Weighing is seldom 'front of mind' unless it is accompanied by an angry morning stare at the bathroom scales. However, a simple traffic-light LED system on packing scales can prevent giveaway and improve packing speed. [ + ]

Supported by NORD Drivesystems, Modular Cranes developed a solution to replacing an out-of-production overhead crane system. The company was challenged to synchronise a new bridge crane with two existing ones - and rose to the challenge. [ + ]

Green Sheep Water - 'the bottled water with a green conscience' - selected infinitely recyclable, 473 mL aluminium bottles made by Ball Corporation as the packaging for their water. [ + ]

This article is the second in a trilogy about meat harvesting. The first discussed the state of the technology. This part describes the process itself with a focus on process optimisation, chain integration and an optimal balance between raw material, process and final product. [ + ]

After Global Foods' nut roasting room was destroyed in a fire, the company took the opportunity to build a more efficient system that's dynamic and now multifunctional.

Does our fatness and our love of alcohol come down to stupidity or poor self-control on the part of individuals? Or is something bigger at play here? Are people making poor but informed choices on what they eat and drink, or are we all being duped by industry? [ + ]

Free-range eggs currently account for over 20% of the 4 billion eggs produced in Australia each year. IBISWorld has released a report analysing how the various operators along the supply chain will take advantage of the trend. [ + ]

Innovations in packaging have allowed a newly formed Australian seafood company to expand its business to national and international markets.

Meat harvesting, the process of optimally scraping residual meat off animal carcasses, is a fast-moving industry subject to many of the megaforces that will dominate both production and consumption in the near future.

Brazil's second-largest brewing conglomerate, Grupo Petrópolis, ordered two identical breweries from Krones AG when it expanded in 2013-14. Both breweries have two filling lines and a capacity of six million hectolitres. [ + ]

It's clear that much more needs to be done about the obesity epidemic, but where should we best focus our efforts? Educating people to eat better and do more exercise? Or policy changes that will pull the levers to promote behaviour change at the population level? [ + ]

Price wars represent one of the most severe forms of competitive interplay in the market place, often leading to great losses. Retailers suffer losses in terms of margins, consumer loyalty and an inability to pull out of the downward cycle. [ + ]

What's holding back our efforts to reduce food waste? [ + ]

Global demand for internationally traded dairy products is now dominated by China. Although Australia has benefited from this, with annual dairy exports to China now worth over A$500 million, the growth has been much slower than what New Zealand has achieved. [ + ]

Globally, sales of snack foods reached $374 billion in 2014, according to a new report. Europe and North America account for the majority of worldwide sales, but snack sales are actually growing faster in developing regions than in these established markets. [ + ]