CSIRO study shows low-carb diet puts diabetes into remission
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has contributed to a new, international study that has found consuming less carbs can potentially put type 2 diabetes into remission.
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Mintel Announces Global Food and Drinks Trends for 2021
Mintel, the experts in what consumers want and why, has announced three key trends for the global food, drink, and foodservice industries, including analysis, insights, and recommendations centred around the ‘now’ (next 12 months), the ‘next’ (18 months+), and the ‘future’ (five+ years) of consumer behaviour:
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Innocent Bystander swaps grapes for apples
Yarra Valley wine producer Innocent Bystander has marked the beginning of the Aussie summer by launching a new cider in collaboration with their neighbours Hargreaves Hill.
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iBase’s MI999 10th Gen Intel Mini-ITX motherboard
Backplane Systems Technology presents iBase’s MI999 10th Gen Intel Xeon W/Core/Pentium/Celeron Mini-ITX motherboard with Intel W480E PCH.
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Beca’s F&B Sound Bites: Who is Hamish McCook anyway?
Beca has launched F&B Sounds Bites, a podcast on hot topics, trends and challenges for professionals in the Food and Beverage industry hosted by Hamish McCook. Meet your podcast host, Hamish McCook,
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Cheer is new name for Coon cheese
Saputo Dairy Australia, the operating subsidiary of Saputo. in Australia, is hereby issuing this media release to announce Cheer Cheese is the new name for Coon cheese in Australia. The name change follows Saputo’s careful and diligent review to honour the brand-affinity felt by our consumers while aligning with current attitudes and perspectives.
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Pizza Hut takes leaf out of Coles’ book
Pizza Hut Australia has made a strategic move as it continues to take a larger slice of the food-on-the-go consumer spend. The business has begun trialling service station kiosks to bring further accessibility to the brand. Driven by Allegro Funds, Pizza Hut has partnered with Euro Garages Australia and has opened its second kiosk in a Liverpool based service station in New South Wales, with a third planned to open in early 2021.
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Gingin produces gin
His small tin shed distillery only opened in 2016, but James Young has already won back-to-back Distillery of the Year titles at Australia’s most prestigious spirit competition. With that enviable title under his belt, the Perth local is about to see his lifelong dream become a reality; the opening of brand-new distillery in Gingin, and the launch of a world class gin of the same calibre that earnt Old Young’s the highest accolade possible at the Australian Distilled Spirit Awards in 2017 and 2018.
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Aussie company gets foothold in US supermarket chain
Whole Foods Market is a large American supermarket chain with a focus on organic products and has over 500 stores across the United States of America. Whole Foods is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.
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Appetite for plant-based milk prompts HRS to launch Direct Steam
Directly injecting steam as a means of sterilising and diluting liquid drink products is a well-established technique for beverages such as plant-based milk products, which are experiencing a boost in popularity. According to reports, sales of vegan-friendly, plant-based milks have surged over the past two years. In response to this increased customer demand, HRS Heat Exchangers has added a new Direct Steam Injection System to its established range of pasteurisation and sterilisation systems.
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Aussie’s reveal their favourite food brands
The best rated brands across a range of consumables have been announced by Australia’s most visited comparison website, Finder – from jam to long-life milk, the 2020/2021 Finder Retail Awards reveal the brands Aussies love to eat and drink.
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Cadbury launches new chocolate bar
Cadbury has launched the Twirl Breakaway, combining Twirl milk chocolate swirls and curls, sandwiched between two crispy Breakaway wafers and coated in a layer of Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate.
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Olam Food Ingredients acquires chili supplier
Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), the new operating group created after the reorganisation within Olam International Limited (OIL), is expanding its spices portfolio (Olam Spices) to meet the rising demand for authentic flavours with the acquisition of a supplier of premium green chilis, jalapeños and enchilada sauces.
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Crop losses due to insufficient labour
Crop losses across the country directly as a result of ongoing labour shortages have continued to mount over the festive season, and have now topped $38 million. The National Lost Crop Register was launched in mid-December to capture the true cost to industry and the national economy from a lack of seasonal workers available to harvest fresh fruits and vegetables.
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Rosy future for wine sector
The Australian wine sector is projected to grow from A$11.3bn (US$7.9bn) in 2019 to A$12.7bn (US$8.7bn) in 2024, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4 per cent, says GlobalData, a data and analytics company.
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New farm database delivered
A new secure database of Australian farms has been constructed as part of a multi-year collaboration between the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Cultured meat company Vow raises US$6 million in seed funding
In another sign that global food markets are on the precipice of change, cultured meat company Vow has banked US $6 million of fresh funding.
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Limited edition whisky released
Westward – a single malt reimagined in the American Northwest – has created a new limited-edition Pinot Noir Cask Finish exclusively for Australia biggest whisky community, The Whisky Club. Following
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Murray River Organics sells Merbein property to Manta Farms
Murray River Organics Group (MRG) has the sold its Fifth Street, Merbein property for $5.5 million to Manta Farms, managed by US-based RRG Capital Management. The proceeds from the sale will be used to reduce debt.
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How do you make sure your new product is what consumers want to buy?
There are numerous new food and drink products launched every month, but are those new products really what consumers want to buy? How can we know quickly if our new products just meet the requirements of our customers?
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