Australia's domestic food waste totals $6 billion per year. Could technology be the solution? [ + ]

In a discovery that could boost rice crop yields and lead to more disease-resistant types of rice, biologists studying bacterial leaf blight have discovered how the rice plant's immune system is triggered by the disease. [ + ]

CSIRO researchers conducting a survey on the humble pear have stumbled on an unexpected find — pears can ward off hangovers! [ + ]

A new detection system can safely detect metallic food contaminants as small as 0.3 mm. [ + ]

A Brazilian agribusiness company has increased the shelf life of pasteurised milk from seven to 15 days, by incorporating silver-based nanoparticles with bactericidal, antimicrobial and self-sterilising properties into the plastic bottles which package the milk. [ + ]

The Australian Government will provide almost $5.7 million to help Australian automotive component manufacturers diversify into new markets, including food packaging. [ + ]

A student in Switzerland has developed a method for obtaining high-quality fibres from a by-product of slaughterhouse waste. [ + ]

Australia's agricultural sector is looking to cash in on the quinoa trend, with a three-year national trial of the 'superfood' commencing across five Australian states. [ + ]

Human food trends such as health focus, snacking and indulgence have begun to spill over to the pet food market, leading to strong innovation and profit potential in the prepared pet foods segment. [ + ]

Golf, networking and an opportunity to demonstrate the prowess of the food processing industry — an invitation that will be hard to refuse.

Retailers can look forward to an increase in sales, according to a key indicator. [ + ]

New Zealand fruit exports reached an all-time high of NZ$2 billion in the year ended June 2015. [ + ]

The a2 Milk Company's board has rejected a takeover offer from shareholders Freedom Foods Group and Dean Foods Company. [ + ]

Recommendations for protein intake are based on outdated research techniques and may need to be updated, according to Canadian researchers. [ + ]

JBT Corporation has announced it will acquire European filling and sterilisation solutions specialist Stork Food & Dairy Systems for €47 million. [ + ]