Food companies participating in the program will work towards reducing the levels of sodium, saturated fat The Australia Government continues to make it easier for Australians to eat well and reduce the risk of chronic health conditions linked to diets high in saturated fats, sodium, and sugars. Minister for Senior[Read More…]
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Nestlé Australia co-develops recycled plastic wrapper for KitKat
This innovation is driven by Nestlé’s pledge to reduce its use of virgin plastics by one-third by 2025 Nestlé, together with other companies, has collaborated to develop Australia’s first soft plastic food wrapper made with recycled content. The prototype KitKat wrapper, which aims at closing the loop on recycling soft plastics, has[Read More…]
Microba Life Sciences, Unilever look at associations between gut microbiome and sleep
CDC declares insufficient sleep as public health problem The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared insufficient sleep a ’public health problem’, with more than one-third of American adults not getting enough sleep on a regular basis. Experts in gut microbiome analysis, Australia and US based Microba Life[Read More…]
Mondelēz acquires Australian firm Gourmet Food Holdings
The company has entered fast-growing premium and well-being cracker segment Mondelēz International has recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Gourmet Food Holdings Ptd. Ltd, a leading Australian food company with a strong position in the attractive premium biscuit and cracker category. Gourmet Food’s brands, including OB[Read More…]
Myos Corp, Science Biotech to distribute Fortetropin products in Australia & NZ
Fortetropin® is a proprietary advanced nutrition product developed and owned by MYOS MYOS CORP, a US based advanced nutrition company with divisions that address both human nutrition and animal health, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Science Biotech to exclusively distribute its Fortetropin® products in Australia and[Read More…]
Azelis acquires 100% shares of CW Pacific in Australia
CW Pacific specializes in the distribution of food ingredients for the bakery and meat market Azelis, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of CW Pacific, Elle Bee Exports, CW Pacific Specialties and EB1 Pty[Read More…]
Tata Consumer Products divests MAP coffee business in Australia
This will also help bring greater focus to its core branded tea and coffee businesses in International markets Tata Consumer Products continually evaluates its businesses across geographies in line with its strategy and business objectives. As a result of this process, the Company has decided to divest its MAP Out-of-Home[Read More…]
CSIRO and Fresh Select form food manufacturing company Nutri V
Nutri V is developing nutritious products from vegetables that might otherwise be thrown out A new food manufacturing company, Nutri V, has been formed by leading vegetable grower Fresh Select and Australia’s national science agency Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Nutri V is developing nutritious products from vegetables[Read More…]
Heineken acquires Strongbow brand from Asahi in Australia
Through the aquisition, Heineken will also gain the perpetual licenses on beer brands Stella Artois and Beck’s in Australia Heineken recently said that it is acquiring cider brand Strongbow from Asahi Group Holdings Limited (Asahi) in Australia, along with two other cider brands, Little Green and Bonamy’s. It will also[Read More…]
Fonterra Australia strengthens cheese business
Signed an agreement to purchase Dairy Country Fonterra Australia has signed an agreement to purchase Dairy Country to help drive efficiencies in its leading Australian cheese business. The acquisition will support Fonterra’s core strengths in the AU$2.6 billion Australian retail cheese category, where it holds a 23 per cent market share with key brands including Perfect Italiano™, Mainland™[Read More…]
