Industry News
Record year for NZ fruit exports
New Zealand fruit exports reached an all-time high of NZ$2 billion in the year ended June 2015. [ + ]
Takeover offer rejected by a2 Milk
The a2 Milk Company's board has rejected a takeover offer from shareholders Freedom Foods Group and Dean Foods Company. [ + ]
Rethinking the RDI of protein
Recommendations for protein intake are based on outdated research techniques and may need to be updated, according to Canadian researchers. [ + ]
JBT Corporation acquires European filling and sterilisation provider
JBT Corporation has announced it will acquire European filling and sterilisation solutions specialist Stork Food & Dairy Systems for €47 million. [ + ]
Quick and healthy: Australia's snack habits an opportunity for veg industry
Australia's snacking habits have quadrupled in the past 10 years, and a leading horticultural body sees an opportunity to create healthy vegie-based snacks. [ + ]
New technology set to revolutionise stevia production
Agricultural biotech company Stevia First Corp has developed a combined processing method for sugarcane and stevia leaf, aimed at lowering the barriers to entry into steviol processing. [ + ]
CoOL scheme falls short, say industry and consumer groups
PM Tony Abbott has unveiled Australia's new country of origin labels, with the scheme receiving a lukewarm response from some industry and consumer groups. [ + ]
Sourdough fermentation could be key to gluten-free baking
Using sourdough fermentation to manufacture baked goods may make them safe to eat for people who are sensitive to gluten. [ + ]
Robot automates bacteria screening in wine samples
A robotic liquid handling system at the Australian Wine Research Institute is automating the screening of large numbers of malolactic bacteria strains. [ + ]
HPP market forecast
'The Food High Pressure Processing (HPP) Technologies Market Forecast 2015-2025: Pascalisation & Bridgmanisation' report analyses the global HPP technologies market, with forecasts, sales projections and analysis of competitors, commercial drivers and restraints.
[ + ]Bradman Lake recognised with supplier award
Nestlé has named packaging technology supplier The Bradman Lake Group as its 'Technical Procurement Supplier of the Year'. [ + ]
Instructions: Take dairy product with your probiotic
The manner in which a probiotic is delivered — whether in food or supplement form — could influence how effective that probiotic is in delivering the desired health benefits. [ + ]
That's a lot of chicken to recall
Nearly 1000 tonnes of chicken product has been recalled in the US after an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis. Epidemiologic, laboratory and traceback information has indicated that raw, frozen, stuffed and breaded chicken entrees produced by Aspen Foods are the likely source of the infections. [ + ]
Safer, faster CIP without spray balls
Spray Nozzle Engineering's quest to develop more efficient CIP tank cleaning technology has led to its most recent innovation: spray ball replacement. [ + ]
Producing egg whites without chickens
Biotech startup Clara Foods seeks to create the world's first animal-free egg white. [ + ]
