AGSG formed
27 September, 2010
Companies in Australia’s agribusiness sector have joined forces to improve supply chain processes and services, through the adoption of GS1 global standards.
Innovation award for natural flavour molecule
24 September, 2010
The 2010 Frost & Sullivan Global Technology Innovation Award in Food Ingredients has been presented to Isobionics.
Nestlé to invest in R&D centre in India
24 September, 2010
Nestlé is to establish an R&D centre in India that will focus on popularly positioned products that will offer lower-income consumers high-quality, nutritionally enhanced products at affordable prices.
Acquisition of North American material handling provider
22 September, 2010
Dematic Group has announced it has completed the acquisition of HK Systems, a North American automated material handling and software solutions provider. This union was made final on 15 September 2010.
Future food ideas shared at forum
14 September, 2010
Naturally functional foods that fight disease, environmentally friendly food packaging, new probiotic juices and natural antimicrobial treatments to keep food fresh for longer are some of the topics to be discussed when The University of Queensland presents the first of its Future Food Forums for industry on Tuesday 28 September at its St Lucia campus.
Dionex and EMD Millipore announce water purification system
07 September, 2010
Dionex Corporation and EMD Millipore have announced a worldwide distribution agreement for the EMD Millipore ICW-3000 water purification system for Dionex ion chromatography (IC) systems using RFIC-EG technology.
FSANZ invites comment on changes to food code
07 September, 2010
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has invited interested parties to comment on a draft national food standard to ensure high levels of food safety in the seed sprouts industry, and on an application to approve Advantame as a high-intensity sweetener.
Fuchs acquires worldwide food-grade lubricants
02 September, 2010
Fuchs Petrolub AG has acquired the worldwide food-grade lubricants business from Shell International Petroleum.
Turck Distributed I/O brochure
31 August, 2010 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd
Turck’s Distributed I/O brochure encompasses the company’s broad line of machine-mount and in-cabinet distributed I/O solutions, along with its BL ident RFID system. This concise resource provides an overview of Turck’s modular and block I/O systems, with modules rated for either IP20 (in-cabinet) or IP67 (machine-mount) environmental protection.
Grundfos Assist online pump selection tool
31 August, 2010 | Supplied by: Grundfos Pumps Pty Ltd
A handy online pump selection tool, called Grundfos Assist, has been developed to assist pump installers to easily select product for domestic water supply applications. It is designed to be easily viewed via a mobile phone browser, making it a handy and portable tool.
GS1 Recallnet
31 August, 2010 | Supplied by: GS1 Australia
GS1 Australia and HP have signed an agreement to develop a cloud-based recall service to remove potentially harmful products from the supply chain.
2010 Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards
30 August, 2010
Submissions are due on 3 September for the Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards.
Heat and Control celebrates 60th year
27 August, 2010
Founded in 1950 by five engineers who had the goal of modernising cooking equipment for the food industry, Heat and Control has played a role during the early days of industrial cooking systems, pioneering continuous cooking equipment.
IMCD expands in Asia-Pacific
27 August, 2010
IMCD Group has reached a binding agreement with Warwick International Group, based in Mostyn, North Wales, for the sale of its specialty chemical distribution companies.
Exponential growth forecast for Chinese processed food market
20 August, 2010
Changing consumer preferences in China are driving exponential growth in the Chinese processed food industry.
