The UK needs to radically change the way food is produced if food security is to be the status quo in the future, the government says.
12/08/2009
Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Tony Burke, addressed a meeting on global food security in Madrid last week, raising free trade and scientific research as key issues.
03/02/2009
Police and security guards provided heavy security at this week's controversial hearing in Christchurch, NZ, into Crop and Food Research's bid to conduct a 10-year field trial of genetically modified vegetables.
14/08/2008
Factory bosses have accused striking workers of sabotage at Open Country Cheese in New Zealand following a recent spill into the Waitoa river.
21/09/2009
DMF International will promote, sell and service the Efaflex range of high speed doors in Australia.
20/02/2008
Siemens commenced operations in Australia in 1872 and is now one of the country's most reliable and trusted solutions providers.
13/08/2008
Siemens is proud to sponsor the FOOD Challenge Awards’ Meat and Smallgoods category in 2008.
07/12/2007
Organisers say October’s Sydney Materials Handling will be 25% larger than the inaugural 2007 event.
08/09/2008
Following recent market research, Ingredients Source 2008 has been developed to tackle spiralling ingredients prices through effective sourcing strategies, supplier relationship management, and new supplier identification.
03/10/2008
Nestle New Zealand (NZ) and Australia partnered with Viscount Plastics NZ to design and produce a plastic container to replace the metal cans previously used for packaging and distributing Maggi stocks and desserts to the institutional catering trade in both countries.
01/08/2007
Potential Smart 2009 Conference speakers are reminded that the deadline for submitting applications to present a paper around this year’s theme ‘Bridging the Gap with Innovation and New Business Strategy’, is fast approaching – submissions close 3 October, 2008.
27/08/2008
Following Kraft Foods’ successful takeover bid for British confectioner Cadbury, questions are now being asked about the status of jobs that may not be so sweet for the chocolate maker’s employees here.
05/02/2010
The ability to develop and enhance our food supply to improve nutrition, prevent disease and ensure food security, is closer than ever before.
09/10/2008
Australia, which will export barely one-tenth of its usual average this year, has been blamed for contributing to global shortages and a more than doubling of the global rice price.
29/04/2008
Last week staff at Cadbury plants in Australia and New Zealand were called to meetings to be told of the 330 redundancies, which are coupled with $153 million of capital investment across the factories to simplify chocolate-making operations.
25/08/2008
National Foods, the Australian unit of Japanese conglomerate Kirin Holdings, will acquire all outstanding shares of Dairy Farmers in a deal valued at $910 million.
27/08/2008
Aging populations will be a major factor in the increasing use of polyester lids in food and drink production, Pre-cut lid supplier and manufacturer Chadwicks predicts.
16/01/2009
The CSIRO has established the Division of Food and Nutritional Sciences this month in a new research collaboration with the Victorian Government.
12/07/2009
The strength of New Zealand's food and beverage sector at present is undeniable, playing a central role in the success of the New Zealand economy. But the future looks even brighter.
29/11/2007
EFIC's foreign exchange facility guarantee will provide the potential for Travelex customers to further increase their foreign exchange trading limits.
09/06/2010