As Australian-based Chinese students and others are buying up whatever infant formula products are sitting on Australian retail shelves, China is currently considering introducing a registration system for first-time baby formula importers. ...
Tags: infant formula, milk powder
Despite dairy commodity prices dropping globally, Murray Goulburn’s share debut on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has been a strong one. Murray Goulburn is the largest of the Australian-owned dairy processors to list on the ...
Tags: Murray Goulburn's share, agriculture and beverage, dairy processor, milk
Birla Cellulose, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group recently launched Liva, a new age fabric brand in line with consumer needs. Leading Bollywood diva Kangana Ranaut is the brand ambassador of Liva and had been part of the Liva ...
Tags: fashion textile, fabric products, Liva
Dutch firm Hydratec Industries, through its subsidiary LAN Handling Systems International, has acquired food equipment manufacturer ABAR Automation for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is in line with Hydratec's strategy to grow its ...
Tags: food manufacture, ABAR, agriculture, food processor
I’ve just returned from several weeks travelling across the United States. It is fabulous to be home – and to appreciate just how lucky we are in Australia to live in an amazing part of the world. We see so much ...
Tags: food opinion, food culture
According to a CEPEA Brazil report, Brazilian cotton prices were recovering in early June, driven by the need to purchase in the short-term and expectation of delay in availability of cotton in the new season. “Purchasers with needs ...
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Cotton prices in the Brazilian market were seen recovering in early June, mainly driven by the need to purchase in the short-term and to the expectation of delay in the availability of cotton. “Purchasers with needs for prompt ...
Tags: Cotton Prices, Brazilian market
Microchip Technology has announced that Kia Motors is enriching its infotainment system with powerful smart-phone connectivity in its flagship Kia K900 luxury sedan, using Microchip's OS81110 Intelligent Network Interface Controller (INIC). ...
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Designed for small portion deli items, including cheeses and smoked and processed meats, Sealed Air 's new Cryovac Grip & Tear Small Tab easy-open vacuum bagg features a tab that opens packages in one quick motion once pulled. As a result, ...
Tags: easy-open tab, Packaging
The government of Ontario in Canada is investing around $5.2m in food projects to encourage local food production in the province. The funding is a part of the Ontario government's strategy to increase consumer awareness of and access to ...
Tags: Food Production, Food
Canada-based GN Thermoforming Equipment has forayed into the form/cut/stack thermoforming market with the launch of GN800 machine. The GN800 has been developed in collaboration with Italy-based industrial equipment supplier Agripak ...
Hormel Foods has agreed to acquire Applegate Farms, a natural and organic meat products manufacturer, for around $775m. The companies have reached a definitive agreement to this effect. Applegate will operate as a separate, stand-alone ...
TA1 texture analyser (available from Bestech Australia) is used by the Scottish Agricultural College for shear force measurements to measure the eating quality of meat. Uniformity and enhancement of meat eating quality is seen as an ...
US senator Kirsten Gillibrand has launched a new bill that would improve the recall process for meat and poultry products, giving the USDA mandatory recall authority over contaminated products. This comes after a new investigation ...
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) has announced initial production shipments of two modulator ...
Tags: Coherent Modules, metro market