Food & Beverage Processing Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Food, grocery sector welcomes Korean FTA 12/10/2013

The federal government's recent announcement that Australia has reached agreement with South Korea on a Free Trade Agreement is a "tremendous shot in the arm" for the food and grocery ...

Australian Made Campaign elects former NFF director to board 12/10/2013

Queensland sugarcane grower, Alf Cristaudo, was recently elected to the Australian Made Campaign Board of Directors at the organisation's AGM.

Protein claims taking over from 'probiotic' in yoghurt? 12/5/2013

Less than three per cent of global food and drinks launches in the 12 months to the end of September were marketed on a high-protein or source-of-protein positioning, according to ...

Christmas shoppers encouraged to celebrate local products, produce 12/5/2013

The Australian Made Campaign is urging shoppers seeking out local products and produce this Christmas to look for the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo.

Local manufacturing orders 'dry up' in November: Australian PMI 12/4/2013

After a promising two months of mild expansion in activity, the Australian manufacturing sector slipped back in November according to the Australian Industry Group's Australian ...

More foodies but fewer people to produce Australia's food 11/28/2013

There is an ever-increasing shortfall of young people interested in producing the nation's food – including food for export markets – according to recent figures.

The winners this festive season 11/25/2013

It's save or splurge time again and business information analysts at IBISWorld have put together a round-up of the likely winners this silly season.

Ask the expert: are you ready for next gen barcodes? 11/25/2013

On January 1, 2014, the GS1 DataBar becomes an open global standard, offering an alternative to existing EAN/UPC barcodes for both manufacturers and retailers. IndustrySearch's Chris ...

Cash cow: milking Australia's dairy export boom 11/20/2013

A bidding war over Warrnambool Cheese and Butter has erupted as companies scramble to milk Australia's dairy export boom.

Australian Made welcomes preliminary report on dumped imports 11/19/2013

The Australian Made Campaign has welcomed the preliminary report from the Anti-Dumping Commission, which finds in favour of local processors, and recommends that additional tariffs ...

Friend or foe: are supermarkets choking food manufacturers? 11/18/2013

In spite of ongoing economic instability, food and beverage processing continues to hold its place as the powerhouse of Australian manufacturing. However in contrast to other sectors, ...

Slip resistance tests important with introduction of new standards 11/15/2013

Ensuring that floor workspace and general traffic areas comply with the recent changes in Safety Standards is now more important than ever before.

Gas producers working with manufacturers 'could' be win-win 11/13/2013

Australia's gas market could be made more efficient with input from the competition watchdog and with sensible regulation from the government, according to the Plastics & Chemicals ...

Carbon tax must go: industry 11/13/2013

Groups representing small, medium and large businesses across all sectors are calling on the parliament to avoid costly delay in the repeal of the carbon tax.

Top five new exports to drive Australia's economy 11/12/2013

Business information analysts at IBISWorld have revealed the top 5 new exports set to drive Australia's economy into the future. Topping the list are oil and gas extraction, food ...

Tax, industrial relations reforms will optimise prosperity: report 11/11/2013

A National Productivity Policy (NPP) to review government regulation, pricing and licensing arrangements and phase out industry subsidies must be established, according to the ...

Meat processing facility solves drenching capsule metal contamination 11/7/2013

Magnetics specialist Magnattack Global recently solved a serious issue in a large meat processing facility where tiny stainless steel fragments in meat meal were coming from a ...

Skills to grow Australia's agrifood industry 11/6/2013

Australia's agrifood industry is in transition. It needs to build a highly skilled and adaptive workforce to capitalise on new growth opportunities.

Research into workplace LLN levels reveals "disturbing" picture 11/5/2013

New research into levels of language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) in the workplace has revealed a "disturbing" picture, Innes Willox, AiGroup chief executive has said in a recent ...

Manufacturing reaches for recovery in October: Australian PMI 11/1/2013

The manufacturing sector reached for recovery in October with the latest seasonally adjusted Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) ...

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