Fonterra, a New Zealand-based dairy co-operative, has signed an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to establish a new dairy farm hub in China. The move comes in response to the growing demand for quality milk in China. Both the ...
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The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has announced a call for submissions on a proposal, which if approved, would include requirements to allow for the safe production of a wider range of raw milk products. The Food Standards ...
Omar Cheese has recalled ‘Village Paneer’ and ‘Indya Paneer’ from Indian specialty shops in Victoria, Australia, due to Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The ...
Tags: Omar Cheese, Listeria, Food
Universal Robina, a subsidiary of Philippines' JG Summit Holdings, is set to acquire New Zealand-based Griffin's Foods from Australian Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) for about NZ$700m ($609m). Universal already has presence in Thailand, ...
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Omar Cheese has recalled ‘Village Paneer’ and ‘Indya Paneer’ from Indian specialty shops in Victoria, Australia, due to Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The ...
Tags: Omar Cheese, Victoria, Food
UK-based dairy foods company Dairy Crest has entered into a strategic agreement with New Zealand-based dairy co-operative Fonterra to sell demineralised whey powder. Under the agreement, Fonterra will market and sell two Dairy Crest ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, dairy foods
The barcode was invented at Westinghouse in 1930 by John Kermode, Douglas Young and Harry Sparkes. The first patent for a barcode, US Patent #2,612,994, was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver on 7 October, 1952. The ...
PepsiCo has established Baking Category Innovation Center in Nuevo Leon, Mexico to expand the company’s research and development arm. The new center in Apodaca is a part of PepsiCo's five-year plan to invest $5bn to strengthen its ...
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Pie Face has signed a deal to enter in markets in Singapore and Malaysia with 50 new stores Australian pie making company Pie Face has announced that it has entered into formal agreements to open a minimum 50 stores in the next 5 years in ...
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New Zealand businessman Graeme Hart is considering $5bn sale of drink cartons manufacturer SIG Combibloc Group, people known with the matter said. Goldman Sachs Group has been hired by Hart's packaging conglomerate, Reynolds Group ...
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Hydroponics and organics expected blossom in a thriving agricultural sector Hydroponics, organic farming and recently secured free trade agreements are expected to deliver increased revenue for agriculture over the next five years, ...
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The International Plant Protection Convention has developed a new standard, which stipulates how wood packaging material used in international trade should be treated prior to export. The new International Standards for Phytosanitary ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, wood packaging
The Australian International Furniture Exhibition (AIFE) opens from 11-13 July. Wattyl Industrial Coatings marks its presence at the Royal Exhibition Building. 'We're so pleased to have iconic Australian brand Wattyl partner with us in our ...
Tags: Industrial Coatings, Coating
"Ireland will be the first country in the European Union to introduce such legislation and the third country worldwide. Australia introduced plain packaging legislation in November 2011 and the New Zealand Bill had its first reading in ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Cigarette, Cigarette Packaging