June 23, 2023 | Food

New Zealand to conduct national food waste audit

Food Waste Innovation Otago’s project will enable losses to be understood and reduced in the future In response to the Environment’s Select Committee investigation into food waste in 2020, the…

May 29, 2023 | China

Yili invests $42.58 M into new lactoferrin plant in New Zealand

Lactoferrin is a crucial and scarce resource for the dairy industry Yili’s subsidiary Westland Milk Products recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its NZD 70 million ($42.58 million) lactoferrin…

May 8, 2023 | New Zealand

Amcor to buy New Zealand-based Moda Systems for production-ready fresh protein packaging solution

To offer new option and choice in automated protein packaging Switzerland-headquartered Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New…

May 1, 2023 | Beverages

Fonterra opens new centre in China for beverage innovation

Providing a new platform to explore the diverse use of Fonterra products in beverages Fonterra, headquartered in New Zealand, has established a fifth application centre in China but unlike the…

December 6, 2022 | Australia

Azelis strengthens Asia Pacific footprint with the acquisition of Chemiplas Agencies Ltd in Australia and New Zealand

Azelis, a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Chemiplas…

September 19, 2022 | Beverages

NewFish with Sophie’s Bionutrients to Accelerate Innovation in Microalgae

This collaboration will span global value chains, including shared research and development, co-development of microalgae strains, ingredients supply for manufacturing, and commercializing new food and alternative dairy solutions. Sophie’s Bionutrients…

September 16, 2022 | Australia

PAG joins hand with two leading Australian companies

PAG entered into agreements to acquire Patties Foods and Vesco Foods. Patties, with its origins dating back over 50 years, is well known for producing some of Australia and New…

July 22, 2022 | New Zealand

New Zealand raises alarm over consumption of fish oil in pregnancy

Omega-3 is recommended in pregnancy, but new research suggests care is needed to avoid oxidised fish oil A group of scientists from the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute in New…

May 7, 2022 | New Zealand

NZ identifies exact amounts of extra vitamin C for optimal health

Suggesting to increase vitamin C intake if overweight New University of Otago, Christchurch research has identified, for the first time, exactly how much extra vitamin C humans need to ingest,…

March 29, 2022 | New Zealand

New Zealand’s dairy Fonterra to exit Russian businesses

Fonterra has announced it will exit its businesses in Russia. This follows the Co-op’s decision to suspend shipments of products to Russia at the end of February.  CEO Miles Hurrell…