Industry News
Nestlé launches vegan KitKat
Nestlé announced its latest foray into the plant-based confectionery industry launching a vegan KitKat range this year. [ + ]
ABB appoints A1 Electric as distributor for energy-efficient product
ABB Australia has announced it has appointed A1 Electric Motors as its new National Distribution Partner for its energy-efficient offering. [ + ]
Construction for Kaeser's new facility underway
Kaeser Compressors Australia announced construction for its new state-of-the-art head office facility in Melbourne has commenced after several COVID-19 setbacks. [ + ]
Health Star Rating: diet cola healthier than fruit juice
Food regulators have voted to allow some juices to be given ratings as low as 2 stars while diet cola would be given 3 ½ stars. [ + ]
Pact acquires Flight Plastics
Pact Group has announced the acquisition of Flight Plastics — a packaging provider for the fresh food segment. [ + ]
Bookings open for AIP packaging training course
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is hosting a virtual packaging training course on 25 March. [ + ]
Thermo Fisher helps fight food fraud through NGS
A new international study plans to standardise next-generation sequencing (NGS) in food authenticity testing. [ + ]
Plant-based confectionery predicted to grow this year
The plant-based food market is expected to grow beyond the core dairy and meat categories and make significant headway in the confectionery space. [ + ]
NZ wine industry invited to wellbeing workshop
The New Zealand Government is supporting a new wellbeing workshop series designed for the country's wine industry. [ + ]
Golden Gaytime in the snack aisle after new deal
Golden Gaytime's licensing program has grown to include Snack Brands Australia and Chocolatier Australia. [ + ]
Cold chain packaging market continues rise after pandemic
New research has found the cold chain packaging market has grown significantly and will continue its inclining course over the next decade. [ + ]
New recycling plant will recycle 1 billion PET bottles a year
Construction has begun on the new recycling facility that will see the equivalent of around 1 billion PET plastic bottles recycled each year. [ + ]
Kaeser launches compressed air webinar series
Kaeser Compressors Australia has launched a series of webinars about air supply systems scheduled between May and October this year. [ + ]
Kangaroo meat made available for Victorians
The Victorian Government has made kangaroo meat available for human consumption following a steep increase in the native population in the last three years. [ + ]
Call for poppy seed regulation in US
Six US families have asked the national Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to protect consumers from poppy seed imports that may contain dangerous levels of opiates. [ + ]
