Industry News
Making portion downsizing commercially acceptable
Make something bigger and everyone hugely underestimates the increase; make something smaller and everyone notices — and if it's food they are not happy. [ + ]
Acquisitions expand Digi's cold chain reach
Recent acquisitions by Digi International have strengthened its position as a cold chain provider in the foodservice industry. [ + ]
Christmas retail boost won't last: index
The latest edition of the AFGC CHEP Retail Index has predicted that a lift in retail turnover growth over the December quarter will be short-lived, with the early months of 2017 expected to see a return to the trend of slowing growth that characterised 2016. [ + ]
FSANZ calls for submissions on enzyme processing aid
Food Standards Australian New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on an application to permit the use of an enzyme as a processing aid for cereal-based products. [ + ]
Fonterra sees golden opportunity for white butter
Fonterra has developed a new white butter product to meet growing demand from manufacturers in the Middle East market. [ + ]
US chain focuses on fast and healthy
A US chain is gearing up for national expansion, based on a model of prepared food that is fast and healthy. [ + ]
Familiar foods bring comfort in aged care
Group Homes Australia General Manager Jonathan Gavshon merges his twin passions for aged care and cooking by teaching carers how to cook traditional 'Aussie' food for older Australians. [ + ]
ICA to save 217 km of plastic foil by laser marking its organic avocados
Swedish supermarket chain ICA is going to eliminate millions of packaging units by having its organic fruits and vegetables laser marked, rather than packed in plastic foil or having stickers applied. [ + ]
Next-gen sweetener for hot drinks
Liteez is a next-gen, dual-purpose meringue kiss sweetener that can melt in hot drinks or be enjoyed as an ultralow-calorie sweet treat. Two Liteez contain about two calories instead of the 20 calories in one teaspoon of table sugar. [ + ]
Augmented reality and AUSPACK
It's possible that augmented reality (AR) will transform packaging into a dynamic marketing tool that will to revolutionise the industry. And you can be one of the first to experience this. [ + ]
Now you can wear your whey — scientists spin artificial silk from whey protein
A Swedish–German team of researchers has mastered turning whey into silk. [ + ]
Patent infringement in the barcode scanning industry
Honeywell is alleging that Code Corp infringed its patents regarding the speed and ease of use of barcode readers. [ + ]
Competition and fair trading in the dairy industry
A series of public forums is being held across the country so dairy farmers can share any concerns they may have about competition and fair trading directly with Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) commissioners. [ + ]
Be careful about what's in your beef patties
Beef patties or duct-taped packages of cocaine? [ + ]
One-click tool for food chemical toxicity information
OpenFoodTox is an open-source database that provides instant information about the toxicity of chemicals found in the food and feed chain. [ + ]
