Industry News
Plant-based protein market booming
Food companies are encouraged to invest in the expanding plant-based meats market, which is predicted to reach $5.2 billion by 2020. [ + ]
Australia's first Sustainable Seafood Week 2018
Instead of celebrating the role Australians play in maintaining the health and safety of our sea life for just one day, this will now be stretched over a week between 12 and 18 March 2018. [ + ]
Vegans most likely to eat lab-grown meat
Lab-grown meat may be more widely accepted than we thought, with vegans more open to trying it than meat-eaters. [ + ]
Is China ready for spicy yoghurt drinks?
Spicy, bitter and salty are not words that usually describe yoghurt drinks, but those are three new flavours that Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group is introducing into its Zuo product range. [ + ]
China's sustainable milk problem
Milk consumption is expected to increase 60% by 2050, but a study emphasised the sustainability problems this would pose. [ + ]
D'Orsogna starts new $66 million plant in Victoria
WA smallgoods and meat protein company D’Orsogna has begun construction of a $66 million, state-of-the-art 10,858 m2 food manufacturing facility just north of Melbourne. [ + ]
Breeding techniques and the ANZ Food Standards Code
As products derived from new plant and animal breeding technologies are entering the marketplace, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is keen to ensure that the Food Standards Code reflects community and business expectations. [ + ]
15% quarter-on-quarter growth for food delivery in India
The online food delivery market in India is growing at a steady 15% quarter on quarter in terms of daily food orders. [ + ]
Heat and Control opens Spray Dynamics facility
Heat and Control has opened a new facility in the US to fabricate Spray Dynamics' equipment. [ + ]
New interpack president comes from MULTIVAC
Managing Director and Group CFO of MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co Christian Traumann has been elected as president of interpack 2020. [ + ]
Want a sneak peek at Oji Fibre Solutions' facility?
Well you can — and you don't even have to sneak in. The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has arranged a site visit on 14 March. [ + ]
$250 million meat processing plant now under construction
Work has now officially commenced on the construction of the 45,000 m3 purpose-built Hilton Meat Processing and Distribution Facility in Brisbane. [ + ]
Asian consumers call for milk-based snacks
The rising demand for dairy products in Asia has opened up a new area for dairy manufacturers to explore: milk-based snacks. [ + ]
Filling and dosing and Industry 4.0
ViscoTec will bring its expertise in the field of dosing and filling technology to German research and development association FERA. [ + ]
Consumer choice important in aged care
The inaugural Parliamentary Friends of Ageing and Aged Care event discussed the main pain points regarding food in residential aged-care facilities. [ + ]