Contents 6 Food as medicine With malnourishment rife in hospitals food may be better than medicine for many.
10 ‘Fountain of Youth’ diet A low protein, high carb diet stimulates production of ‘Fountain of Youth’ hormone.
12 Fraud, human error or marketing ploy — mislabelling seafood 30% of seafood is mislabelled — why?
18 The rise of restaurants without seats and seats without restaurants Traditional restaurant thinking is changing.
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25 Get smart at AUSPACK Register now to attend AUSPACK — an event for the food and beverage industries.
32 Ready meals can help increase protein intake in the elderly Higher protein diets help keep the elderly healthy.
36 Hepatitis A and the foodservice industry Should foodservice workers be vaccinated to minimise the risks of them contaminating food?
39 Pleasurable eating and portion size Bigger isn’t always better.
22 Better food safety — there’s a recipe for that Adding safety tips to recipes helps improve food safety practices.
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Genetic cuisine and ready meals Bored by superfoods, super hype, personalised medicine, special people…? Well I was — now I am amused! All of this ‘fluff’ can be turned into money if you are clever enough to find a niche and use all the fancy words. Enter Habit, a San Francisco-based company that, for a mere US$299, will create
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unique diet plans for individuals based on their genetic make-up. Now each person has to put some effort in here just to ensure that they understand how important and unique they are. Habit mails each person a test kit and a “proprietary metabolic challenge beverage”. Showing their commitment to the cause of their ‘specialness’, each person must collect finger prick blood samples both before and after drinking the sugar, fat and carbohydrate containing beverage that has been “designed to replicate a typical American diet”. Lab analyses of how 60 biomarkers in the blood samples changed after consuming the challenge drink, along with the more standard information such as height, weight, waist
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circumference, activity level and health goals, are then combined (surely algorithmically) to formulate a personalised diet for each person. Chefs will then prepare personalised meals, which will be couriered to the door for $12–$15 each. [I have a mental image of a suitably attired chef wavering between adding teff or sacha inchi but certainly not quinoa or kale (so yesterday) as every meal is individually prepared — not.] All of the testing, the test kit, an app, a coaching session with a nutritionist and all diet recommendations can be yours for just $299. The service is currently recruiting for its beta-test program launching in January next year. Top sentences from the Habit website: • Phenotypic flexibility is used to understand your body’s metabolism and how your body responds to food.
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Malnourishment is rife in Australian hospitals and healthcare facilities and a significant contributor to medical care costs. As affordability becomes a bigger and bigger priority in Australian health care, there is an urgent need to address this ongoing issue and ensure that medical nutrition therapy plays a critical role in patient care.
cross the western world,
In the Abbott and Advocate Health Care
it is estimated that
study two versions of a nutrition care
around one-third of the
program — basic and enhanced — were
people being admitted
implemented at four Chicagoland hospitals.
to hospital are malnour-
Both programs required care teams to
ished. Sadly, the nutrition
conduct patient malnutrition risk screen-
status of around two-thirds of these patients
ings using a validated tool on the hospitals’
will decline even further during their time
electronic medical records system, and
in hospital. They will be joined by around
provide nutrition treatment and support
one-third of the patients who were not
for malnourished or at-risk patients. The
malnourished when admitted but became
enhanced program included more immedi-
malnourished during their stay in hospital.
ate treatment upon hospital admission and
Malnourishment is an under-recognised,
follow-up calls to confirm their continued
under-documented and under-diagnosed
nutrition treatment after leaving the hospital.
contributor to the soaring medical costs in
More than 1200 ‘at risk of malnutrition’
Australia. It results in longer hospital stays,
adults were followed. When compared to the
more hospital readmissions, higher infection
hospitals’ previous readmission rates and
rates, increased pressure ulcer risks and
lengths of stay for malnourished patients,
decreased wound healing.
researchers found that using either of the
The decline in the nutritional status of patients can be attributed to many factors: • Poor appetite. • Medical condition. • The quality and variety of the foods available. • Difficulty in accessing the food and/or manipulating the cutlery.
nutrition care programs had an impact, on average, of: • reducing the risk of patient readmissions from 22.1% to 16.1% (27% reduction); • shortening the risk of a patient’s length of stay from 7.2 days to 5.4 days (25% reduction). This study has built on existing research
• Food packaging unopenable.
that confirms nutrition can be a simple,
• Lack of feeding assistance.
cost-effective tool. While nutrition screen-
• Missing meals while undergoing treatment.
ings are considered standard-of-care in the
One solution would be to document pa-
hospital, not all use a validated screening
tients’ food intake in a similar way to how
tool or implement treatment immediately if
their drugs are monitored and recorded. This
someone is considered at-risk. Additionally,
way missed meals and difficulty accessing
when people leave the hospital, many times
the meals could be noticed and addressed.
they do not receive education or follow-up
Making patient nutrition an integral part
to ensure they are following a nutrition plan
of their treatment, and recognition of its
to aid their recovery.
importance by the entire team looking after the patient, would also be beneficial. A recent US study found that optimising
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Hospital admissions for malnutrition in the UK
nutrition care for malnourished patients in
In Britain the Department of Health (DoH)
hospital can reduce 30-day readmission
recently reported a 44% rise in UK hospital
rates by 27% and average hospital stays
admissions related to malnutrition over the
by almost two days.
past five years. The number of bed days
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“
As a society there really is no excuse for us failing to ensure that older people are able to eat enough food.
accounted for by someone with a primary
portunity to not only increase awareness
or secondary diagnosis of malnutrition rose
of hospital malnutrition but also improve
from 128,361 in 2010/11 to 184,528 2015/16.
patient outcomes.
The role of the food provider While dietitians play a key role in identifying malnourished patients and those at risk of
Currently nutrition screening is not
becoming malnourished, the food preparers
routine practice in many Australian hospi-
can also play a vital role in providing ‘food
As a society there really is no excuse
tals. Three different methods are used to
as medicine’.
for us failing to ensure that older people
determine the nutritional status of patients:
are able to eat enough food, of the right
• Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)
the nutritional needs of patients but they
quality, to stay healthy, yet the National As-
• Patient Generated Subjective Global As-
must be served in a manner that makes
57% of the patients involved were women with 42% aged over 65.
sociation of Care Catering found that only 48% of local councils still provide Meals on
sessment (PGSGA) • Mini Nutrition Assessment (MNA)
The meals served must not only meet
them attractive and easy to eat. Anecdotally, I hear that many doctors
Wheels, compared to 66% in 2014. Appar-
The adoption of a single, gold standard
try to avoid rounding during meal times
ently 220,000 fewer people were receiving
nutrition assessment tool that could be
because they have to spend so much time
Meals on Wheels in late 2014 than in 2010
used across all healthcare facilities would
opening patients’ heat-sealed drinks and
and this downward trend has continued.
make diagnosis, documentation and treat-
then cleaning the resultant spills. I know
ment simpler.
this method of sealing beverages is good
Increasing poverty is resulting in malnutrition across all age groups, not just
In 2009, the Dietitians Association of
for food safety, shelf-life extension and leak
the elderly. Recent figures by the Trussell
Australia (DAA) released endorsed Evidence
resistance, but if it prevents frail patients
Trust, an anti-poverty charity, report a huge
Based Practice Guidelines for Nutritional
actually accessing their drinks it is a failure.
uptake in emergency food supplies between
Management of Malnutrition in Adult Patients
Just providing a straw and straw access
April 2016 and September 2016. Across
across the Continuum of Care. The guide-
point would help.
the UK, they distributed 519,342 three-day
lines provide an evidence-based framework
The food itself must be what the patient
emergency food supplies to people in crisis,
to standardise practice with six key points
can and will eat. Frail and vulnerable patients
and of these, 188,584 went to children.
highlighted:
are unlikely to want to step outside their
• Improved access to patient centred
Treating malnutrition in hospitals
protocols.
usual diets to eat cuisines that are unfamiliar to them. Equally, the food must look
Dietitians should take centre stage as they
• Correct diagnosis of malnutrition.
attractive — no-one want to eat plonks of
can ensure nutrition is an ongoing component
• An improved patient experience.
mush. Moulding pureed foods to resemble
of a patient’s health care, that it’s discussed
• Dietetics advocacy in addressing mal-
the original product is known to increase
and addressed from the time of admission and hospital stay to discharge and outpatient follow-up. By working collaboratively
nutrition. • Appropriate food services and environments for eating.
with doctors, nurses and other healthcare
• Building capacity for the healthcare
practitioners as part of an interdisciplinary
workforce to appreciate the causes, in-
healthcare team, dietitians have the op-
dicators and treatments for malnutrition.
