Benco Pack has recently installed a new fully aseptic packaging line for Fonti di Vinadio, manufacturer of the well-known Sant’ Anna mineral water brand. [ + ]

The good folk from the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) have come up with a solution to bottle shop angst. The PinotG Style Spectrum gives pinot gris and pinot grigio wines a spectrum rating from “crisp” to “luscious” that gives consumers a handle on what’s inside the bottle. [ + ]

A leading rigid plastics packaging manufacturer is ensuring authenticity and traceability with an unusual product: invisible ink. [ + ]

Using a Deprag air motor along with a Moog1 TBR Compact printing press enables gravure printing specialist Moog to produce high-quality packaging for Amcor in Switzerland. [ + ]

Simons Green Energy has been awarded the contract to supply and install a 1200 kWe natural gas fired cogeneration system at the soon-to-be-completed Little Creatures Brewery in Geelong. [ + ]

The food and beverage industry is alive and kicking in New Zealand, if the first day of Foodtech Packtech is any indication. This show is held every two years in Auckland and will be open from 9 am-6 pm on Wednesday 26 September and 9 am-4 pm on Thursday. [ + ]

Beef City feedlot, owned by JBS Australia, recently commissioned 18 new pieces of Toyota Material Handling’s forklift range on long-term hire from TMHA’s Brisbane branch. [ + ]

Food and beverage manufacturers are interested in product quality and manufacturing efficiency but when it comes to to the driver of innovation new products are still the king. [ + ]

Who would’ve thought mashed potato could be complicated? Seemingly the simplest of foods, mashed potato can be a difficult customer for producers of ready meals. [ + ]

In an industry traditionally dominated by wooden crates and cardboard hat-bins, taking a chance on plastic has paid off for a cherry exporter. [ + ]

The past week has seen a slew of sensationalist headlines claiming that using non-stick fry pans can give you heart disease. Before you rush home to cleanse your kitchen of Teflon pans, read on. [ + ]

A study has revealed that some gut microbes increase the absorption of dietary fats, allowing the host organism to extract more calories from the same amount of food. You may think you have your food all to yourself, but you’re actually sharing it with the 100 trillion, give or take a few, microbes in your gut. [ + ]

As part of Coca-Cola’s “long-term commitment to generating lasting positive impact by bringing its global brands to Myanmar, also known as Burma, as the country opens up to the world”, Coca-Cola has been delivered into Myanmar for the first time in more than 60 years. [ + ]

Flavour compounds that are structurally similar to mood-stabilising drugs are broadening the known range of mood-enhancing foods, which includes chocolate, teas and berries. [ + ]

90% of the cells in our bodies are bacteria and the species making up this microbiome can significantly influence health. It now seems that having healthy gut bacteria could have as much to do with a strategy that insurance companies use to uncover risk as with eating the right foods. [ + ]