The Australian Industry Group – PwC Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index shows that the industry shrunk in November.
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Ridley to sell salt assets, focus on agribusiness manufacturing
Ridley Corporation will sell its Cheetham Salt business to CK Life Science to focus on its agribusiness core.
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Capilano to enter WA market
Capilano Honey has announced it will acquire a number of WA honey company Wescobee's assets.
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Coopers bucks beer trends, posts healthy profit
Coopers has announced a profit of $26.3 million, an increase of 17.5 per cent, for the year.
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Chinese market can’t get enough of our cheese
Increased Chinese demand is going to mean a big boost in sales for Australian diary manufacturers, particularly cheese-makers.
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Health claims on food products: ministers put marketers in control
Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food regulation last week bowed to lobbying from processed food manufacturers and agreed to permit them to market products with general level health claims without requiring pre-market or independent verification.
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Australia’s iconic Darrell Lea in administration
Beloved Australian confectionary manufacturer and retailer Darrell Lea has gone into voluntary administration.
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Food and beverage players compete with conveyors
A new breed of flexible conveyor systems is providing local food manufacturers with a competitive edge. Sarah Falson reports.
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Crafty Chef to invest in new carbon-reducing freezer system
Western Sydney food manufacturer Crafty Chef will reportedly reduce its carbon emissions by more than 50% through a factory upgrade and new freezer system designed to bring massive energy savings.
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Smart motors keep conveyors moving
With Swire Cold Storage's Cannon Hill operation handling over 30,000 boxes of chilled product every day, it is not surprising that the site's vast conveyor system plays a key role in the company's temperature controlled warehousing and distribution operations.
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Are food companies ignoring safety warnings?
Picture this scenario: Company A experiences an outbreak of something in its food which causes masses of its products to be recalled, resulting in huge losses for the company’s profits, production and reputation.
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Local manufacturers call for dedicated Australian-made aisles in supermarkets
Australian food manufacturers are calling for a dedicated “Australian made” aisle in supermarkets to make it easier for consumers to choose locally made products and keep local businesses afloat.
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Is food safety getting worse?
With the risk of food contamination increasing, producers, manufacturers, retailers, regulators and the consuming public all continually raise the bar for food safety. The variety of potential contaminants that must be detected across the food supply chain complicates screening procedures.
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Who suffers when retailers exercise their market muscle?
When a major retailer uses its countervailing power (or “market muscle”) to negotiate better terms from suppliers, should policy makers be concerned?
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Worker loses finger, food manufacturer fined $60,000
Food manufacturer Healthy Snacks Australia has been fined $60,000 after an employee had a finger partially severed by a machine.
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New alcohol board unnecessary: Brewers Association
The leading representative body for Australian manufacturing brewers has slammed a new industry group, which it says will create public confusion redirect funds away from established organisations.
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ACCC investigating Amcor takeover of Aperio
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating a proposed takeover of the Aperio Group by Amcor to determine if the purchase would damage competition on the flexible packaging sector.
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Product tracking made easy with laser marking
Mark Rawet, Tubing Business Manager of Watson-Marlow’s Manufacturing Plant in Falmouth, explains why processing equipment manufacturers need to adapt processes to meet industry demands.
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Q&A with Gordon Slater, Byron Bay Cookie Company chairman
Gordon Slater, chairman of Byron Bay Cookie Company, speaks about the company's transition from hand-made to machine production, and the important role exporting plays in its future growth plans.
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Food producers slash more than 100 jobs in Victoria
It is not a good time to be a food manufacturing worker in Victoria at the moment, with Mars and Murray Goulburn set to slash more than 100 employees from its workforce between them.
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