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A low-protein, high-carbohydrate diet may be the most effective for stimulating a hormone with life-extending and obesity-fighting benefits according to new research from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre. he findings, published in Cell
“The nutritional context in which FGF21
“FGF21 has been shown to be elevated in
Metabolism, paint a clearer
is most elevated is dependent on the balance
really paradoxical conditions: in starvation and
picture of the role of a
of protein to carbohydrate, and this balance
obesity, in cases of both insulin resistance
little-known hormone called
was also shown to be important in how this
and sensitivity and when there’s a high and a
Fibroblast Growth Factor
hormone helps to mediate protein hunger.
low intake of food,” said co-author Professor Stephen Simpson, Academic Director of the
21 (FGF21) — the so-called
“These findings take us one step closer to
‘Fountain of Youth’ hormone produced pri-
understanding how FGF21 works, and as an
marily in the liver.
extension of that to be able to use FGF21 to
“It appears that FGF21 is really switched
Charles Perkins Centre.
help people live longer and healthier lives.”
on by a low protein intake, and its metabolic
plays a role in curbing appetite, moderating
In the first ever study to assess how cer-
effects vary on whether it’s coupled with high
metabolism, improving the immune system and
tain macronutrients interact with each other
extending lifespan. It is also currently being
to influence the FGF21 level, researchers
“Discovering more about how FGF21 is
used as a therapeutic target for diabetes,
fed 858 mice one of 25 diets that varied in
activated opens the way for nutritional inter-
though little is known about how this hormone
protein, carbohydrate, fat and energy content.
ventions to chronic health problems, including
is triggered and released in the body.
These diets ranged from 5 to 60% protein
as a potential drug target for the treatment of
and 5 to 75% carbohydrate and fat.
diabetes and other metabolic disorders. The
Previous studies have shown that FGF21
Now researchers from the Charles Perkins
energy or low energy.
Centre have found that diets high in carbo-
Using the geometric framework, research-
next step will be to identify FGF21’s exact
hydrate and low in protein are the best for
ers then mapped these macronutrient vari-
signalling pathway in order to better tailor our
boosting levels of FGF21 in mice.
ables to investigate how nutritional balance
diets and nutritional guidelines to generate the
affected FGF21 levels.
maximum benefit from this essential hormone.”
“Despite the popularity of high-protein ‘Paleo’ diets, our research suggests the exact
The study also revealed that when high
The study was conducted in collaboration
opposite may be best for us as we age — that
carbohydrate diets increased FGF21 levels,
with the ANZAC Research Institute, Macquarie
a low-protein, high-carbohydrate diet was the
the mice compensated for the excess by burn-
University, EWOS Innovation in Norway and
most beneficial for late life health and longev-
ing more energy. Conversely, in a starvation
the Pennington Biomedical Research Centre
ity,” said lead author Dr Samantha Solon-Biet.
state FGF21 promoted energy conservation.
in Louisiana, USA.
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Fraud, human error or marketing ploy —
mislabelling
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What you get is frequently not what you think, with the mislabelling of seafood rampant across the globe. It has recently been estimated that nearly 30% of the seafood served in restaurants and sold in supermarkets has been ‘mislabelled’ as a result of fraud, human error or as a marketing ploy.
hile this is unethical,
as likely that restaurants and markets are
there is a surprising
serving and stocking fish that they think
upside to this prac-
match the label but are cheaper, more
tice — because the
plentiful options. A white fish fillet can look
substituted seafood is
like any number of species, they explained,
usually more plentiful,
and substitutions could happen anywhere
the substitution is actually leading people to eat more sustainably.
in the supply chain. The new study also summarises which
The ecological and financial impacts of
fish are most likely to be mislabelled and, of
seafood mislabelling were examined by the
those, which varied the most in conservation
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
status between true fish and mislabelled fish.
and the Quantitative Ecology and Resource
For example, snapper is one of the most
Management program at the University
frequently mislabelled fish. Its conservation
of Washington, with a study published in
status is vulnerable to endangered — mean-
Conservation Letters.
ing its population isn’t doing well — but the
“One of the motivations and hopes for this study is that we can help inform people
fishes most often substituted for snapper are considered critically endangered.
who are trying to exert their consumer power
Results from this study could be useful
to shift seafood markets toward carrying
in helping consumers make sustainable
more sustainable options,” said co-author
purchasing decisions by avoiding fish that
and UW doctoral student Christine Stawitz.
are most likely to be mislabelled. That list
Data from 43 published papers that
is led by croakers, shark catfish (or ‘basa’),
tested the DNA of fish at various locations,
sturgeon and perch. Consumers can also
including ports, restaurants, grocery stores
look out for fish commonly replaced with
and fish markets, was used to determine
species that are not from sustainable stocks.
whether mislabelling occurred. This was
Examples include eel, hake and snapper.
then matched to the conservation status and
These results could also help seafood
estimated price for each of the mislabelled
certification efforts such as the Marine
and true fishes listed in the studies.
Stewardship Council focus efforts on
A wide range of conservation status
fisheries that are most likely to be mis-
and price differences were seen, but two
labelled, the researchers say. The Marine
general trends emerged: true fish are of a
Stewardship Council certifies fisheries for
better conservation status and slightly less
sustainable fishing practices and follows
expensive than the species named when
seafood from the port to markets. This study
fish are mislabelled.
offers information about where mislabelling
Analysis found that true fish are valued at
might happen when products aren’t tracked
about 97% of the mislabelled seafood. That
through the whole chain of custody. A fish
means consumers are paying on average a
often travels from the port to processors
little more for mislabelled fish.
and several distributors before reaching
The study didn’t examine the potential
the end market, and this change of hands
reasons behind this, but the researchers
is likely where mislabelling happens, the
speculate that while it could be intentional
study found.
mislabelling to rip off consumers, it is just
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The rise of
restaurants without seats and seats without restaurants
f special relevance to the ready meals/prepared food industry is its second prediction: Restaurants without seats; seats without restaurants. “In 2015 we highlighted the ‘uberization’ of food delivery ... with Amazon, Google,
Every year Baum + Whiteman releases its annual hospitality predictions. This company really knows the restaurant and hotel dining business having created many highprofile restaurants around the world. It has just released its predictions for this year: ‘13 Hottest food & beverage trends in restaurant & hotel dining for 2017’, which is a very entertaining read.
Uber, Postmates, etc. all scratching for a place at your dinner table. For 2017 we’re spotlighting ‘Virtual Restaurants’ ... a different way our sharing economy is upending traditional restaurant thinking ... allowing American couch potatoes to wallow in mass personalisation without concern for the weather. Indie startups and even chain restaurants are creating ‘delivery hubs’ ... commercial kitchens in offbeat, low-rent locations staffed by professional cooks. With no seats, their sole purpose is efficient meal delivery to people’s homes. They are low-investment restaurants without dining rooms ... and you
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find companies as diverse at Panera Bread
website, and two kitchens feeding Manhattan
(which thinks there’s a billion dollars just
and part of Brooklyn.
in catering) ... Momofuko’s David Chang
Meanwhile e-startups around the country
with two delivery-only brands in New York,
are assembling networks of home cooks to
Maple and Ando ... Munchery, delivering
prepare meals and deliver them to other
ready-to-heat meals from central kitchens
people’s dining rooms. So here we have
in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and
seats without restaurants ... home cooks
New York and with a corporate program for
post their menus and customers use various
office workers hunched over their comput-
apps to search, order and pay, after which
ers ... and spaghetti maven Michael White
food is delivered or picked up. Among them
is teaming with UberEats for a delivery-
... Yuma in Montreal ... and Umi Kitchen with
only brand called Pasta on Demand. Green
Danny Meyer’s daughter and Danny as an
Summit in NYC has phantom restaurants ...
