Industry News
Coca-Cola Amatil invests in Indonesian start-ups
The bottling giant set up its corporate venture capital platform Amatil X to identify, work with and invest in start-ups in the country. [ + ]
Provenir wins award for its on-site meat processing
Provenir's mobile abattoir processes livestock at the point of production, eliminating the stress associated with live animal transport. [ + ]
Pact Group and Fonterra unveil plant-based milk bottle
The 2 L Anchor bottle is to be made from natural materials and be 100% kerbside recyclable. [ + ]
China: COVID-19 found living on cold chain food packaging
The contaminated food packaging could present a risk to both import and export cold chain workers. [ + ]
Recycle soft plastic from home using pouch innovation
PREP Design, in partnership with O F Packaging, has developed a system to recycle some soft plastics through the existing kerbside recycling system. [ + ]
World Bread Day: is bread the new beer?
On World Bread Day we look at how bread compares to craft beer with myriad varieties including: vegan, keto, paleo, hemp, probiotic sourdough... [ + ]
Kellogg's and Sydney University launch Cereal Lab
Staff and visitors can invent and create their own cereal bowls or soft serves on campus. [ + ]
Wilmar Sugar crops on track for good season
Wilmar's sugar mills had processed a total of 10.48 million tonnes of cane by 8 October. [ + ]
Bundaberg bubbles to the top in Australian soft drink ratings
Bunderberg's brew rated best in Canstar Blue's Australian review of soft drinks, pipping multinationals Pepsi (6th), Coca Cola (7th) and Fanta (8th). [ + ]
South Australian Food Awards finalists announced
The winners will be announced on 13 November at the Awards Gala Dinner, which will proceed as restrictions lift on gatherings in South Australia. [ + ]
Fonterra farmers implement report to lower emissions
The profiles form part of a Farm Environmental Report, which combines a GHG Report and Nitrogen Risk Scorecard. [ + ]
Time to plan compressed air maintenance
Using the festive shutdown to recalibrate and refresh your compressed air system will go a long way to ensure that you can hit the ground running in 2021. [ + ]
Nestlé joins US Dairy to reach net-zero carbon emissions
The industry plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. [ + ]
Purple corn, purple corn
Australian researchers are unlocking the benefits of purple sweet corn, which has high levels of specific phytonutrients. [ + ]
Australian AI app puts Sri Lankan tuna under microscope
The app takes a photo of the tuna and then quickly determines a grade so it can be labelled and sent to the appropriate store. [ + ]