Meat supplier Andrews Meat Industries (AMI) will cut its energy consumption by 20 per cent with a solar installation at its Lidcombe facility in western Sydney.

As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of food processing systems and equipment, Heat and Control is at the forefront of market trends. Food & Drink Business asked its processing sales manager Greg Pyne what the company is seeing in the snacking segment.

Created by a quartet of wellbeing buffs, Chief Nutrition is aiming for global domination with its range of health bars. By Samantha Schelling.

Fonterra will expand its management team in early 2020, appointing Fraser Whineray to the newly created role of chief operating officer.

Caspak Australia and Caspak New Zealand have merged their brands and operations as of this month.

SPC Operations has announced it will increase its permanent workforce by as many as 40 people and reintroduce an apprenticeship program

Craft beer Kosciuszko Pale Ale has added thermochromatic ink to its new cans, which will change colour when the beer is at optimal temperature.

SPX FLOW has announced Assett Mechanical Engineering (AME Pump Specialists) as its new channel partner in South Australia for its APV and Waukesha Cherry-Burrell (WCB) product lines.

With just over a week to go until the Food & Drink Business + PKN LIVE: Brands Behaving Bravely breakfast forum, the full programme has been unveiled.

A new general manager has been appointed to Mars Wrigley Australia. Andrew Leakey will lead the business from its Melbourne headquarters, with responsibility for its manufacturing facilities in Asquith (NSW) and Ballarat (VIC).

The opening of GMP Pharmaceuticals' global headquarters yesterday in Sydney’s west marked the 25th anniversary of the company as well as its move into functional foods.

v2food, the collaboration of CSIRO, Main Sequence Ventures, and Competitive Foods Australia – the company behind Hungry Jack’s – officially launched in Sydney last night, highlighting to investors the plant-based meat start-up could be Australia’s next big export.

Sugar is in most food and drinks and it is time for the food and beverage industry to embrace this fact, own it, and demonstrate a genuine concern for people’s health, says Futureye managing director, Katherine Teh.

With more than 300 million middle-class consumers, China offers unique opportunities for Australian food and beverage manufacturers. Export consultant David Thomas provides five tips for companies looking to tap into the market.

Distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients IMCD has released its first sustainability report for the full year of 2018. It provides information on energy consumption, water use and emissions in a bid to “lift the veil” on its non-financial data.

Chemical engineers from the University of Queensland are finding ways to make low-fat snacks more appealing in texture, following the creation of a new method to analyse potato chips at the four stages of simulated eating.