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Tradition and street art collide on limited edition bottle
Hennessy has collaborated with legendary graffiti artist Futura to produce the Hennessy VS Futura limited edition bottle. [ + ]
Carlton United Brewery site reveals its secrets
The old Carlton United Brewery site at the top end of Swanson Street in Melbourne has been revealing its secrets to a team of archaeologists from La Trobe University, the site developer, Grocon, and heritage consultants Godden Mackay Logan. [ + ]
Britannia rules the public sewerage system
In order to comply with its trade effluent consent and ensure protection of human health, Britannia Food Ingredients selected Analytical Technology’s products to monitor water quality and suspended solids. [ + ]
Measuring OEE at greenfield plastics-moulding site
Operations Feedback Systems (OFS) has gone live at the Food Plastics Co’s greenfield moulding facility in Campbellfield, Victoria. [ + ]
Depositors keep food dips flowing
Riggs Autopack recently installed an automatic depositor line and transfer pumps for Zorba Delicacies, an established UK manufacturer of chilled dips and deli products. [ + ]
The perils of ignoring lubrication in the food industry
If a food manufacturer was to ask me what the greatest risk that lubricants could have on my business, my answer would be the potential for food and beverage to reach the marketplace containing undetected non-food-grade lubricant. While there are other negative impacts lubricant can pose on a food manufacturer this is clearly the most substantial and potentially damaging. [ + ]
Pump proves its worth
Kerry Ingredients Project Engineer Geoff Walker selected the Grundfos NOVAlobe 50 to pump various products at up to 50,000 cP viscosity at the company’s Altona plant. [ + ]
Understanding arsenic in food products
The presence of arsenic in food and water is unavoidable, but food producers should be aware of legislation and the impact of the more toxic inorganic arsenic on raw materials and ingredients. [ + ]
Productivity software gives insight into filling-line efficiency
Operations Feedback Systems (OFS) has been selected by Kyvalley Dairy for the provision of the core OFS suite at its processing facility in Kyabram, Victoria. [ + ]
Lindt cafe is chockers with chocolate
On 26 February, Lindt held the grand reopening of its chocolate cafe in Martin Place, Sydney. The store, which was originally opened in 2004, recently underwent renovations to bring a brand new concept store to the heart of Sydney’s CBD. [ + ]
Testing for horse DNA in beef food samples
Is the beef in your ready meals really beef? The current scandal in Europe is resulting in a scramble from food processors to check that their beef isn’t actually horse. [ + ]
Recycling and risk
The issue of Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOHs) migration into foods continues to grow. Not all news on this issue is consistent and it is another challenge to packaging technologists. [ + ]
Driving energy-efficient beer production
During 40 years of around-the-clock operation, the Forst brewhouse produced 25 million hectolitres of beer. A new brewhouse with NORD Drivesystems reduced its primary energy consumption by 30% in the first week. [ + ]
Your system is only as strong as your weakest critical control point
Preventing foodborne disease outbreaks saves time, money and reputation. [ + ]
More horse
Horsemeat is believed to have been used in 4.5 million ready meals in 13 European countries. As a consequence of this substitution scandal, international food manufacturers like Findus, Birds Eye United Kingdom, Nestlé and even Ikea have had to withdraw their meat products from the market. [ + ]
