Australia
Bush tucker will only catch on when it becomes more productive
Australia’s “bush tucker” industry needs a new business model that includes commercial cultivation in order to reach its potential, according to a South Australian academic.
Archives for November 19, 2014
Special edition: Track and Trace
Global food traceability technologies market to hit $11.15bn in 2015
Foreign producers are stepping up to tighter traceability regulations of export destinations, a trend which is pushing the global food traceability technologies market forward, according to business information portal Visiongain.
Sustainable palm oil milestone in sight for Unilever
Unilever will be able to guarantee 100% sustainable palm oil for its European food business by the end of this year, it has announced.
“This is a good move for Raisio. They are the correct parent of this niche brand.”
Raisio brings cholesterol-lowering Benecol home for €90m
“J&J should have sold it 10 years ago,” is one analyst’s appraisal of Finnish agro-food giant Raisio’s buy-back of the licensing rights to its cholesterol lowering, plant stanol-based Benecol brand today, referring to US market difficulties for the...
Lactalis enters race to acquire Egyptian cheesemaker Arab Dairy
French dairy giant Lactalis has entered the race to acquire Arab Dairy Products Company with an offer that tops all earlier bids for the Egyptian cheesemaker.
New Cattle Council of Australia president announced
Howard Smith has been elected to take over from Andrew Ogilvie as president of the Cattle Council of Australia.