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Powerful supermarkets push the cost of food waste onto suppliers, charities
At a time when one billion people globally experience hunger, as much as 50% of all food produced - up to two billion metric tonnes - is thrown away every year. In Australia alone, as much as 44 million tonnes of food is wasted annually. [ + ]
Industry 4.0 would not be possible without intelligent sensors
The limitless exchange of manufacturing, product and logistics data supports better decisions and complete transparency across the value chain. Greater resource efficiency depends largely on the equipment that supplies this data: intelligent sensors. [ + ]
HIPSTER wants to change the face of food processing
A collaborative, industry-driven research project is endeavouring to overcome the barriers to wide-scale implentation of HPT technology in the food industry. [ + ]
A feast for the eyes — smooth puree diet moulding improves oral intake
The oral intake of people requiring pureed food has been found to improve if the food is moulded to a three-dimensional form that resembles the original food. [ + ]
Are you sure your surfaces are clean?
The effectiveness of your sanitation system can easily be checked using readily available ATP sanitation monitoring systems. But, while these systems are the current 'gold standard' for monitoring hygiene program effectiveness in food and beverage production facilities, how can you be sure that your system is delivering reliable and accurate results?
[ + ]Best practices for allergen testing
One key step within an effective allergen management program is the rapid and efficient detection of allergen protein residues from visually clean surfaces. [ + ]
Eat your greens!
A discovery by Australian scientists suggests that leafy greens could provide the critical ingredient for good gut health. [ + ]
Treatment options for foodborne illness decrease, antimicrobial resistance rises
About 25,000 people in Europe die every year as a result of infections caused by antimicrobial resistance. As this resistance is a global problem, the numbers of deaths worldwide must be huge. Some of the most worrying increases in antimicrobial resistance are in microorganisms that are involved in foodborne disease — with Campylobacter and Salmonella standing at the front of the queue. [ + ]
Wine glasses: does size matter?
Are oversized wine glasses merely a fad? [ + ]
Simplified nutritional labels trim waistlines while boosting profits
When it comes to effective nutritional labels, the simpler they are, the better. [ + ]
Listeria doesn't like the light
In interesting new research, researchers have discovered a new property in Listeria that the food industry may be able to exploit to prevent the spread of the bacterium. [ + ]
Explosive growth and the global cold chain
Rising disposable income, growth in the food retail market and rapidly growing demand for frozen food are forecast to drive high growth in the cold chain industry. [ + ]
High-altitude dining — with attitude
How many meals are served on airlines each day if just one airline (Emirates) alone served 180,000? [ + ]
The water-energy nexus
Increasing output while reducing consumption of water is challenging the beverage and brewing industries. [ + ]
Five food business software essentials that will keep you profitable
Recalls, regulations, food sensitivities and allergies, environmental consciousness and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals agendas are just some of the pitfalls around which food processors have to operate as they also deal with shrinking profit margins, business fees and taxes. A good business software system can help you navigate all of these obstacles and stay profitable, but what features should you demand from your software system so that it is an effective business tool? [ + ]
