Industry News
Finding out about food fraud
Remember the horsemeat scandal and the melamine in baby formula crisis? Absolutely everyone answers yes. [ + ]
More Aussies snacking on seaweed
A study found that although some adventurous Australian consumers would try seaweed-based main meals, snacks such as crackers and sushi are more widely consumed. [ + ]
Nestlé's Irish R&D centre to focus on infant nutrition
The centre in Limerick will focus on scientific research to support innovations in the development of milk-based maternal and infant nutrition products for the global market. [ + ]
What was in the 3.345 billion cases of alcohol?
Americans drank 3.345 billion cases of alcohol last year — yet their total beverage alcohol consumption declined. [ + ]
Dogs and cats are going vegan
Pet owners are more likely to be vegetarian or vegan than members of the general population, and some have expressed interest in feeding their pets a plant-based diet. [ + ]
tna appoints new CEO
tna has named Jonathan Rankin as Chief Executive Officer, promoting him from his role as Chief Sales Officer. [ + ]
dnata opens Canberra catering facility
The AU$6.5 million state-of-the-art catering facility in Canberra will help the company create capacity for further growth in Australia. [ + ]
Fonterra Farm Source to sell livestock division
Carrfields Livestock will take over Fonterra's Farm Source livestock division on 1 March 2019, following a review of the co-op's assets and investments. [ + ]
Wastewater treatment for Kraft Heinz's soy sauce plant
Veolia Water Technologies will supply Kraft Heinz China with a wastewater treatment solution for its new soy sauce plant in Guangdong. [ + ]
New name for Ammeraal Beltech and Megadyne Group
The two belting technology suppliers have announced their joint operations name will be AMMEGA. [ + ]
New high-speed door manufacturing facility for Victoria
Arbon Equipment is set to open a high-speed door manufacturing facility at Laverton North, in Melbourne's west, in January 2019. [ + ]
New Australian service partner for SPX Flow
Servicing of SPX's heat exchangers, separators, homogenisers, pumps and valves will now be available from Victorian company FDPI. [ + ]
Australia leads the world in interest in vegan
In 2018, search interest in 'vegan' information was at an all-time high in Australia. [ + ]
Checking cold chain and DIN SPEC 91360
A valid and efficient cold chain is essential if chilled and frozen goods are to be delivered from online retailers. [ + ]
Aussie app to protect wine industry
An app called Snap Send Solve is being used to help protect the Mornington Peninsula wine industry from biosecurity threats, namely phylloxera. [ + ]
