built food and beverage precinct receives funding boost
Turbine is set to become Australia’s leading industry-based food and beverage research, education and commercialisation facility with the precinct expected to gain national and international recognition as a blueprint for collaborative manufacturing thanks to funding of up to $33.4 million from the Federal Government.
Fisheries and aquaculture rebounds as demand for seafood recovers
Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture industry is expected to rebound during 2021−22 as economies re-open and demand grows for seafood.
Finding the competitive edge for future agriculture exports
Australia will need to find new ways to gain a competitive advantage with its agricultural exports as more countries enter free trade agreements.
Sara Lee partners with BrandOpus to unveil new brand strategy and packaging design
Sara Lee has teamed up with branding agency, and long-term partner, BrandOpus, to reveal a new brand strategy and packaging design for their core and better-for-you ranges of frozen desserts.
New open milk market set to empower dairy farmers and drive growth
A breakthrough in milk price transparency and buyer competition was made this month, according to Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF), when the Australian Milk Price Initiative (AMPI) ran its first regional milk spot markets.
Lion named employer of choice for gender equality
Beverage company Lion has been named an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) for the fourth consecutive time by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
Ingham’s commits to climate change targets
Ingham’s has committed to the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to manage its environmental practices and help protect the planet against climate change.
World-class recycling plant opens in Albury-Wodonga
The largest PET recycling plant in the country is now up and running and will substantially reduce Australia’s plastic waste by recycling the equivalent of around 1 billion PET beverage bottles each year.
Innovation prize for the LitePac pack strapping concept
Identifying trends and developing solutions for them well before the market is actually demanding them strikingly evidences a company’s innovative capabilities.
Australians have finally fallen in love with ready-to-eat meals
The ready-to-eat meals market has experienced rapid growth in the last two years and Total Construction continued to be well poised to help companies expand operations.
Food manufacturers welcome potential global plastic treaty
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has welcomed the UN Environment Assembly’s passing of a resolution to begin negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution.