Following the global agreement with Tetra Pak announced recently, Unistraw granted Danisco the worldwide exclusivity for the sales and marketing of its internationally-patented straw concept for use with HOWARU premium probiotics. This award-winning concept from Unistraw will allow consumers to sip a probiotic daily dose with any of their favourite beverage. Unistraw, an Australian company, first came to prominence with the release of the ‘Sipahh’ - a straw that adds flavour to milk. Inventor... ...Read more »

Australian company Unistraw is continuing to expand their offering of straws to focus on the booming functional sector of the beverage market. Unistraw International Ltd. first came to prominence with the release of the ‘Sipahh’ - a straw which adds flavour to milk. Inventor Peter Baron came up with the idea just over a decade ago, as he sought to find a way to flavour milk at a low cost and with less sugar. Commercialisation on a global scale begun in 2004 after years of development... ...Read more »

Leading food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak has announced the acquisition of two specialised food processing companies, Downer MBL Pty Ltd and Downer MBL, from Australian-based Downer EDI. The purchase, for an undisclosed sum, was made to strengthen Tetra Pak’s portfolio of complete production solutions for cheese and dairy powder by adding new process engineering, materials handling and project management expertise for evaporation, drying, powder handling and whey processing. “The... ...Read more »