The new Mount Franklin range features three crowd pleasing natural fruit flavours – Pineapple, Apple and Lemon & Lime, in a 250ml bottle with a pop-top cap for convenience on-the-go. Coca-Cola Amatil has launched a new line of flavoured water for children under its Mount Franklin brand in Australia. ‘Mount[Read More…]
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Fonterra to help farmers get greater milk price certainty
The new Fixed Milk Price can help farmers with budgeting, planning, and managing on-farm profitability. Fonterra has announced that it will introduce a new financial tool to help farmers gain more certainty of what they will be paid for their milk for the season. The new Fixed Milk Price can[Read More…]
Aust/NZ packaging innovations win WorldStar awards
The wins were across three categories, Beverage, Food and Domestic & Household Three Australian companies and one New Zealand Company have achieved international recognition for their packaging designs in the WorldStar Packaging Awards. The winning companies include Caps and Closures for Precise Pour, ILNAM Estate for 8 Kangaroos, Lactote for POLATOTE[Read More…]
A healthy diet has mental health and memory function benefits, shows a research
Our tendency to reach for convenience foods, as opposed to the balanced diet, is resulting in many of us not meeting basic dietary requirements and a nation soaring in diet related health issues ranging from obesity and diabetes to heart disease and stroke and mental health a recent addition. Current[Read More…]
One in 40 gluten free foods contains gluten, reveals a study
The study suggested that almost 3 per cent failed to meet the national food standard. A research done by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research has found that one in 40 foods sold as “gluten-free” actually contained gluten. The study tested 256 of Australia’s most commonly bought gluten-free[Read More…]
Duni acquires major stake in BioPak for $45.7M
BioPak’s three subsidiaries will be incorporated into Duni’s Business Area New Markets division. Swedish packaging manufacturer Duni has acquired a 75 per cent stake in Australia-based sustainable packaging producer BioPak for SEK 410 million ($45.7 million). BioPak creates sustainable packaging such as cups, plates and trays made from fibres, cardboard[Read More…]
Coca-Cola Amatil opens $165m AUD plant
The site will be the exclusive Australian bottling and distribution centre for Coke’s glass bottles and it will also make Amatil’s Australian dairy range, including its Barista Brothers drinks. The Premier of Queensland, the Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk has officially opened a $165m expansion of the Coca-Cola Amatil bottling and warehouse[Read More…]
The battle for the $2.9B fresh bread market
Over the last eight years there have been three stand-out performers in the fresh bread market. Coles Group has grown its market share by an impressive 6.2% to 25.3%, German supermarket chain Aldi has grown its market share by 3.1% to 7.1% and specialty bread shop Bakers Delight now has[Read More…]
AI research in farming gets lift with funding
The ARC Research Hub will combine machine vision, machine learning, software quality control, engineering, biology, and farming industries to develop technologies to build more intelligent systems. Griffith University’s leadership in incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into farming production to automate tasks such as strawberry quality control and larvae counting has been recognised with[Read More…]
Chobani launches an Australian exclusive new range Chobani FiT
Supporting the launch, Chobani will run an integrated marketing campaign #fortheloveofFiT which celebrates the journey of ‘fit’ in peoples lives, no matter what the destination. Chobani FiT will also be the main sponsor of the upcoming Australian Fitness Show in Melbourne, where every guest can receive a free pot of[Read More…]