angel. They’re not alone: ChefKiss is sign-
an online-only stable of eight bogus brands
ing on local chefs in Tempe and Scottsdale
with specialty menus, each with its own
... Trybe is a London delivery platform for
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home cooks to prepare meals for hungry
aimed at visitors to a city who’d rather not
in New Zealand ... 7-Eleven slurpees and
locals in their area ... Foodieshares has
fall into standard tourist traps. And Feastly
sandwiches in Reno ... Amazon and the
been doing it in LA. Most flirt with legal
in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
UK testing the feasibility of drone delivery.
prohibitions about selling food from home
Meal kits represent a growing (albeit still
A couple-of-billion venture capital dollars
kitchens but none is large enough to bother
small) example of restaurants-without-seats
have flowed into food delivery businesses ...
local health departments ... yet.
business. Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, Plated,
even as the field gets crowded and failures
Another group of startups took note
Chef’d and purely local outfits ... plus on-
multiply. Eventually there’ll be consolidation
when AirBNB began taking reservations for
line grocers and even some restaurants
... or, more importantly, they’ll be gobbled
dinners in home cooks’ dining rooms ... a
... plus consumer brands like Campbell’s
up my big-gorilla tech companies and in-
corporatization of an earlier underground
...think there’s a bonanza in ready-to-prep
tegrated into reservations apps ... also a
restaurant trend ... and began launching
meals-in-a-box at prices that rival costs
field getting overcrowded.”
similar apps connecting adventurous eaters
for eating out.
The rise of the virtual restaurant parallels
with “boarding house” dinners and pop-up
Don’t forget drones. Lots of experiment-
the rise of the ready meal — so it looks
feasts in secret locations. There’s VizEat
ing going on ... including Google-Chipotle
as if 2017 will be great for this section of
in Italy, France, Spain, UK and Portugal ...
at Virginia tech ... Domino’s pizza drone
the food industry.
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Ice-cream range Bulla Dairy Foods has launched its ‘unfakeably summer’ range of ice-cream, cones, sticks and tubs. Using fresh milk and cream, the range adds a touch of innovation to create unexpected flavour combinations. © stock.adobe.com/au/PavelPrichystal
The Choc Bar Jelly Top contains raspberry jelly and ice-cream covered in a milk chocolate coating, while Jelly Splits features a traditional raspberry jelly covered in a lemonade shell. The Bulla Frozen Greek Style Yoghurt range, available in cones, mini sticks
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released the third edition of Safe Food Australia — a guide to the food safety standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Steve McCutcheon said Safe Food Australia is used by government agencies responsible for enforcing food standards. Businesses may also find it offers guidance that will help them to comply with the standards. “The new edition includes updated evidence and information to address current food safety issues and trends. It also provides new guidance for mobile, temporary and home-based vendors,” McCutcheon said. “It is now available as a searchable online document to help readers quickly and easily access the information they are looking for.” McCutcheon also launched FSANZ’s online Food Safety Hub — a one-stop food safety shop — providing information for food regulators, businesses and consumers. “The Food Safety Hub brings together food safety advice, guides, resources and tools to make it easier for users to find what they’re looking for.”
and tub flavours, combines a smooth and creamy texture with the tanginess of yoghurt. Bulla Creamy Classics Choc Hazelnut Spread is a rich ice-cream with a chocolate-hazelnut flavour. Bulla Dairy Foods www.bulla.com.au
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FSANZ releases updated Safe Food Australia guide
Automated burger formers The Mainca range of burger forming machines has been expanded to include two automatic models: the HA-2200 and the HA-4400. These machines are compact, robust and capable of producing 2200 and 4400 forms/h,
Astaxanthin
respectively. These machines also have variable speed.
Algalif has introduced Icelandic
While competing machines may form uneven patties, Mainca formers possess two different
Astaxanthin, a 100% pure and
bottom paddles that work together to shape the burger. Various drums are available to produce different sized burgers — 35, 55 and 120 mm diameters. Drums for smaller sizes facilitate multi-form cycles, that is, a drum for a 35 mm burger will produce three burgers at a time and the drum for a 55 mm burger will produce two at a time. Thickness is adjustable from 4 to 34 mm depending on the drum. For both models, an automatic paper dispenser attachment and foot pedal are standard features. The HA-2200 has a conveyor length of 330 mm and a 25 L hopper. The HA-4400 features an extended 750 mm conveyor belt, an automatic wire cleaner and a large 45 L hopper as standard. Barnco Sales Pty Ltd www.barncosales.com.au
natural product cultivated directly from Haematococcus pluvialis, a rich source of natural Astaxanthin. Developed in a facility built exclusively for the research and development of micro-algae solutions, the growth and cultivation systems are fuelled with pure Icelandic glacial water, 100% geothermal power and proprietary lighting to produce high-quality Astaxanthin. The Astaxanthin is sold in bulk and is suitable for a range of applications including dietary supplements, skin care and pharmaceutical applications. Algalif www.algalif.com
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Better food safety: there’s a recipe for that If food safety reminders are included in recipes, compliance improves dramatically.
nly 25% of home cooks
safety instructions. The dishes required the
use a meat thermometer
participants to handle raw meat, eggs and
but this number increas-
fresh produce while scientists observed how
es to 85% if the recipe
often the participants washed their hands
includes a reminder.
or used a meat thermometer.
Likewise, usually only
By comparing the two groups, the
40–50% of people wash their hands when
researchers found that 60% more people
cooking but if the recipe includes a reminder,
used a meat thermometer and 20 to 30%
70–80% of people will wash their hands.
more people washed their hands when the
These results were observed by Edgar Chambers IV, co-director of the Kansas State
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recipes included reminders about the two food safety practices.
University Sensory Analysis Center and his
“This is such an easy thing to do: just
team, including researchers at Tennessee
add the information to the recipe and people
State University and RTI International and
follow it,” said Edgar Chambers. “It’s a simple
have been published in the Journal of Food
way to reduce foodborne illness and we can
Protection. The US Department of Agricul-
actually reduce healthcare costs by simply
ture intends to include these food safety
adding information to recipes. It’s a great
instructions in the recipes that it develops
finding and a great piece of information for
henceforth.
the promotion of food safety information.”
The researchers observed 75 people
The research is well timed as the need
cook two dishes — a Parmesan chicken
for food thermometer use is increasing with
breast and a turkey patty with mushroom
LED lights and energy-efficient lights mak-
sauce — following recipes that did not have
ing meat and poultry appear as if they are
food safety instructions. Another group of
more ‘cooked’ than they actually are. This
75 participants cooked the same dishes
lighting-based research has been published
following recipes that did include food
in the Journal of Sensory Studies.
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A partnership between food relief agency Foodbank and food businesses Manildra Group, MSM Milling, Rinoldi Pasta and Simplot Australia has delivered 40 million meals to people in need. Manildra has provided 1800 tonnes of flour for the manufacture of pasta since it joined forces with Rinoldi in 2004, while MSM Milling has donated 15,000 litres of oil since it started collaborating with Simplot in 2009 to make and donate Leggo’s Napoletana Pasta Sauce. Manildra also donates sugar from Sunshine Sugar for the pasta sauce. Foodbank Australia’s CEO, Brianna Casey, says this type of corporate sector support is essential to ensure the organisation can provide food for 644,000 people each month. “The Pasta and Pasta Sauce Programs set the benchmark for our food industry partnerships. Through the generosity and commitment of Rinoldi, Manildra Group, MSM Milling and Simplot, we have a constant and sustainable supply of a product that forms the foundation of a variety of hearty meals,” she said. “The 2016 Foodbank Hunger Report reveals that 43,000 people are still being turned away by charities every month due to lack of food. If we’re to bridge this gap, we need to find new and sustainable ways to supplement our existing sources of food. The Pasta Program is a standout example of what commitment and teamwork can achieve,” Casey said.
