Beer production in Australia and New Zealand could be cut by climate change within 25 years, a scientist has warned.
09/04/2008
Food manufacturers are increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, including the rising cost of ingredients, and are becomming more proactive about doing their bit for the environment.
26/11/2007
Spring Gully Foods, which manufactures pickles, preserves and honey, will use their funds to replace existing boilers with a high-efficiency, low-emissions boiler.
17/05/2010
Serendipity Ice Cream has changed to carbon-neutral energy, to their advantage.
14/01/2008
New strains of malting barley and more efficient production methods will be the keys to maintaining beer production in the face of climate change.
21/04/2008
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and Woolworths Limited have announced a joint study into ways of measuring the climate change impact of food, beverage and grocery products.
30/01/2008
In these times of drought and gobal climate change what is being done by the Australian food and beverage industry?
31/05/2007
Fonterra is planning to build a 45,000t drystore and a 17,000t coolstore near Dunedin for milk freight.
24/11/2008
UK retailer Tesco yesterday began including carbon footprint information on milk as part of the company's aim for all its products to carry carbon labels.
19/08/2009
Investing in sustainable manufacturing now means being prepared for the challenges that will inevitably come in the future.
31/07/2007
Climate change could lead to "killer cornflakes" with the cereal carrying the most potent liver toxin ever recorded, an environmental health conference has been told, according to an AAP report.
14/05/2008
Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has begun his WA tour with plans to discuss the future of GM food production in Australia with key members of the WA State Government.
09/07/2008
Members of the food, beverage, packaging and manufacturing industries are now invited to submit abstracts under the theme Climate of Change: Towards a Sustainable Packaging Industry, for the 2008 Australian Institute of Packaging National Conference that will be held from June 12th to 13th, 2008, at Luna Park, Sydney.
07/08/2007
A three-year study has found that Australia's one million-plus camel population is out of control, prompting suggestions that a good way to bring down the number of camels is to eat them.
10/12/2008
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
The recognition and support for food processing in the Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme amendments is welcome news for Australia’s largest manufacturing sector, the AFGC says.
25/11/2009
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has announced the appointment of Dr Geoffrey Annison to the position of deputy chief executive.
30/07/2007
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that the government's emissions trading scheme will be delayed until 2011.
04/05/2009
The environmental debate may have shifted but Australia still cannot afford to overlook the threat of salinity.
02/04/2008
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