Industry News
Why should you apply for the APPMA Scholarship?
Past APPMA Scholarship winner Anna Rolans has recently graduated with a Diploma in Packaging Technology and has reflected on how the experience has helped further her career. [ + ]
Food companies not doing enough to fight obesity — report
Companies were given a score out of 100 according to their policies and commitments to prevent obesity and encourage nutrition, with the lowest being 3 and the highest 71. [ + ]
Red Lea goes into voluntary administration
A creditors' meeting will be held on 12 April following the announcement that Red Lea Chickens is in voluntary administration. McGrathNicol has been appointed as administrator. [ + ]
Mondelēz promises $50 million for healthy lifestyles
Australia is one of the beneficiaries of Mondelēz's multiyear, $50 million commitment to promote healthy lifestyles and address obesity. [ + ]
Brewpack rebrands with new $35m production facility
Brewpack and Stockade Brew are restructuring under the newly formed Tribe Breweries umbrella, which aims to become the largest independent craft brewery in the region. [ + ]
What do hatching chicks and food safety have in common?
Eggshells seem so fragile but so robust at the same time, and scientists from McGill University said this is all down to the eggshell's nanostructure. [ + ]
Want Rockwell? See NHP
NHP Electrical Engineering Products has been appointed as sole distributor for Rockwell Automation products in the South Pacific from 1 May 2018. [ + ]
T&G Global sells NZ processed foods business
T&G Global has agreed to sell the major assets of its subsidiary ENZAFoods New Zealand, trading as T&G Foods, to natural fruit and vegetable ingredient producer Cedenco. [ + ]
A vegan America could feed an additional 350 million people
Plant-based replacements for five categories of animal-based food produced up to 20 times more protein per acre. [ + ]
Can NZ eradicate Mycoplasma bovis from its cattle herd?
NZ is testing milk from every dairy farm in the country as it attempts to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis from its herd. [ + ]
Carcass disposal and food-animal disease outbreaks
On-farm burial presents some problems for large-scale carcass disposal during disease outbreaks — but there are solutions. [ + ]
Managing coldroom humidity saves money
Increasing the accuracy of humidity measurement in coldrooms can result in decreased spoilage, increased yields and quality, better recipe repeatability and reduced labour costs. [ + ]
Fonterra releases new Anchor cheese options
As well as Tasty, Colby and Edam, Fonterra's Anchor cheese range includes two new options — Protein+ and Zero Lacto. [ + ]
Process simulation for the food industry
A Fraunhofer software solution can simulate a large variety of food technology processes including shaping, homogenising, injection, kneading, pressing and stirring. [ + ]
Nestlé releases chocolate bar with 30% less sugar
Milkybar Wowsomes contain fibrous crispy oat cereal and restructured sugar that tastes equally as sweet but dissolves faster. [ + ]
