A four-storey-high biorefinery will be powered using potato waste arising from the plant's mashed potato and pie manufacturing lines. [ + ]

The ACCC has released a guide to assist egg producers better understand their rights and obligations when promoting their products as free-range. [ + ]

Krones has been awarded the German Packaging Prize in the beverage sales package category for its innovative BEVkeg. [ + ]

In one of Melbourne's quintessential laneway cafe districts, 60 local businesses are diverting tonnes of food waste from landfill. [ + ]

Milk processor Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) has partnered with TerraCycle to launch a recycling program for yoghurt pouches — a packaging product that would previously have gone to landfill. [ + ]

One of the UK's largest food producers, 2 Sisters, is investing £55 million in its Meal Solutions Division to support further growth, create state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and secure jobs. [ + ]

Currently around 45% of all food served at schools is wasted, with vegetables being wasted the most (51%) — even though it is well known that most children do not consume enough fruits and vegetables in their diet. [ + ]

A portable, inexpensive device has been developed that can quickly and easily screen freshly caught shellfish for disease-causing marine toxins. [ + ]

A newly discovered cell type that appears to drive life-threatening food allergies may help explain why some people get severe allergic reactions and others do not. [ + ]

Imported processed tomatoes from Italian companies have been illegally dumped in Australia, according to the latest Anti-Dumping Commission finding. [ + ]

Questionable health claims on consumer packaging lead to a significant drop in revenue if and when regulators force the claims to be removed. [ + ]

American researchers have set out to improve freeze-drying technology to make it safer and more affordable — and they are applying the principles of rocket science to do it. [ + ]

Overfishing, pollution and climate change are threatening global seafood resources. And now another threat has been identified that is closer to home — consumer waste. [ + ]

Strong growth for agriculture industries and associated food processing industries — particularly meat processing — have underpinned some of the major company movements in 2015. [ + ]

A Californian food tech start-up wants to be the go-to search engine to bring full transparency to the food industry. [ + ]