Australian researchers are calling for policies to safeguard the future of manufacturing in Australia.
A team of researchers at Western Sydney University and the University of Newcastle has identified
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Autonomous delivery business expands with new funding
Autonomous delivery business Starship Technologies has raised $40 million in funding to expand its business.
The Estonian manufacturer, which is headquartered in the US, was established by Skype co-founders
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Indulge in Queensland’s food manufacturing expo
Brisbane’s triennial food and beverage manufacturing exhibition, FoodTech Qld, will focus on the best conferences and innovations trending in Australia.
FOODTECH Qld, a triennial trade
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$1 million in support vouchers granted to Victorian exporters
Victorian businesses will get a boost into Asian markets following the release of a new round of export support vouchers by the state Labor government.
The $1 million in vouchers are to help over thirty
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New factory for Haigh’s Chocolates
Haigh’s Chocolates will spend more than $10 million on a new state-of-the-art chocolate processing plant in Mile End, South Australia. The upgrade is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.
As
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Vegemite back in Australian ownership
Bega Cheese has finalised its takeover of the Vegemite brand, after a cyber attack stalled the deal.
In a deal worth $460 million, Bega has acquired food giant Mondelez International’s Australian grocery
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Food and grocery sector driving Australian manufacturing
The food and grocery sector is 30 per cent more valuable to Australian manufacturing than it was 10 years ago, according to new research by consulting firm EY.
This is largely a result of Asia’s growing
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Second Creative Gourmet berry recall over hepatitis scare
The maker of Creative Gourmet’s frozen mixed berries has recalled a batch of its 300g product sold in independent supermarkets across Australia, after the product was linked to three cases of hepatitis
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Australian food manufacturers facing butter shortage
Small to medium food manufacturers are currently facing a butter shortage due to a combination of a drop in overall milk production, an increase in demand nationally and a change in consumer tastes.
According
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Acquaculture company BioMar to establish feed factory in Australia
Danish acquaculture company BioMar Group has announced plans to build a new feed factory in Australia.
The company is currently in talks with local state government officials to get approval for the build.
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Fonterra’s new cheese factory to increase capacity by 50 per cent
Fonterra’s new Stanhope cheese factory is set to open its doors before June this year, with an expected capacity of 45,000 tonnes of cheese per year for domestic and export markets. Meanwhile, there
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NZ domestic manufacturing sales increase but downturn in dairy prices could begin to bite
The latest New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZME) survey of business conditions in December showed a 9.02 per cent increase in domestic sales almost made up for a 10.76 per cent drop in export sales.
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Murray Goulburn wins Coles cheese supply contract
Murray Goulburn has entered into a five-year national private label contract to supply Coles brand Australian cheese as part of MG’s ongoing push to secure critical mass in the Australian dairy foods market which will underpin and support the company’s growth plans.
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Govt to consider legalising hemp for food
Australian and New Zealand government ministers will discuss the possible legalisation of hemp as a food at a Food Regulation forum in Hobart today.
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McCain Foods Lisarow plant cuts energy and costs
McCain Foods Lisarow plant has reduced energy costs by up to 10 percent, saving over $250,000.
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Workers in agriculture, food processing allegedly being exploited
Foreign workers in the fruit picking and food processing industries are enduring slave-like conditions, according to an ABC Four Corners report.
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New country of origin food labelling may wait until 2017
New country of origin food labelling regulations may not be fully implemented until 2017, even though the Government earlier said it wanted them this year.
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Sanford likely to cut 230 workers from Christchurch seafood factory
Fishing group Sanford is likely to cut 230 workers from its Christchurch mussel processing plant because of a shortage of natural spat supply.
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Popularity of food ‘Made in Australia’ on the rise
The proportion of Australians over 14 who are more likely to buy food labelled ‘Made in Australia’ has risen to 88 per cent.
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ACCC may look at Heinz-Kraft merger
The competition regulator is watching the proposed merger of Kraft and Heinz and could act if it is likely to affect competition in the Australian grocery sector.
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