October 16, 2023 | Australia

FSANZ call for comment on human-identical milk oligosaccharide in infant formula products 

FSANZ’s safety assessment concluded there were no public health and safety concerns associated with the application Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to…

October 5, 2023 | Food

New Zealand fines $28,000 to food importer over failure of proper labelling

Tokyo Food Company Limited was fined $21,000 and Japan Mart 2014 Company Limited was fined $7,000 The Auckland importers of food products who failed to translate food allergen declarations into…

August 31, 2023 | Company News

Arnott’s opens new factory in New Zealand

The 4000sqm bakery will serve as an innovation hub for Arnott’s sweet and savoury biscuits across the ANZ region A new Arnott’s Group manufacturing facility has been officially opened by…

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…