Packaging business Orora Beverages has unveiled a new aluminium can line at its Dandenong site, part of a round of upgrades totalling $110 million, during a visit by Victorian manufacturing minister Ben Carroll and local MP Gabrielle Williams. The line uses aluminium coil, which contains mostly recycled content, which is mechanically and chemically treated, cured…
Poultry, food service and food manufacturer Inghams Group has reported a strong profit increase for FY23 on flat volumes as it continues its recovery from supply chain disruptions and sharply rising input costs. The company reported EBITDA of $418.5 million, up 13 percent on the previous year and net profit after tax (NPAT) of $60.4…
KFC names Detpak as national supplier of the year Food packaging solutions company Detpak has been named KFC’s Supplier of the Year for Australia. Detpak, a subsidiary of South Australian family-owned Detmold Group, was recognised by the fast-food giant ahead of more than a dozen suppliers of packaging, chicken, potatoes, beverages, other food ingredients –…
Family owned confectioner and food manufacturer Ferndale Foods Australia has inaugurated its $20 million state-of-the-art food manufacturing facility in Ballarat, Victoria to produce ‘better for you’ bars and snacks. Once fully operational, the new facility – the company’s third – to be known as FoodLine Australia will have the capacity to manufacture 180 million bars…
SEA Electric delivers two trucks to Alsco Electric vehicle company SEA Electric has delivered a pair of trucks to Alsco Australia (pictured.) The SEA 85e model trucks are destined for Sydney and Melbourne, with each fitted with a SEA-Drive 120a power-system with maximum power and torque of 125kW and 1,500Nm, with the 138kWh battery capable…
5) The importance of space technology in Australia The federal government recently cancelled a number of key space initiatives, including funding for the Access to Space and National Space Mission for Earth Observation programs. Rather than assess the merit of these decisions, I’d rather emphasise the importance of space to our country. By Adam Gilmour.…
Australian wine exports were down by volume and value over the last financial year, according to Wine Australia’s Australian Wine Export Report, released on Thursday. Exports declined 10 per cent by value to $1.87 billion and 1 per cent by volume to 621 million litres, according to the figures. The US market “is experiencing structural…
Keith Milne runs Uncle Harry’s Vegan Grill, a company he decided to buy in 2018 at age 70. He tells Brent Balinski about why he did it, and the satisfaction he finds in running an enduring veggie burger business. “I was actually all ready to retire,” recalls Keith Milne. “I had a BT-50 and a…
Frucor Suntory Oceania has taken steps towards net-zero operation of its new new $400 million state of the art manufacturing and distribution facility now under construction in Swanbank, Queensland. The facility, which will have the immediate capacity to deliver 20 million cases per annum, has signed with publicly owned CleanCo to secure a 11GWh clean…
MicroBioGen is breeding world-renowned microorganisms, and believes these could be useful in everything from baking better bread to deep space travel. Brent Balinski visited the company’s lab and heard about how baker’s yeast is ancient and ubiquitous, yet remains full of untapped potential. Based in Northern Sydney’s Macquarie Park is a company dedicated to extending…
