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Winners announced: 2022 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards
The winners of the 2022 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards were announced at a hybrid awards ceremony during FoodTech Qld in July. And the winners are... [ + ]
Probiotics can help to tackle depression
Researchers have shown that probiotics can support the effect of antidepressants and help to alleviate depression. [ + ]
A step closer towards a 'zero-waste' poultry industry
A joint project in Singapore is repurposing waste from poultry processing, making meat trays from feathers and cultivate for cell-based meat from by-products. [ + ]
Tackling food and beverage production challenges with predictive maintenance
The benefits of predictive maintenance and other 'smart' manufacturing technologies in the food and beverage manufacturing industry will be on discussion at FoodTech Qld this week. [ + ]
Sawing into restaurants
CBS Foodtech shares an article that was published in raremedium magazine showing renowned Chef Lennox Hastie using his Kolbe K220 band saw at his restaurant Firedoor. [ + ]
Tasmanian cherries use fingerprint tech to reduce counterfeits
Reid Fruits has experienced a decline in product counterfeiting of its cherries in Asian markets as a result of using a Smart Fingerprint solution. [ + ]
New alt-protein facility to use fungi fermentation
Tetra Pak is teaming up with Mycorena to build a greenfield facility in Sweden for the production of new meat alternatives. [ + ]
Sorting technology gets more food products from one fish
Chalmers University of Technology researchers have developed a technology to process a fish into five distinct and useful parts. [ + ]
Growing beer bottles on trees
A recyclable fibre-based beer bottle that also keeps beer cool is now set to be trialled across eight European markets by Carlsberg. [ + ]
Mobile analysis to monitor food quality and freshness
Fraunhofer IPMS is researching and developing small energy-efficient scanner systems, which enable non-contact and mobile freshness testing onsite using near-infrared spectral analysis. [ + ]
Taking stock: reimagining the production line
Sam Schachna, CEO of Roma Foods, shares his thoughts about how the food manufacturing sector is being reshaped in the post-pandemic world. [ + ]
Edible QR coded tags to verify alcohol authenticity
Researchers are developing tiny, edible silk tags with QR codes, which can be suspended in bottles of alcohol and then scanned to verify authenticity. [ + ]
Researchers create digital twins of fruit to reduce waste
Analysis has discovered that up to half of all citrus fruit is shipped outside ideal temperature, which leads to substantial wastage. [ + ]
QR-coded milk could reduce food waste
Cornell University researchers are assessing whether a QR code instead of a simple expiry date could be more accurate and therefore reduce the amount of milk waste. [ + ]
What's new on-shelf: from native-plant beer to AI-made plant milk
From native-plant beer to a plant-based milk developed with the help of artificial intelligence software, a range of new products is available on shelves. [ + ]
