Installing a CAPS nitrogen generation package at its Mudgee facility has saved Robert Oatley Vineyards more than 75% on the price of a cubic metre of nitrogen per day. [ + ]

Carrot producer Abenhardt invested in a Wyma Vege-Polisher five years ago and experienced first-hand its smart engineering and reliable operation. When a major plant upgrade was planned, Wyma was contacted again. [ + ]

Independent wine, spirit and liqueur producer, blender and bottler the Edgemill Group more than doubled its output with a third of the staff with its new automated bottling and labelling line. [ + ]

Solar hot water company Apricus Australia has been honoured at the Wine Industry Suppliers Australia’s (WISA) Supplier of the Year Awards. The company jointly won the Banrock Station Environmental & Sustainability Award with The Solar Project for their collaboration in delivering the largest solar thermal plant for a winery in Australasia. [ + ]

One in three people carry a gene that increases the risk of colorectal cancer from the consumption of red meat and processed meat, according to a new study that was presented at the American Society of Human Genetics 2013 meeting. [ + ]

Pet owners would like to think that human food standards would apply if food produced for their furry friends made them sick. But a product that is suspected to have sickened thousands of pets in the US alone is still on the shelves. [ + ]

A US consumer group is claiming that Australia's meat inspection system could compromise US consumer safety. [ + ]

Real-time detection of foodborne pathogens will play a critical role in minimising the occurrence and spread of disease and give food processors confidence in their sanitation systems and quality assurance. [ + ]

Despite the fact that cheese is alien to traditional Chinese gastronomy, imports of processed cheese or "New World" cheese - as it is often called - have been growing at an impressive rate. [ + ]

The price of free-range eggs just got a lot dearer as avian flu results in the culling of 400,000 chooks and 3 million eggs. [ + ]

While the savoury biscuit market is much smaller than that for sweet biscuits and cookies - and levels of new product activity are generally much lower - the savoury sector has been showing a stronger growth rate in many countries. [ + ]

The majority of herbal products on the market contain ingredients not listed on the label, according to recent research from the University of Guelph. [ + ]

It is possible that serotonin, combined with a little bit of adrenaline, could be the key to weight loss in humans. [ + ]

Ardagh Group collaborated with Jkr to create a new bottle for Fuller's London Pride, featuring 360° embossing and a significant weight reduction from 380 to 300 g. [ + ]

Once upon a time the food processors were the power brokers in the food industry and the supermarkets and grocery stores were just their retail outlets. But the balance of power has shifted dramatically since the retailers realised that, with 75% of food and beverage companies relying on them to actually sell the food, they could wrest the power from the processors and run the show. [ + ]