Food & Beverage Processing Feature Articles

Meatworkers are more inclined to commit acts of violence, new research by Flinders University animal studies expert Dr Nik Taylor has found.

Researchers from the University of Adelaide say any health warnings about soft drinks should include the risk of tooth decay, following a new study that looks at the consumption of ...

Unemployment rates in Australia have significantly hiked from 5.2 per cent last year to the current level of 5.4 per cent. Job advertisements have slumped to their lowest level in ...

A new joint research centre at Murdoch University is aiming to improve international competitiveness for Australian grain growers by mapping the entire wheat protein genome.

Chicken meat and other foods will be able to be screened for bacteria even faster and more effectively than ever, thanks to breakthrough nanobiotechnology research.

A concerted effort to make sure school lunches are kept out of the temperature danger zone and the workplace fridge is food-ready make excellent starts to a hopefully food poisoning ...

From hot property to unwanted waste: it's time to rethink the way we design, produce and reuse new products.

Australia Day is a great time for all of us to celebrate the things our country does best, and manufacturing high quality products and growing delicious, nutritious food are a couple ...

The Australian Beverages Council has responded to the recent launch of the Rethink Sugary Drinks campaign being led by the Heart Foundation, Cancer Council and Diabetes Australia ...

With heatwaves predicted to increase in intensity and duration, the importance of heat-tolerant crops is becoming increasingly urgent.

As Australian companies prepare for the New Year ahead, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the five industries expected to soar and the five expected to sink in 2013. ...

While dairy-alternative drinks accounted for a relatively limited share of 5 per cent of the total dairy launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in the 12 months to the end of ...

The University of Ballarat's Centre for eCommerce and Communications (CeCC) is working with Dairy Innovation Australia Limited (DIAL) to create greater efficiencies and improvements ...

North Queensland sugarcane and essential oil derivatives could be turned into pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and even luxury perfume, according to research by James Cook University ...

RMIT University researchers have conducted the most comprehensive study to date into the remuneration of Australia's CEOs, through a survey commissioned by the CEO Institute.

An international team of sleep researchers has developed the world’s first screening tool to help reduce workplace accidents and illnesses, including cardiovascular disease and ...

Dr Kelly Manton-Pearce of the School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences has visited countries in the EU, USA, UK, Middle East and China and has returned with insights into Aussie ...

Company boards have a powerful role to play in influencing the safety outcomes of the organisations they govern beyond pure compliance with relevant workplace safety legislation, ...

Innovation and change will be the hallmarks of the Australian companies that succeed in the Asian century, the In the Zone conference at The University of Western Australia was told ...

A new study has found that men who feel 'love' for their beer brand purchase 38 per cent more beer than average, while women who feel 'bonding' with their laundry detergent brand ...