Browsing: Processing
Increasing automation in the food processing industry has helped maintain quality. NZ Food Technology News features the latest food processing trends, equipment, machinery and manufacturing processes. There’s a particular emphasis on food processing in the meat, poultry, seafood and dairy industries, as there’s a need for safe and speedy production.
New aseptic dual filling system
GEA Procomac displayed its new aseptic dual filling system for the filling of PET bottles with products containing particulates at Anuga FoodTec 2012 in late March. Continue →
Delegat’s packaging upgrade
As Delegat’s continues to lead the growth of the New Zealand category and establish internationally one of the world’s great super-premium wine brands in Oyster Bay, the company needed to upgrade its Auckland bottling and packaging facility. Continue →
New Sacmi division raises the bar
International food and beverage machine and turnkey manufacturer Sacmi has entered the dairy sector forming a specialised group which brings together expertise from throughout the group. Continue →
Huge project win for GEA in Tasmania
Danish engineering giant GEA Process Engineering has received a NZ$53 million contract for the delivery of a production facility for milk powder to Tasmania. Continue →
Pneumatic weigh filling system
A pneumatic gain-in-weight filling system for free-flowing bulk solids conveys and weighs the material, and discharges it into bulk bags. Continue →
Twin-flow concept for juices and milk-based mixed drinks
In order to preserve the structure of the fruit chunks and avoid costly product losses, there has to be stringent separation between the juice or milk-based mixed drink and the fruit chunks in the process technology as well. Continue →
Sweet result for confectioners
Clean water supply and global warming are major issues for food and beverage companies who are under increasing pressure to minimise physical and environmental footprints. Continue →
The harder you work the luckier you get
A new name and company structure in 2011 has resulted in an immediate recognition for the contracting supplier to primary food processing markets
Milmeq. Continue →
FSIS includes “Big Six†as adulterants
Professor John Brooks is a member of the Foodtechnology advisory board and professor of food microbiology at the Auckland University of Technology. Continue →
Kiwi company shows origin can be proven – even when it’s frozen
By Leigh Catley, Horticulture New Zealand
Dunedin-based traceability company Oritain presented new research at the Horticulture New Zealand conference in July showing just how easy it is to identify the origin of some food, even after it has been frozen. Continue →
The best meat
By Les Watkins
Faster and more sophisticated services for testing and improving the quality of meat are now available from the Cambridge-based research company Carne Technologies. Continue →
A breakthrough food safety testing system
Developed by Mocon®, in association with Luxcel Biosciences, GreenLight™ is a breakthrough testing system that provides total Aerobic Plate Count (APC), also known as Total Viable Count (TVC), of food samples by measuring bacterial oxygen consumption and equating oxygen consumption to microbial load. Continue →
Consumers want the details, we need to supply them: Maersk chief
"Consumers want and expect more information about what they're eating than ever before – and New Zealand exporters must be able to supply that information", says Maersk Line New Zealand Managing Director Julian Bevis. Continue →
Accusations of pork barrel politics on the back of free trade
by Les Watkins
Alarm bells about a perceived threat to New Zealand’s billion dollar pork industry are ringing loudly on both sides of the Tasman. Continue →
Government dithers and Ecodiesel’s opportunity withers
Most of the country’s annual total of 150,000 tonnes or so of tallow, which comes from shredded and slow-boil beef or mutton fat, is currently exported. Continue →
Mt Cook Alpine Salmon Wins Supreme Award
Steve Maharey presents the Supreme award to Mt Cook Alpine Salmon chief exceutive Geoff Matthews. Continue →
Efforts to ensure raw milk isn’t a raw deal
By Carol Barnao
In regulating the manufacture and sale of food in New Zealand, we are often faced with the challenge of striking a balance between ensuring the safety of our food while acknowledging consumers’ right to choose. Continue →
Tough times for Bay of Plenty fisher folk
By Les Watkins
This is the peak period for harvesting crayfish but the oil disaster has killed the entire operation for many fishermen in the Bay of Plenty. Continue →