Australia’s peak food and grocery manufacturing industry association, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), says that the introduction of the federal government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) must ensure that the domestic and international competitiveness of Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector is maintained.AFGC Chief Executive Kate Carnell believes that Australia’s world leading, $70 billion food and grocery manufacturing sector is at risk... ...Read more »
A team of Australian scientists has joined forces in a collaboration that will utilise state-of-the-art technology and materials science to determine the molecular structure of the protein components in some of our most common foods. The research is designed to assist food manufacturers understand the links between the nanostructure of foods containing protein and their associated physical and biochemical properties, thereby enabling them to predict and control the behaviour of raw materials and... ...Read more »
The Australian Food and Grocery Council has urged the federal government to implement a Carbon Pollution Reductions Scheme (CPRS) which ensures that Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector’s international competitiveness is maintained. “It is industry’s view that any emissions trading scheme which does not include international emitters represents a real threat to the packaged food and grocery industry,” Kate Carnell, Chief Executive of the AFGC, said in a... ...Read more »
Forty UK food and drink companies yesterday pledged to make fewer and friendlier food transport miles, signing up to the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) Environmental Checklist and Clause for Greener Food Transport. The FDF believe this is yet another step forward by the food and drink manufacturing industry towards making a real difference to the environment. The signatories, including some of the biggest household brands in the world, have committed to using the ten point checklist in order... ...Read more »
Food safety hazards, identification and control are the focus of the Food Manufacturing Industry Guide to Safety 2008/09 produced by Pro-Visual Publishing in collaboration with Food Science Australia. The guide both aims to assist food manufacturing businesses eliminate food safety hazards from the production process while carrying advertising of relevant suppliers to the safety industry, whose revenue means the Guide can be provided free to food manufacturers. “Identification and management... ...Read more »
AsureQuality’s Melbourne based food laboratory operations have entered into a strategic partnership with Dairy Technical Services Limited (DTS), creating the single largest independent food testing laboratory in Australia. DTS Food Laboratories Chief Executive Graeme Richardson and AsureQuality Chief Executive Tony Egan announced the deal together last week, highlighting that the partnership was built on sound business acumen. “The consolidation is a great outcome, it strengthens our... ...Read more »
The issues of food and health, the environment and food inflation formed the core themes of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) President’s speech at the recent FDF President’s Dinner held at the Waldorf Hotel in London. Iain Ferguson, the President of the FDF, highlighted the ongoing challenges currently facing the food and drink manufacturing sector particularly: food labelling, reformulation, environmental best practice, and the new demands put on our food supply. With regard... ...Read more »
The Federal Budget was delivered on May 13 to a mixed response as the Government seeks to exhibit a fiscally conservative attitude to the Australian economy. There was consequently a mix of good and bad news for members of the food industry amidst a budget which delivered a record surplus of $21.7 billion. Food producers and manufacturers were winners to some degree but it appears food retail were provided with minimal benefit from the budget. Regional Food Producers Innovation and Productivity... ...Read more »