Takeover offer rejected by a2 Milk
28 July, 2015The a2 Milk Company's board has rejected a takeover offer from shareholders Freedom Foods Group and Dean Foods Company.
JBT Corporation acquires European filling and sterilisation provider
28 July, 2015 | Supplied by: JBT FoodTechJBT Corporation has announced it will acquire European filling and sterilisation solutions specialist Stork Food & Dairy Systems for €47 million.
Gluten-free goes mainstream
27 July, 2015Gluten-free products accounted for 10% of total global food and drinks launches in the 12 months to the end of April 2015.
CoOL scheme falls short, say industry and consumer groups
23 July, 2015PM Tony Abbott has unveiled Australia's new country of origin labels, with the scheme receiving a lukewarm response from some industry and consumer groups.
Bradman Lake recognised with supplier award
21 July, 2015 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging TechnologiesNestlé has named packaging technology supplier The Bradman Lake Group as its 'Technical Procurement Supplier of the Year'.
HPP market forecast
21 July, 2015
'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.
Owning It: A Creative's Guide to Copyright, Contracts and the Law, by Sharon Givoni
16 July, 2015 | Supplied by: Australian Institute of PackagingOwning It: A Creative's Guide to Copyright, Contracts and the Law aims to demystify copyright, contracts and intellectual property law for Australians working in creative industries and running their own businesses.
Sow welfare breakthroughs a highlight for Pork CRC
16 July, 2015The Pork CRC has named the improved welfare of gestating sows among its most significant achievements in pork R&D during the first half of its term.
You can meet the first ever CEO for the Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation
13 July, 2015Greg Garrihy has been appointed as the first CEO for the IICA.
Training over breakfast
13 July, 2015Sanitarium has joined 11 other companies in becoming a member of the University of Sydney's Australian Research Council Food Processing Training Centre (ARC-FPTC).
Introduction to packaging now available in bite-sized chunks online
08 July, 2015The 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
08 July, 2015Nestlé is expanding its presence in the Middle East — building a new, AU$160 million manufacturing facility in Dubai.
Who's winning the deli war?
07 July, 2015The 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
03 July, 2015The food, beverages and tobacco subsector has expanded for the 13th consecutive month, according to the Australian Industry Group's Performance of Manufacturing Index.
Pork CRC welcomes new appointment
02 July, 2015Charles Rikard-Bell has been appointed Manager, Commercialisation and Research Impact at the Pork CRC.
