Pallet movements used to create a new economic indicator
02 August, 2011 | Supplied by: CHEP Australia
A new economic indicator, the AFGC CHEP Retail Index, provides unique insight into the performance of the Australian retail market.
Flavour definitions and classifications
02 August, 2011
The Flavour and Fragrance Association of Australia and New Zealand is probably the best place to find out more about the latest definitions and classifications of flavours and what claims can be made on labels.
Third-party food safety auditing
02 August, 2011
Trained in molecular biology, Dr Powell, Professor of Food Safety at Kansas State University, found that food safety was a discipline where he could meld his interests in science, society and policy - more formally known as risk analysis. Publisher of Mad Cows and Mother’s Milk, electronic newsletters (bites.ksu.edu and barfblog.com) and host of donteatpoop.com, he is also one of the international line-up of dynamic keynote speakers at the upcoming 18th HACCP conference which is being held from 12-16 September 2011 at the RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland.
RFG acquires Evolution Coffee Roasters Group
01 August, 2011
Retail Food Group Limited has acquired New Zealand's Evolution Coffee Roasters Group.
ACO Polycrete stainless steel drainage system handbook
01 August, 2011 | Supplied by: ACO Polycrete Pty Ltd
Manufacturer of stainless steel drainage systems ACO Polycrete has released a technical handbook for the building drainage industry. The guide is also a product catalogue for the ACO Pipe system and features an extended range of stainless steel pipes and fittings for multi-drainage applications.
Steve Bramlage named regional president of O-I
01 August, 2011
O-I has named Steve Bramlage president of the company’s Asia Pacific region.
O-I to acquire VDL
28 July, 2011
Owens-Illinois has announced the acquisition of VDL Company, a single-furnace glass container plant in Vergèze, France.
Slow first quarter for retail
28 July, 2011
Retail trade is likely to slow down according to the AFGC CHEP Retail Index.
OHM joins Boge distributor team
28 July, 2011
OHM has been appointed as a distributor of the Boge range.
Unitywater recognised for bacteria breakthrough
27 July, 2011
Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay water and sewerage services utility Unitywater received two major awards at the prestigious Australian Water Association’s (AWA) State Awards at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Approved Persons Course for thermal processing of low-acid foods
27 July, 2011
The Approved Persons Course will be held at CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences, Werribee, Victoria, in October.
Accutech pipe flow software design and modelling guides
22 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Accutech 2000 Pty Ltd
Accutech offers supply, support and training in pipe flow software. The company has software capable of modelling complex pipe networks with friction loss correlations for incompressible and compressible fluids, slurries, non-Newtonian liquids such as Bingham Plastics and Power Law fluids and two-phase liquid/gas flows.
Global liquid dairy products on the rise
18 July, 2011
The rising tide of prosperity and urbanisation in Asia, Africa and Latin America is said to fuel growth of LDP demand, according to the fourth Tetra Pak Dairy Index.
