Nestlé moves towards 'zero water' factories

The Californian drought has prompted Nestlé to invest heavily in technology to reduce water use in its five water bottling plants and four food and petcare product manufacturing facilities.

Thirsty work: report ranks food companies on water management

There can be no food without water - and, now more than ever, it's vital that major food companies use water sustainably, according to a report from Ceres, a non-profit sustainability advocacy group.

AWA sets water innovation challenge

The Australian Water Association has set the Australian Water Innovation Challenge: entrepreneurs and established companies have been challenged to enter their most innovative water technology solutions in this new competition.

Waste sucks! How vacuum technology can reduce wastewater

In a bid to reduce the amount of wastewater produced in food processing, Fraunhofer UMSICHT has launched the BioSuck project that uses vacuum technology to suction off non-edible waste. The captured waste can be recycled or converted into energy.

Reduce water use in food production, engineers urge

How much water is in your food? Not the actual liquid content, but how much water does it take to produce the sandwich you had for lunch? A UN Water study suggests that each person 'consumes' between 2000 and 5000 litres of water through their food each day.

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No 'dining boom' without water

Forget the mining boom - Australia's agricultural sector is looking to the emerging 'dining boom'. However, the difference between boom and bust all depends on whether Australia has enough water, a new study shows.

Apple and tomato peels used for water treatment

Low-cost and efficient, the novel water purification methods could benefit economically and technologically disadvantaged communities.

Reducing energy and water usage in continuous-process cooking and cooling

Recent developments in continuous-process cooking have provided critical reductions in energy use. Capable of being integrated into existing rotary drum systems, these heat and water recovery systems are helping food processors realise significant cost savings.

Water recycling in food production

Increasing the use of water recycling in food production and manufacturing is among new research being undertaken by the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence.

Ultra-Serv Solid chemical delivery system for water treatment

The Ultra-Serv Solid uses an easy-to-install solid chemical delivery system that replaces liquid water treatment chemistries with a 100% active solid product.

British food and drink sector makes Olympic-sized water saving effort

British food and drink manufacturers signed up to the Federation House Commitment (FHC) have achieved a 14.4% reduction in water use between 2007 and 2011.

Wastewater treatment for food manufacturers

For many Australian and New Zealand food manufacturers there is increasing pressure from government agencies to reach higher standards of wastewater treatment for environmental discharge. In fact, throughout the western world, food manufacturers are facing similar challenges.

Best practice in water usage at brewery

An environmentally sensitive brewery, that makes more beer out of less water while using less energy, has commenced production in the home of one of the world’s leading beer-drinking countries, Australia.

Frucor screens its wastewater

A compact vertical screen to remove the solid debris from the factory wastewater before its discharge into the sewer has been installed by energy drinks manufacturer Frucor.