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Pasta partnership serves 40 million meals to needy Australians
Large institutions, caterers and home cooks will be able to confidently calculate the environmental impact of their menus thanks to a collaborative project between researchers in Australia and the UK. The work by researchers from RMIT and Lancaster University has produced a carbon footprint ‘league table’ for fresh food, with a clear greenhouse gas emissions hierarchy emerging across food categories Grains, fruit and vegetables were found to have the lowest impact, followed by nuts and pulses. Non-ruminant meat such as chicken and pork had a medium impact, as did fish when calculated as an average across all species, although results between species varied significantly. The highest environmental impact came from ruminant animals with multiple guts, such as beef and lamb. The authors had worked with a residential aged care organisation to help reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. A key finding was that the food served to residents contributed to a large portion of the environmental impact, prompting the attempt to understand more clearly the global warming potential of differing foods. The authors have produced a simple list to illustrate how much — or how little — it takes for different foods to contribute 1 kg of greenhouse gas emissions: • 5.8 kg onions (about 50 medium onions) • 3.5 kg apples (about 20 medium apples) • 2.6 kg oats • 270 g chicken • 1 kg lentils • 244 g kangaroo • 1.2 kg peanuts • 212 g rabbit • 800 mL milk • 131 g Australian pork • 290 g salmon • 44 g Australian beef • 290 g eggs (about five small eggs) • 57 g Australian lamb
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Calculating the environmental cost of a meal
Associate Professor Karli Verghese said the study was the largest and most comprehensive examination of its kind, providing the first global league table for fresh food. “With this full picture of the greenhouse gas impact of different foods, people can reliably work out more sustainable diets and menus for themselves and for their customers,” said Professor Verghese. Dr Stephen Clune, from Lancaster University, said that while it was impractical to replace beef with onions, the study showed that replacing it with other meats or plant-based protein sources would lower the environmental impact. The paper, ‘Systematic review of greenhouse gas emissions for different fresh food categories’, has been published in the Journal of Cleaner Production.
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Get smart at AUSPACK
7–10 Ma rch 2017 Sydney S howgrou nd Fr e e r e g is t r a t io n: www.aus pack.com .au ......
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AUSPACK is a free, ‘must attend’ event for everyone involved in the ready meals and high-volume catering markets.
AUSPACK 2017
USPACK 2017 will see
electronics, the cloud and the Internet
the individual product and report its history,
more than 350 exhibitors
of Things, which combined create a new
among other information.
demonstrate and explain
frontier for packaging manufacturers and
In another local development, packaging
their products and ser-
exciting opportunities for food and beverage
equipment supplier Result Group (Stand
vices to more than an
manufacturers.
38 at AUSPACK 2017) has partnered with
estimated 6000 visitors.
Intelligent packaging technologies incor-
IDlocate, a traceability and anticounterfeit
More than 1200 brands in the processing,
porated or embedded in a pack (like codes
solutions provider, to deliver a consumer-
packaging, materials, components and mate-
and tags) provide a means to access infor-
facing authentication platform which enables
rials handling sectors will be on display at
mation, check authenticity, monitor product
unique QR coding systems to be printed on
the Sydney Showground, at Sydney Olympic
conditions, receive and store data as well
packaging. By scanning the code with any
Park, from 7–10 March (incl).
as deliver messages to customers, shippers
smartphone or handheld device, consumers
and brand owners.
have direct access to a range of data in
Packaging is getting smarter all the time — make sure you are too
An important application for Australian
real time — including growing information,
manufacturers is proving product prov-
ingredient details, promotional offers, export
At AUSPACK you will be able to find out
enance and authentication, particularly for
origin and serving suggestions.
about all the latest equipment, trends, themes
those exporting into Asian markets where
Benefits to brand owners include the
and directions in both active and intelligent
counterfeiting is rife and where consumers
ability to check supply chain and distribution
packaging. Currently estimated at $5.3 bil-
seek assurance that a product is genuinely
without needing third-party feedback, and the
lion globally, and expected to reach $7.8
Australian.
capability to understand consumer-buying
billion/year by 2021, smart packaging is an
Product identification and inspection
behaviour firsthand, plus being able to build
important growing trend that is particularly
expert Matthews Australasia (Stand 56 at
product-relevant custom content and share
relevant to the ready meals market.
AUSPACK 2017) has worked with New Zea-
it with consumers instantly.
In the intelligent packaging space, Austral-
land company Trust Codes to provide high-
Augmented Reality is another exciting
ian companies exhibiting at AUSPACK are
end infant formula processor Camperdown
technology being used by brands to create
developing solutions for brand owners that
Dairies with a groundbreaking platform to
engaging and immersive experiences for
enable the development of experience-rich
allow Chinese consumers to quickly check the
consumers. Omniverse Foster Group (Stand
marketing campaigns; relay vital information
authenticity and provenance of its products
27 at AUSPACK 2017) will be demonstrating
on nutritional content and product prov-
using their smartphones.
advances made to its 3D immersive packaging
enance; and provide a platform for authen-
The system prints each tin of infant
technology which it introduced at AUSPACK
milk formula with a unique QR code with
2015. The company will showcase how it is
While active packaging is a relatively
human-readable information managed by
taking AR to the next level of digital plat-
mature market, intelligent packaging is in
Matthews’ iDSnet software. The printed QR
forming, enhancing the technology’s ability
a high growth phase, spurred by printed
code allows consumers to scan and identify
to bring brands to life.
tication, traceability and brand protection.
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See the latest food processing equipment as well Wednesday, 8 March will be the inaugural Processing Day at AUSPACK 2017. “Each show we grow the processing
issues industry is currently facing and learn
educational program will cover a broad range
how the latest technology can help them to
of topics relating to the theme ‘Innovation
overcome those.”
& Design’ and feature a range of national and international speakers.
Register online now
Appealing to those in management
side of AUSPACK and this will continue in
Attendance at AUSPACK is free — register
positions (including design, development,
2017 with more exhibitors providing more
online at www.auspack.com.au now so you
marketing, production, engineering, supply
processing machinery and solutions than ever
will be able to walk straight in and start
chain and logistics personnel), as well as
before. Processing Day will be launched as
discovering what you need to make your
equipment suppliers, raw material providers,
part of AUSPACK, highlighting the latest and
business more efficient and profitable.
users of packaging, retailers and consumers,
best the industry has to offer,” explained
the forums will add depth and networking
2017 AIP National Technical Forums
opportunities to those visiting AUSPACK.
“Multiple processing events will be held
Alongside AUSPACK, the Australian Pack-
will be held as a part of Packaging & Pro-
throughout the day with dedicated educa-
aging & Processing Machinery Association
cessing Week at the Sydney Showground,
tional sessions, workshops, meetings and
(APPMA) and the Australian Institute of
Sydney Olympic Park, from 7–9 March 2017.
networking gatherings. Processors and
Packaging (AIP) will be hosting the 2017
processing machinery suppliers will discuss
National Technical Forums. This three-day
Luke Kasprzak, Portfolio Director – Industrial Division, Exhibitions and Trade Fairs.
The 2017 AIP National Technical Forums
Visit aipack.com.au/event-registration to show your interest in attending this event.
Floorplan*
*Both the exhibitor list and floorplan were correct when supplied (9/12/16) but AUSPACK is proving so popular that extra exhibitors are expected.
