Pasta manufacturer, Barilla, is looking to introduce 3D food printers in commercial kitchens, allowing diners to design and print their own pasta.
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Robb says structural change preferable to handouts
Trade minister Andrew Robb and others within the federal government are showing their opposition to industry assistance.
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Sugar, chocolate 3D printing machines debut at US consumer show
A husband and wife team has created a confectionery 3D printer that has debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Danone initiates legal proceedings against Fonterra
Dairy giant Fonterra has today confirmed that Danone has launched legal proceedings following last year’s whey protein contamination scandal.
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Goodman Fielder to sell off NZ meat and pizza businesses
Food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has announced plans to sell off its meat and pizza businesses in New Zealand.
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NZ manufacturing growth continues
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector experienced a total increase of 0.5 per cent by sales volume in the most recent quarter.
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Manufacturing fall is limited: Productivity Commission
A new report into manufacturing has found that the drop in the sector’s productivity has occurred mainly in three subsectors.
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Winners and losers from KAFTA to be known later: Ai Group
The Korea-Australia free trade agreement (KAFTA) has been confirmed today, with “winners and losers” to emerge in time among manufacturers.
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Yowie prepares for US manufacturing debut
Confectionery company, Yowie, is due to commence manufacturing production in Florida later this month.
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Fire at Victorian almond factory
A fire broke out last night at Olam International’s almond factory at Carwarp, near Mildura.
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Food continues to lead way as manufacturing grows for second straight month
The Australian PMI has recorded a result of 53.2 for October, an improvement on September and the second straight month of growth.
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New Silver Fern Farms sausage plant for Finegand
A new Silver Fern Farms factory for sausage casings will create 40 jobs in Finegand, South Otago.
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One dead, over 40 injured in Mexico factory blast
A Mexican candy factory near the border with Texas has suffered an explosion and severe damage, with at least one dead and reports of over 40 injured.
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Greenham meat workers to strike tomorrow
Up to 160 Greenham abattoir workers are expected to strike on Friday in Tasmania, with the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union dissatisfied with the offer of a 2.5 per cent annual pay increase over four years.
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1000s of foreign workers being exploited: meatworkers’ union
The Australasian Meat Industry Employees’ Union has said a Beresfield chicken processing plant is only one that has been using exploited foreign contractors on holiday visas.
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Government should promote local purchases: SPC Ardmona
Peter Kelly, the managing director of SPC Ardmona, has said that the federal and Victorian governments should be supporting local food processors and farmers by encouraging public institutions to source locally-made food.
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PMI shows Australian manufacturing finally expanding again
The Australian PMI has recorded its first positive result since June 2011, recording an overall score of 51.7 points for September.
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Baby food manufacturing growing strongly
The has been a growth in revenue, annualised at 4.8 per cent for the five years to 2013 – 2014, for the baby food sector.
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CHEP launches new drying technology for plastic crates
CHEP Australia has launched a new drying technology which will help deliver 80 percent drier plastic crates to the fresh produce industry.
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Union obstruction endangers Australian manufacturing: Teys CEO
Brad Teys, the CEO of beef processor Teys Australia, has called for workplace reform, detailing a need to do so to protect local manufacturing and offer more than “platitudes” about the sector’s difficulties.
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