IBM conducted a survey of adult grocery shoppers (who shop once a month or more) in the 10 largest US cities during June 2009 (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, and Washington, DC). The study is intended to gather grocery shoppers’ opinions about food safety issues.

Health-conscious consumers are driving the demand for products that aim to promote better health, increase longevity and prevent the onset of chronic diseases.

Sirromet Wines has taken the next step in improving its environmental status by commissioning Australian-based technical and engineering consultancy Provisor to determine its carbon footprint.

An independent, comprehensive review of food labelling law and policy in Australia and New Zealand is aiming to reduce the regulatory burden in food labelling without compromising public health and safety. Interested individuals and organisations are encouraged to make brief submissions about issues that are within the scope of the Terms of Reference, for consideration by the review panel.

Specialist wine distributor 14 degrees has opened a national wine distribution centre (DC) in Port Melbourne, creating Australia’s first high-density Pallet Runner storage facility for the long-term cellaring of premium quality wines.

Kerry Foods, a major supplier of chilled foods across Ireland and the UK, has chosen Amcor Stickpack for its recently launched Cheestrings Shots, a new product development that adds variety to the popular Cheestrings.

Applied Vision Corporation has signed on to provide inspection systems for 11 new can manufacturing plants in 10 countries. Each new plant will install multiple Applied Vision systems to inspect everything from the quality of ends to decoration accuracy. Major can manufacturers, including CanPack, Crown, Impress and Rexam, are among the backers of the new projects located across the globe in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.

New Zealand’s number one yoghurt brand Fresh ’n Fruity has been given a fresh new look with lids supplied by Chadwicks.

Eco Tech, manufacturer of ecologically sound cleaning products, has installed its third AFPM Powder Filler in three years.

The Go! Noodle brand from Symington’s in the UK is aimed at young consumers and features a series of eye-catching, colourful designs.

Red Bull is currently upsizing its canning capacities at its two Chinese production facilities.

The market for individual coffee portions is booming. According to a report by the German Coffee Association, the share of overall coffee consumption made up by individual portions has increased tenfold in the last five years.

Cordina Chicken Farms has been declared GS1net-ready, able to validate, electronically exchange and synchronise product data with its trading partners through GS1net, using Bizcaps Enterprise software and Bizcaps Bureau Service.

Australia’s food and grocery sector is comparable in size to the Australian mining industry, according to one of the findings in KPMG's comprehensive investigation of Australia's fresh and processed food, beverage and grocery industries.

Siemens has offered the Braumat Process Control System to the brewing industry since 1980. Over the years, Braumat has evolved into a robust, reliable system taking advantage of the innovations in technology.