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Exhibitors* Exhibitor
Stand number
3M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630 A&D Weighing & Inspection. . . 70 AAA Packaging Supplies . . . . 311 AB Autopack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 ABB Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 AccuWeigh/AccuPak. . . . . . . . . 92 Adept Turnkey Vision Systems.50 ADM Packaging Automation. . 440 Aerofloat - Wastewater Treatment Specialists. . . . . . . . 79 AmbaFlex Spiral Conveyor Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Anderson Wholesale Packaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 APPMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Approval Laboratories. . . . . . . 744 Asafe Australasia. . . . . . . . . . . 646 ATS Applied Tech Systems. . . 481 Aupacific Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Aurora Process Solutions. . . . 541 Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Australian Wrapping Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Australis Engineering . . . . . . . . 67 AutoCoding Systems . . . . . . . 450 Automaint Solutions. . . . . . . . . 68 Avian Granulator Group . . . . . 760 Axelent Automation & Safety. 626 Barry-Wehmiller Australia. . . . . 29 BCDS Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706 Beagle Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728 Biofiba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 BioSteam KHD Belt Cleaning.300 Biotec Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . 460 BluePrint Automation . . . . . . . . 25 Busch Vacuum Pumps and Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 C21 Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751 Cama Australia (Cama Group). . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 Case Packing Systems. . . . . . . 31 CDE Design Solutions . . . . . . 669 CGP Coating Innovation. . . . . 566 Chart Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Chellsons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701 Cheng Fong Plastics Co. . . . . 154 Clariant South East Asia. 746/748 Concetti Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Confoil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 Contech & Flexmove Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Cope Air Technologies. . . . . . 252 CP Packaging Industry Co/CP Poly-Industry Co. . . . . . . . . . . 587 CPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Crafers Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . 747 CS Machinery Co. . . . . . . . . . . 20 Dandong Mingcheng Environmental Protection Products Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736 Dansensor - Pryde Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Datalogic Automation. . . . . . . 321 Department of Industry, Innovation and Science . . . . . 207
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Exhibitor
Stand number
Elettric 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Elliott Automation. . . . . . . . . . 160 Emrich Packaging Machinery. . 28 Enterline Packaging Solution.712 Environmental Control Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748 ErgoPack Australia. . . . . . . . . 245 Eriez Magnetics. . . . . . . . . . . . 601 Ernest Fleming Machinery & Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Esko Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Falsdell Machinery . . . . . . . . . 510 Fanuc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 FB Propak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Fibre King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Filling Machines Australia. . . . 607 Fletcher International . . . . . . . 732 Flo-gineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689 Food & Beverage Asia . . . . . . 200 Food and Beverage Industry news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Foodmach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Foster Packaging . . . . . . . . . . 337 FPC Industry Co. . . . . . . . . . . 789 Fromm Packaging Australia. . 560 Fujian Henglong Plastic Industrial Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 Fulun Packing Manufacture . . 489 Global Packaging. . . . . . . . . . 229 GMD Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . 750 Grain Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Grip B Innovations Co. . . . . . . 251 H&H International Corp. . . . . 573 Hastings Data Loggers. . . . . . 288 Haver & Boecker. . . . . . . . . . . 115 Heat and Control. . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Helee Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Hewlett Packard . . . . . . . . . . . 678 Hot Melt Packaging Systems. . 69 Hybrid Software . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Icon Equipment International.206 ifm efector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 InControl Hygiene. . . . . . . . . . 262 Industry Update Media. . . . . . 581 Industrysearch.com.au. . . . . . 650 Innopack Suzhou Co . . . . . . . 782 Inside FMCG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704 insignia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 Integrated Machinery / Sinolion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 Intralox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 ITW Zip-Pak Australia. . . . . . . . 17 Jet Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . 660 Jialong Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 JL Lennard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 JMP Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . 411 Johns Adhesives / Beardow Adams. . . . . . . . . . . 230 Joseph Lee & Co . . . . . . . . . . 261 Keneng Packaging. . . . . . . . . 620 KHS Pacific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 Kiel Industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 Kockums Bulk Systems . . . . . . 75 Koelnmesse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 Krones Pacific. . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Krueger & Salecker. . . . . . . . . 717
Exhibitor
Stand number
Kuka Robotics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Label Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487 Lachenmeier / Bliss & Reels . 466 LD Packaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Leussink Engineering. . . . . . . 276 Leuze Electronic. . . . . . . . . . . 116 Lighthouse Systems. . . . . . . . 754 Linco Food Systems. . . . . . . . . 54 Machine Knives (Aust) . . . . . . 570 Magnattack Global. . . . . . . . . 366 Makum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641 Martor Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Matthews Australasia . . . . . . . . 59 Metro Plastic Manufacturer SDN BHD/Malaysia. . . . . . . . . 734 Milliken Chemical . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Millsom Materials Handling. . . 470 Minipack International. . . . . . . 640 Minipack International Food Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740-742 Multipack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667 Multiplex Packaging SDN BHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Narrowtex Australia/Absortech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662A/B National Weighing. . . . . . . . . . 674 NDA Engineering . . . . . . . . . . 277 Netzsch Australia . . . . . . . . . . 688 Nordson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 NSK Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 Nupac Industries. . . . . . . . . . . 430 OFS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Omniverse Group. . . . . . . . . . . 27 OMS Australasia. . . . . . . . . . . 474 Oriental Packing. . . . . . . . . . . 144 Packaging and Food. . . . . . . . 738 Packaging Council of New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Packline Solutions. . . . . . . . . . 372 Packsize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39a Packweigh Equipment . . . . . . 247 Paksmart Machinery. . . . . . . . 402 Perfect Packaging. . . . . . . . . . . 48 PerForm-Meypack-Kliklok. . . . 636 PharmEquip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 Phillro Industries. . . . . . . . . . . 346 Pilz Safe Automation. . . . . . . . 730 PKN Packaging News + Food & Drink Business. . . . . . 151 Polytij. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Pressco Technology Inc. . . . . 681 Print & Pack Australia. . . . . . . 307 Prior Packaging. . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Product Identification Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 Propac Industrial. . . . . . . . . . . . 47 ProPak Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . 673 Proseal Australia. . . . . . . . . . . 420 Qimarox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 QLM Label Makers. . . . . . . . . 292 QPM Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Qualicaps Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . 788 Recopak Machinery . . . . . . . . 130 Regethermic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Result Group of Companies. . . 38 Retailquip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Exhibitor
Stand number
Rhima Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . 451 RK Rose & Krieger . . . . . . . . . 301 RML Engineering . . . . . . . . . . 422 RMR Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Robatech Gluing Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Robot Technologies/Systems Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Robotic Automation . . . . . . . . 266 Rockwell Automation . . . . . . . . 73 Romheld Automation . . . . . . . . 74 Roxset Health + Safety Flooring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Sabre Medical Packaging. . . . 752 Schur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Scott Automation + Robotics.250 Selpak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 Sepak Industries. . . . . . . . . . . 781 Shanghai Jornen Machinery Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Shrinath Flexi Pack. . . . . . . . . 574 SI Instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 Sick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 SKY Softgel Co (Korea). . . . . . 340 Smalte Conveying. . . . . . . . . . 666 SMC Pneumatics . . . . . . . . . . . 57 SMI SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675 Solutionpack Machinery (M) Sdn Bhd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668 Spraying Systems Co. . . . . . . 611 Stainless Tank & Mix. . . . . . . . 472 Sunlea Label Printing Co . . . . 617 Superior Pump Technologies.210 Suzhou Tipack Co. . . . . . . . . . 162 Synergy Packaging. . . . . . . . . 540 Synthetic Packers. . . . . . . . . . 676 Taiwan Hon Chuan . . . . . . . . . . 40 The Le Mac Australia Group. . 275 Thermal Ribbons Australia. . . 119 Thriving Enterprises . . . . . . . . 273 TigerPak Packaging . . . . . . . . 350 Tinco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Titan Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . 614 TNA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Total Pack Australia. . . . . . . . . 152 Toyota Material Handling . . . . . 88 Tronics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 TXM Lean Manufacturing. . . . 591 UCIMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536-636 UV Solutionz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Viking Food Solutions. . . . . . . 606 Visy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Vpet Plastic Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Walls Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Wedderburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Wellman Packaging . . . . . . . . 351 Wells Hygiene and Detectable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473 What’s New In Food Technology & Manufacturing. 158 Workflow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589 WRH Global Australia. . . . . . . . 82 Yii Lee Enterprise Co . . . . . . . . 22 Youngsun China. . . . . . . . . . . 631 Zanasi - Make your Mark . . . . 294
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Compact skewerer Kyoei’s compact KKS-860 skewering machine is capable of up to 100 skewers/min, depending on operator speed. With full pneumatic operation, the skewerer is user friendly and is easy to keep hygienic. Being a semiautomatic process, operators are still needed to load and insert trays. This machine can be customised and manufactured according to user specifications. Barnco Sales Pty Ltd www.barncosales.com.au
Egg-based sweet snack Sunny Queen Meal Solutions has launched a ready-to-serve, egg-based sweet snack. Sweet Bites can be enjoyed either warm or cool, and are available in three flavours: Double Chocolate and Coconut; Banana and Chocolate; and Apple and Sultana. They are gluten-free and contain no artificial colours or flavours. The snacks are snap frozen, giving them a shelf life of 12 months, and can be heated
Mango topping
in a sandwich press, combi or conventional
Edlyn has released a mango-flavoured topping. Packed in a 3 L bot-
oven, microwave or hot plate.
tle, the topping is gluten-free, GMO-free and Kosher-certified and is
They are suitable for a range of commercial
suitable for milkshakes, smoothies, ice-creams and desserts.
outlets such as quick service restaurants
Other topping flavours available include chocolate, strawberry, vanilla,
and cafes, and in aged care, health care
caramel, banana, coffee, lime, spearmint, raspberry, pineapple and
and large institutions.
blue heaven.
