2023 Speaker Insights: Everything You Need to Know About Precision Fermentation
Food production is required to scale continuously to keep up with rate in which population is growing. Plus, the way in which food is produced needs to be more sustainable to protect the future of the planet for the generations to come.
Plastic wrap is choking the planet – can Great Wrap revolutionise packaging? We think so
It’s the kind of product we take for granted so it’s no wonder that most of us barely give stretch wrap a second thought. However, the next time you heat up your plastic-clad leftovers in the microwave perhaps digest these sobering statistics: Each person uses an average of 17kg of stretch wrap per year adding […]
Labour challenges across Australia’s food supply chain
Australia is not isolated with this issue, however with Australia’s proximity to the rest of the world, coupled with lengthy visa approval processes, the issue becomes greater. To further add to the challenge, local food manufacturing is not slowing down with more labour needed to support the success of the sector. Due to the significant […]
Food waste reduction driving demand for better shelf life
This openness to change is being driven by conscious consumers’ with a desire to act on food waste – 98% of those surveyed were actively trying to minimise food waste, triggered by various factors including environmental considerations, mindfulness of world hunger and in the current economic climate, financial concerns. Among consumers surveyed in Thailand, 52% […]
Australia’s top manufacturing companies reunite at foodpro
Visitor foot traffic was strong and constant throughout the hugely successful four-day B2B event held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from July 23-26. The most populated industry sector at the show was meat and seafood with visitors’ areas of interest comprising of processing and packaging, ingredients, food science and technology, packaging materials, supply […]
Exploring NZ’s food and packaging landscape
It is great to see food industry events thriving globally with New Zealand’s food manufacturing buyers returning to Auckland’s Showgrounds to meet the exhibiting suppliers from across the food and packaging industries at Foodtech Packtech 2023. Product Manager, Felicity Parker and Sales Manager, Leanne Dawson visited many of our very own exhibitors on their booths […]
AIP celebrates 60 years of success
We were lucky enough to join them, alongside key Australian packaging industry professionals, in recognising this milestone with the 60th anniversary dinner in Melbourne at the beginning of the month. Established in September 1963, led by foundation president Noel McLennan, the AIP has seen 28 presidents over the years. Current president, John Bigley was MC […]
Sustainable Packaging for the Meat Industry
In partnership with the Australian Institute for Packaging (AIP), a panel discussion on Sustainable Packaging Design for the Meat Industry was delivered to an engaged audience at the Smart Food Lounge. Meat packaging impacted by fast approaching targets With reference to the 2025 National Targets, the discussion focused on materials and processes for meat packaging […]
foodpro 2023 Day Four Highlights
QMS AUDITS – Showcasing a kitchen of horrors A small Australian owned and operated business, QMS Audits offers Food Safety and ISO Training, HACCP Audits, and Quality Assurance Consulting in ISO and Food Safety Australia-wide. The business showcased with their eye-catching Kitchen of Horrors stand which was a great talking point for visitors. The stand highlighted the non-conformances that can arise […]
foodpro 2023 Day Three Highlights
Zone focuses – Processing and packaging materials Processing and Packaging formed the largest part of the foodpro exhibition floor this year. ULMA – New plastic reducing machine Specialising in the design and manufacture of packaging equipment systems and services, Ulma showcased a range of their machines on a massive space on the foodpro floor. Ulma […]