Industry News
Cork v Zork: sparkling wine closure trial commences
The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) has commenced a commercial benchmarking trial for sparkling wine closures. [ + ]
Illegal import costs company $7500
Illegally importing 160 kg of kaffir lime leaves infected with Asian Citrus Canker has cost an importer $7500. [ + ]
Hemp as food application rejected by health ministers
Low-THC hemp as a food product is off the table once again after Australian and New Zealand health ministers rejected an application to lift the Food Standards ban on hemp as food. [ + ]
Illegal import costs company $7500
Illegally importing 160 kg of kaffir lime leaves infected with Asian Citrus Canker has cost an importer $7500. [ + ]
Will robotics entice young farmers back to the land?
Some of the world's top agricultural roboticists are currently meeting at the University of Sydney to discuss future directions for the globe's horticultural and farming industries. [ + ]
Breakfast cereals aim for healthy image
Despite the existence of certain products swimming in sugar and artificial flavours, breakfast cereals have managed to maintain a fairly healthy image - and this looks set to continue. Three quarters of all breakfast cereals launched in 2014 included a health positioning of some kind. [ + ]
US tube and stick packaging market to reach US$2.1 bn in 2018
Demand for tube and stick packaging in the US is forecast to reach US$2.1 billion in 2018 - a growth of 4% per year - a new report from The Freedonia Group reveals. [ + ]
Nanotech mango boxes to reduce post-harvest fruit losses
Mangoes: much-loved by consumers, but so difficult to transport. An international team of researchers has developed special packaging that will help ensure mangoes reach their destination in prime condition. [ + ]
Biodegradable wood-fibre bottle in development
Carlsberg, the Technical University of Denmark and packaging company ecoXpac have announced plans to develop the world's first fully biodegradable wood-fibre bottle for beverages. [ + ]
New ingredients key to ready meal innovation
As consumers grow ever more time-poor, many are turning to ready meals. To appeal to an increasingly health-conscious society, ready meal manufacturers need an innovative approach, including new ingredients and premium products. [ + ]
Chemists find a way to unboil eggs
How do you unboil an egg? Untangle the proteins and allow them to refold, University of California, Irvine (UCI) and Australian researchers say. The researchers say it could dramatically cut costs in food production and cancer treatments. [ + ]
Chemists find a way to unboil eggs
How do you unboil an egg? Untangle the proteins and allow them to refold, University of California, Irvine (UCI) and Australian researchers say. The researchers say it could dramatically cut costs in food production and cancer treatments. [ + ]
New ingredients key to ready meal innovation
As consumers grow ever more time-poor, many are turning to ready meals. To appeal to an increasingly health-conscious society, ready meal manufacturers need an innovative approach, including new ingredients and premium products. [ + ]
Probiotics plus oral immunotherapy improves peanut allergies, trial shows
When given a daily probiotic, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, plus daily peanut oral immunotherapy in increasing doses, 80% of children were able to tolerate peanut at the end of an 18-month trial, research from Murdoch Childrens Research Institute shows. [ + ]
SPC Ardmona boss resigns; other management changes for CCA
Peter Kelly, managing director of SPC, will leave the company in late March 2015, Coca-Cola Amatil has announced. CCA's Group CFO, Nessa Sullivan, is also moving on from the company. [ + ]