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Ready meals for children
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A frozen meal range targeted at ‘junior foodies’ has arrived in Australian supermarkets. Coco & Lucas is a range of meals pitched at 3- to 12-year-olds. All of the meals are gluten- and lactose-free, contain at least 25% protein, use Australian meat only and include no artificial colours or flavours. The range includes spaghetti bolognese, beef cottage pie, mini bangers and mash, and grilled chicken breast with brown rice and vegetables. All meals have been awarded health star ratings between 3.5 and 4.5.
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Using light to accentuate food
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A Spanish delicatessen chain has opted for ERCO LED lighting tools in its newest store to present its array of regional specialities in a fresh and appetising light. A s m a l l c h a i n o f d e l i c a t e ss e n supermarkets in and around Barcelona, Casa Tió sells mostly meat specialities — hams and sausages, cuts of chicken, duck, goose, rabbit, pork, lamb, veal and beef sold in fresh, vacuum-packed portions — as well as milk, cheese, eggs and wine from the Catalonian region. To help customers distinguish between the different kinds of meats and products, a primary concern was superior light quality to ensure faithful reproduction of the various colours. Opened in 2015, the store was conceived with a new interior design as a prototype for other Casa Tió stores. The zonal lighting solution relies on ERCO LED lighting tools for maximum flexibility using a single range of luminaires. To blend in with the store’s black ceiling, Optec spotlights finished in black were mounted on a black ERCO track system. The result is a display of gourmet foods and products presented in light that is virtually invisible to the customer. The ERCO LED Optec spotlights used in the store provide 24 W warm white light at 3000 K — offering high-quality colour rendering properties (Ra ≥ 90) as a feature.
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Baby food creator opts for re-usable packaging A re-usable polypropylene pot has been selected to provide a point of difference in a range of ready-made organic baby foods released in Sweden. The Lovemade range includes eight locally produced varieties packaged in RPC Superfos’s injection-moulded SuperLock polypropylene pot, which holds 215 mL of product and features a 95 mm-diameter lid. The creator of the range, Danish entrepreneur Silvia Wulff, said the width of the lid is important. “In terms of giving parents an ease-of-use experience the diameter is important,” she explained. “The SuperLock pot is the right size, making it easy to stir, get a spoon in and the baby food out. Add to this the
click-on screw-off lid makes it hassle-free to open and reclose the pot.” The barrier labels of the pot provide a long shelf life, enabling the products to be placed in retail stores under ambient temperatures alongside competing products sold in glass. “Plastic has low weight, which means reduced transportation costs and reduced environmental impact. I also appreciate the fact that SuperLock is suitable for autoclaving, so we can ensure suitable shelf life and at the same time deliver pure and natural products, avoiding the need for additives or preservatives. In addition, the pot can be re-used at home multiple times, which adds value to our product,” said Wulff. The labels feature eye-catching artwork, while the base of the pack is transparent, making it possible to see the contents at the time of purchase. RPC Superfos www.rpc-superfos.com
Infant formula Freedom Foods brand Australia’s Own has launched a range of infant formulas and toddler milk drinks. The Gold and Diamond Infant Formulas use only Australian cow’s milk and contain both a pre- and probiotic. The Gold range includes Omega 3 and 6 in all stages plus GOS prebiotic in stage 1 at 118 mg/100
Food-contact approved paper British papermaker James Cropper has launched the Dolcelicious food contact-approved range of papers in Australia.
mL. The Diamond products have
Designed for premium food brands, including chocolatiers and
higher levels of Omega 3 and 6,
specialty tea and coffee suppliers, the paper range is suitable for
a Bb12 Probiotic in all stages and
contact with dry, moist and fatty foodstuffs.
GOS prebiotic in all stages from
Available in 11 colours — including lemon drizzle, liquorice, silver
400–500 mg/100 mL.
spoon and kiwi fizz — the paper can also be tailored using em-
The products are manufactured
bossing patterns.
at a nutritional plant in the Gipps-
The range is manufactured in the UK to meet Regulation (EC)
land region of Victoria.
1935/2004 and ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and OHSAS
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18001 Standards. All papers in the range are FSC certified. Elof Hansson Australia www.elofhansson.com
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Vending machines go healthy and high tech
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US vending specialist Gilly Vending has partnered with Atlanta-based Georgia State University to provide state-ofthe-art snack and beverage vending machines for more than 50,000 students and faculty. Designed with consumer-engaging technologies such as real-time sales, loyalty reward programs, cashless payment solutions and 3D interactive touch screens, and including organic and all natural product lines, Gilly’s cloud-based systems offer the opportunity to network all machines on campus to maximise efficiencies. In compliance with US federal guidelines, the energy-efficient machines will generate up to 50% power savings and will feature nutritional ingredient displays. Gilly provides traditional and healthy vending programs to aviation, hospitals, colleges and universities across the US.
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Why do many older adults eat less than the recommended amount of protein?
Ready meals can help
increase protein intake in the elderly
ow protein intake is as-
Katherine Appleton, lead researcher in a
sociated with an increased
Bournemouth University study.
“Our findings have a number of implications for intervention strategies. Taste was
risk of falls and fractures, a
“We surveyed older adults living in the
an important factor, so that suggests that
weaker immune system and
community and found that people were
we should be considering the use of flavour-
a higher risk of infection. So
most likely to eat different types of animal
ings and promoting appetising recipes or
in fact, older adults should
protein if they were tasty, affordable and
taster sessions. We also found that people
be increasing their protein intake to modify
convenient to buy and prepare. As people
took into account the healthiness of foods
these risks and recent research has found a
age they may face problems with eating
when picking what to buy and eat, so better
place for ready meals in improving protein
and digesting some foods, which affects
information and education may also change
consumption in older people.
what they choose to buy and eat, but un-
people’s decisions.
“Eating enough protein is important for
like other studies, we found that this wasn’t
“Cost and ease of preparation also
our health as we age, but many older people
necessarily the most important factor when
emerged as factors in our study. This sug-
don’t consume enough. Options such as tak-
choosing the foods we were interested in.
gests that the promotion of pre-prepared or
ing protein supplements or having fortified
“We found that people were also likely
pre-cooked foods may make a difference to
foods are often unpopular, so we chose to
to select food that they perceived to be
protein consumption, as might education
focus our research on foods that are natu-
healthy. These reasons all have implica-
around the promotion of cheaper sources
rally high in protein. We wanted to find out
tions for the kinds of interventions that
of protein. This could be as simple as pro-
how often people were eating animal-based
are likely to be successful in persuading
moting recipes or demonstrations explaining
proteins, such as meat, fish, eggs or dairy,
older people to eat more protein,” con-
how to reduce waste and use all of the
and why they appeal,” explained Professor
tinued Dr Appleton.
food we buy.”
