Industry News
You can meet the first ever CEO for the Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation
Greg Garrihy has been appointed as the first CEO for the IICA. [ + ]
$10 million upgrade for McCain's Tasmanian potato processing plant
The McCain Foods Smithton plant in Circular Head, Northern Tasmania, is getting a $10 million makeover. Over the next two years, the on-site storage facilities will be upgraded and a new packing line will be installed. [ + ]
Beercycling: Danes take recycling, urine and beer to a new level
Danish music festival goers' urine was collected to make beer for the next concert. [ + ]
Produce safety enhanced by timing harvesting
Listeria monocytogenes like moist, damp conditions, and rain or irrigation creates soil conditions that are more hospitable to the bacteria. Now new research has shown that if farmers put off harvesting for at least 24 hours following rain or irrigation, the likelihood of exposing consumers to the bacteria is reduced. [ + ]
Introduction to packaging now available in bite-sized chunks online
The Institute of Packaging Professionals' Fundamentals of Packaging Technology is now available online to the packaging industry in Australasia through the Australian Institute of Packaging. [ + ]
Nestlé invests AU$160 million in new Dubai factory
Nestlé is expanding its presence in the Middle East — building a new, AU$160 million manufacturing facility in Dubai. [ + ]
Who's winning the deli war?
The Australian delicatessen market turns over $4.7bn annually with Coles and Woolworths taking nearly 80% of the spoils. [ + ]
Food and beverages a bright spot in a gloomy June for manufacturing
The food, beverages and tobacco subsector has expanded for the 13th consecutive month, according to the Australian Industry Group's Performance of Manufacturing Index. [ + ]
Lowering sodium without sacrificing flavour
A new salts mix could provide the flavour and functional properties of salt, without the health impact of sodium. [ + ]
Pork CRC welcomes new appointment
Charles Rikard-Bell has been appointed Manager, Commercialisation and Research Impact at the Pork CRC. [ + ]
Niche no longer: clean labels becoming food industry standard
Clean labelling is no longer a passing fashion; it is rapidly becoming the new standard in the food and drinks industry. [ + ]
Coles ordered to refund over $12 million to suppliers
Coles has been forced to refund over $12 million to small food and grocery suppliers by independent arbiter Jeff Kennett. [ + ]
Flip top cap for cream wins international packaging award
Pact Group has been awarded the 2015 World Dairy Innovation Award for the Murray Goulburn Flip Top Cream Cap in the Best Dairy Packaging Innovation category. [ + ]
Universal Robots appoints ADDE as distributor
Universal Robots has appointed Andrew Donald Design Engineering as a distribution partner for the Australian market. [ + ]
Food industry workers have higher risks of death, injury and illness
US food industry workers have a 60% higher rate of occupational illness and injury compared to workers in non-food industries, according to a new report. [ + ]
