Industry News
Amcor's progress with sustainable packaging innovations
Amcor released its fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Sustainability Report which highlights the company's progress on paper-based solutions and bringing recycle-readiness to flexible packaging applications. [ + ]
Coles Liquor joins Sustainable Wine Roundtable Bottle Weight Accord
Coles Liquor and Wirra Wirra join the Sustainable Wine Roundtable Bottle Weight Accord (BWA), which now covers more than 1.5 billion bottles of still wine worldwide. [ + ]
New Zealand to host the 2026 IDF World Dairy Summit
Next year, New Zealand will host the IDF World Dairy Summit from 15–20 November in Auckland. [ + ]
Aussie sustainable packaging innovation planning to go global
Queensland-based TomKat Global Solutions is planning to scale its sustainable packaging technology globally. [ + ]
On the rise: consumer trust in the red meat industry
Australia's red meat industry has earned the highest-ever trust rating in MLA's latest consumer report, with people eating more red meat for health and nutrition reasons. [ + ]
Fonterra invests NZ$75m for new butter line at Clandeboye
Part of Fonterra's NZ$1bn investment plan, this project will help increase production capacity of a range of different butter formats at the Clandeboye site. [ + ]
Enartis to acquire Parsec in a wine industry deal
Enartis has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 100% of Parsec, a manufacturer of integrated control systems for the wine sector. [ + ]
FMCG Industry Solutions acquires Ozflow Australia
FMCG Industry Solutions has acquired Ozflow Australia, a supplier of hygienic-by-design industrial floor drains and channels for the food and beverage industry. [ + ]
Not all processed fats are bad, study finds
A UK study into two types of industrially processed hard fats, which are widely used in the food industry, found that they are unlikely to affect heart health in the short term. [ + ]
Food quality testing laboratory being opened in Victoria
Anton Paar Australia and La Trobe University are opening a new laboratory this month, which is dedicated to formulation development and food quality testing. [ + ]
Getting the right balance of water content in butter
Moisture content of butter must be carefully balanced in order to achieve optimum taste, texture and profitability — microwave technology can help with real-time monitoring. [ + ]
What's on trend in the food supplements & nutrition market?
To celebrate National Nutrition Week, Tetra Pak has released new research on the consumer trends driving the global and Australian food supplements and nutrition (FSN) market. [ + ]
New standard for edible bird's nest products
Singapore has introduced a national standard using near-infrared spectroscopy to authenticate edible bird's nest products. [ + ]
Kardex opens office in Sydney
Swiss Intralogistics solutions provider Kardex has opened its Australian office in Sydney, with songs played on traditional Swiss Alphorns. [ + ]
Eriez appoints Vietnam country manager to advance APAC expansion
Eriez has named Chien Dang Tran as Country Manager in Vietnam to assist with providing separation technologies tailored to the region. [ + ]