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2016’s worst food and supplement labelling scams US non-profit health advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has released its list of the 10 Worst Food and Supplement Scams of 2016, criticising companies that rely on “pretty pictures and appealing buzzwords to fool people into thinking that their foods or supplements are healthier than they really are”, according to CSPI senior nutritionist Lindsay Moyer. In no particular order, the labelling scams of 2016 are: 1. Nutella. The family favourite, which calls itself ‘Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa,’ contains more sugar and (sustainable) palm oil than hazelnuts and cocoa, earning its place on the list. 2. Quaker Real Medleys SuperGrains Blueberry Pecan. This granola has more sugar and oil than pecans, and more cornstarch than quinoa or blueberries. 3. Nabisco Good Thins. The Potato One Sweet Potato variety contains more white potato flour and cornstarch than sweet potato powder. The Potato One Spinach & Garlic has more potato flour, cornstarch, oil and white flour than dried spinach. The Chickpea One Garlic & Herb contains more white flour and oil than chickpea powder. 4. Oscar Mayer Natural Slow Roasted Turkey Breast. “Some things are full of hormones. We’re not,” said one of the company’s ads in 2016, despite the fact that no brand of turkey has hormones added because they’re prohibited by US federal regulations. Oscar’s Natural labels also claim that its turkey contains “no nitrites or nitrates added except those naturally occurring in celery juice and sea salt”. Translation: you’re getting nitrites and nitrates from the celery juice. 5. M Drive. This dietary supplement was advertised in high-end magazines as a testosterone booster for men. A one-month supply sells for roughly US$40. Containing a concentrated extract of the herb
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ashwagandha, it promised to “enhance vitality & sexual function”. But in the only two studies, men who took the extract did not have any higher testosterone levels than men assigned to take a placebo. 6. Simply Mixed Berry Juice Drink. “Just simple ingredients. Honestly simple,” claimed ads for Simply Mixed Berry in 2016. Yet the drink is 90% water and added sugar. Simply Tropical is 85% water and added sugar. Simple? Sure. Honest? Not so much, says CSPI. 7. Ocean Spray Greek Yogurt Craisins. Ocean Spray took dried cranberries and “dipped them in real, tangy Greek yogurt”, according to the label. But the Craisins have more sugar and saturated-fat-rich palm kernel oil than Greek yoghurt powder, which explains why each serving has less than a gram of protein. 8. Suja Green Delight. A 350 mL bottle of this ‘green’ smoothie costs about US$4. Its first ingredient is cheap, nutrient-poor apple juice, not the kale, spinach or other veggies that consumers probably expect. Suja’s King of Greens and Easy Greens also have more apple juice than any of their greens. 9. VitaFusion Complete Multivitamin Gummy. Despite being labelled as ‘complete’, the gummy multivitamins are missing nine essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamins B1, B2 and K and the minerals magnesium, zinc, copper and selenium. 10. Brookside Berry Medley Flavors Crunchy Clusters. The packaging features cranberries, blueberries and raspberries, but there are no blueberries or raspberries in the clusters — just juice concentrates. And they contain more chocolate, sugar, palm kernel oil, white rice and about half a dozen other ingredients than cranberries. Plus, the calories, sugar and other nutrients listed on the front label is for a serving size of less than a third of the smallish 140 g bag.
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Multifunctional kitchen equipment The Polaris Genius range comprises multifunctional equipment capable of fulfilling multiple kitchen needs in one appliance. With the ability to blast chill and
Steam cooking bags in stand-up pouch format
freeze, it can be used for slow cooking and warm holding, as a bakery retarder-proofer and for thawing.
Sirane has developed steam cooking bags for the oven and microwave in a
The range includes five models of varying capacities.
stand-up pouch format.
Scots Ice Australia www.scotsice.com.au
The steam cooking bags allow flavours to be sealed in for simple, tasty cooking. Heat-sealable and self-seal versions are available. The bags are designed to be used safely in a conventional oven up to 200°C, in a microwave and in a freezer for subsequent reheating and eating. They are made from high-temperature-resistant film and sealed in using a fold-over flap, after which the bag becomes odour- and leak-proof. The bags are available in a range of sizes and colours, can be custom printed and can also incorporate a carry-handle. Suitable for fresh ready meals incorporating fresh fish or meat, with the addition of sauces, butters and glazes they allow a whole meal to be sealed in a bag and handed to the customer to take home and cook. Sirane Ltd www.sirane.com
Avoid Costly Recalls
Sesotec RAYCON X-ray inspection system provides highly accurate inline detection of contaminates (magnetic and non-magnetic metals, glass, and ceramics, stone, PVC and rubber). Other product defects such as broken, malformed, or missing products, clumping and trapped air can also be detected. The RAYCON X-ray system reliably detects metallic or metalized foreign objects. For separating purposes standard or customer specific units can be integrated. • Multi product software – has the ability to run up to 20 different products at the same time • Able to scan 1,2,3 or 4 lanes of product simultaneously Avoid the disaster of costly recalls that could break valuable contracts. Invest in the peace of reliable detection systems by contacting CBS Foodtech for discussions on your needs.
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Hepatitis A
Janette Woodhouse
and the foodservice industry Hepatitis A is the only common vaccine-preventable foodborne disease. Should food service workers be vaccinated to minimise the risks of them contaminating the foods they handle?
epatitis A is a viral infec-
selling them in Lower Saxony, sickening 83.
sibly a redness on the injection site or a mild
tion affecting the liver
• 10 cases of epidemiologically linked
fever. The Australian Immunisation Handbook
that spreads through the
hepatitis A involved a food handler at
(NHMRC 2008) recommends hepatitis A vac-
faecal-oral route. While the
a ready-to-eat foods cafe in Melbourne.
cinations for:
virus is endemic in the
Bill Marler, managing partner of Marler
third world, the hygiene
Clark, a Seattle, Washington, based law firm
and sanitation practices in the developed
that specialises in foodborne illness cases, is
• all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
world mean that most people in Australia
advocating that foodservice workers should
children between 18 months and six years
and New Zealand reach adulthood without
be vaccinated against hepatitis A.
having been exposed to the virus.
Being resistant to heating and freezing, the
• travellers to endemic areas, which means developing countries;
of age in north Queensland; • workers in rural and remote Indigenous
According to the Hepatitis Australia web-
hepatitis A virus can survive for several hours
site: “Infection resulting from contaminated
outside the body and persists on the hands
• child day-care and pre-school personnel;
food or water, or an infected food handler
and in food for even longer. Compounding this
• the intellectually disabled and their carers;
is rare in Australia.” However, infection via
is the problem that those with the disease
• healthcare workers employed in paediatric
this route is certainly not unknown. Only last
are infectious for about two weeks before
wards, intensive care units and emergency
year, berries sourced from China and Chile
they develop any symptoms. So they can
departments that provide for substantial
and repackaged at Patties Foods’ Victorian
be handling food and spreading the disease
populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
facility were implicated for causing a hepatitis
before they are aware that they are infected.
Islander children and nursing and medi-
A outbreak and in New Zealand Fruzio Mixed
In fact it takes 15–50 days for symptoms of
cal staff on rural and remote Indigenous
Berries were recalled due to hepatitis A con-
hepatitis A to show after infection (average
communities;
tamination. Now, in the US, frozen strawber-
time 28–30 days).
communities;
• sewage workers;
ries from Egypt have sickened at least 140.
The world is no longer a large place.
And it is not only frozen berries that have
More and more foods are shipped around
• injecting drug users;
the globe, many from developing countries,
• patients with chronic liver disease of any
been the source of hepatitis A outbreaks.
• men who have sex with men;
• Five died, one required a liver transplant
and people are also travelling internationally
and 500 were sickened by green onions
to an extent never before seen. It is easy to
imported from Mexico in 2003.
pick up hepatitis A when travelling to less
pooled plasma concentrates.
developed countries, come home, go back to
As many prepared meal manufacturers’
• 165 were sickened by frozen pomegranates
aetiology; and • patients with haemophilia who may receive
work in the food industry and contaminate
clients are among the most vulnerable in
• Epidemiological and laboratory findings
a lot of food before you develop symptoms.
society already, I’m inclined to agree with Bill
suggest a sweet pastry salesperson
Vaccination for hepatitis A is two injections
contaminated products while packing and
and there are very few side effects — pos-
from Turkey.
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Marler — vaccination should be the go.
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Are millennials shunning McDonald’s? Do hipsters avoid Hungry Jack’s? Research by Roy Morgan reveals that Generations Y and Z are still markedly more likely than older generations to visit most big-name quick service restaurants, but in many cases their visitation rate is declining. Between 2012 and 2016, the proportion of Australians visiting McDonald’s at least once in an average four weeks has declined from 31.2% to 29.4%, a trend that is seen across all generations. At rival chain Hungry Jack’s, the total proportion of visitors remained generally steady, with slight declines in visitation by Gen X and baby boomers, and a more pronounced decline in Generation Y (from 19.2% to 16.5%) offset somewhat by growth among Gen Z customers, (from 15.7% to 16.8%). The decline in visits to mainstream burger chains has so far not benefited the more niche and gourmet-oriented burger chain Grill’d, which has seen a slight increase among Generation X visitors, a noticeable drop among Gen Y (from 8.0% to 5.4%) and little change among Gen Z. However, the proportion of Generation Y who pay at least one visit to ‘other’ hamburger outlets in an average four weeks has grown from 4.7% to 6.4%, suggesting they could be frequenting either the smaller, hipsterised burger chains or the no-frills, family-owned outlets. KFC still rules the roost in the world of fast-food chicken, but the proportion of Australians visiting the chain at least once in an average four weeks has slipped slightly, from 20.4% to 19.3%. KFC’s popularity is strongest with Gens Y (23.9%) and Z (26.2%). Meanwhile, Generation Y (9.1%) outstrips the older generations for visitation to Red Rooster; but Gen Z (6.0%) is below average. The smaller, more epicurean chicken chains Nando’s and Oporto are more popular with Generations Y and Z than with their elders, but their popularity has mainly declined since 2012. Unlike burger restaurants, there is no obvious shift towards ‘other’ hot chicken shops.
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Snacking habits of millennials an opportunity for food brands Young adults are the biggest snackers, according to research released by Canadean, with 40% of 18- to 34-year-olds engaging in regular snacking. But rather than an extra treat on top of regular meals, the practice is part of an emerging trend dubbed ‘modular eating’, which is replacing the traditional practice of eating three meals a day, according to the market research company. The company’s latest report finds that consumers snack for a variety of reasons such as the functional need for an energy or nutritional boost, the psychological need to de-stress or indulge, and needs dictated by occasion, such as watching a movie, attending a sporting event or socialising with friends. And as more consumers turn to snacks, the potential opportunities for snacking brands grow across the health-indulgence and sweetsavoury spectrums. Katrina Diamonon, principal Consumer Insight at Canadean, explained: “While it is important for brands to acknowledge and address the snacking needs of all consumers, it is particularly crucial to understand the motivations of younger consumers. Not only are they more frequent snackers, but their purchase behaviours and preferences will strongly influence other current consumers and also subsequent generations as they pass on these traits to their children.” As millennials tend to prioritise meat in their diets more highly than their older counterparts due to its perceived health benefits, Canadean believes manufacturers should capitalise on the meat snack segment and explore new opportunities. “Improved sourcing transparency and ethical production of such offerings is also enhancing premium credentials,” said Diamonon.
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Pleasurable
eating and size
portion Focusing on the pleasure of food makes people want smaller portions. While this sounds very contradictory it has proven to be so.
f the consumer is motivated by the
vividly imagine the multisensory pleasure
fear of being hungry or achieving
(taste, smell, texture) of similar desserts ac-
value for money they will gravitate
cording to research published in the Journal
to larger portion sizes. But if they
of Marketing Research by Pierre Chandon,
are enticed by taste they are more
the L'OrĂŠal Chaired Professor of Marketing,
likely to choose smaller, healthier
Innovation and Creativity at INSEAD and
portions. The first sips of wine or the first
Yann Cornil, Assistant Professor of the
mouthfuls of food are the most enjoyable.
Sauder School of Business, University of
The more you eat the less the pleasure in
British Columbia.
each successive mouthful.
Chandon and Cornil show that unlike health warnings, multisensory imagery does not reduce expected eating enjoyment
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People will choose smaller portions of chocolate cake when they are asked to
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“
Having more descriptive menus or product labels that encourage customers to use their senses can lead to positive outcomes for consumer satisfaction and health, but also for profits.
or willingness to pay for the food. In fact,
of honey and vanilla’ with an ‘aftertaste
A third study showed that people un-
people are happier to pay more for less food.
of blackberry’. This vivid description made
derestimated how much they will enjoy
In one experiment 42 French schoolchil-
190 adult Americans choose a smaller
eating small portions of chocolate brown-
dren were asked to use their five senses
portion compared to a control condition
ies. They expected to enjoy small portions
in imagining the pleasure of eating familiar
where the cake was simply described as
less than larger ones, when actually both
desserts and were then asked to choose
‘chocolate cake’.
were enjoyed equally. This mistake was
portions of brownies. They naturally chose
The study also had another condition in
eliminated by multisensory imagery, which
portions of brownies that were two sizes
which people were told about the calorie
made people better forecasters of their own
smaller than the portions chosen by children
and fat content of each cake portion. This
future eating enjoyment.
in a control condition.
nutrition information also led people to
“Having more descriptive menus or
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product labels that encourage customers
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smelling of ‘roasted coffee’ with ‘aromas
to the multisensory condition.
health, but also for profits,” said Cornil.
Most of us know we’re supposed to eat five serves of vegetables a day, but how many of us actually do it? About 6%, according to a recent study, whose author suggests that most of us don’t understand enough about the nutritional benefits of vegetables, and better labelling could provide the answer. With a few exceptions — it’s commonly known that carrots are good for vision and spinach contains iron — a survey conducted by University of Sydney PhD candidate Reetica Rekhy found that respondents did not have a good understanding about specific nutritional benefits of most vegetables. “It’s possible that with labelling the health benefits of specific vegetables on retail packs, point-of-sale advertising and other marketing collateral, this could change,” she said. Rekhy, from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at The University of Sydney, said the knowledge that you should eat your vegies has not proven sufficient; consumption even in developed countries falls short of the daily intake recommended by the World Health Organisation. The findings of the study have been published in Nutrition & Dietetics.
Did you know? The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating recommends people eat two to eight serves of vegetables and legumes each day, based on age, physical activity levels and body size. One serve of vegetables is described as about one cup of uncooked or half a cup of cooked or canned vegetables/ beans. Potatoes and other starchy tubers are not considered vegetables for the purposes of the requirements but tomatoes, although officially a fruit, are included in the vegetable count. Some of the benefits that could be promoted more widely include: 1. Carrots: Healthy vision; heart; bones and joints; brain and nervous system; immune system; skin. 2. Broccoli: Healthy bones and joints; brain and nervous system; heart; immune system. 3. Asparagus: Healthy bones and joints; brain and nervous system; heart; hydrate your body; immune system.
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Large catering enterprises can turn food waste into energy Emerson’s innovative large-scale food waste recycling system, Grind2Energy, puts food waste to work — by converting it into energy. At the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland (US), large amounts of food waste is ground on-site and converted into a slurry using an industrial-strength InSinkErator grinder. The quasar energy group, a full waste-to-energy company, then transports this material to one of its local anaerobic digestion facilities to extract methane for energy production and to produce a nutrientrich soil amendment. The environmental benefit is significant, and that impact adds up for bigger venues: commercial kitchens produce on average more than 1800 kg of food waste a week. According to United Nations estimates, as much as one-third of the food we produce globally is wasted each year. If half of this food waste (15 million tons) went to anaerobic digesters instead of landfills each year, the carbon emissions equivalent of about half a million automobiles would be removed. The Cleveland Convention Center is just one of many local institutions to introduce the Grind2Energy system. Grind2Energy came to the city in a major-league way when the
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The US Environmental Protection Agency’s Food Recovery Challenge encourages organisations to both improve their sustainable food management practices and report their results. Challenge participants are encouraged to prevent and divert wasted food in their operations. They follow the Food Recovery Hierarchy, which recommends: • prevention, • donation, • composting and/or anaerobic digestion. This year the Philadelphia Prison System was recognised for its innovative food recovery achievements that include composting 1.35 tons of wasted food each day and saving the City of Philadelphia US$31,000 each year in landfill fees. The city was among more than 800 governments, businesses and organisations across the US that participated in the 2015 EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge. These entities diverted food waste from entering landfills or incinerators through a variety of innovative actions. “The Philadelphia Prison System sets a tremendous example on using innovation to reduce food waste,” said EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Shawn M Garvin. “Businesses and communities across America are taking positive steps to address the food waste challenge, and they’re saving money, helping the environment and feeding hungry people in the process.” The city received special recognition for its achievements nationally under the innovation category. Along with the composting, the Prison System’s food recovery program provides inmates with hands-on job training in horticulture and urban gardening on-site at the Orchard Program located on property behind Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center on State Street. Nationwide, Food Recovery Challenge participants diverted nearly 606,000 tons of wasted food from entering landfills or incinerators in 2014, nearly 88,600 tons of which were donated to people in need.
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