‘Biggest dairy breakthrough since pasteurisation’: Aussie firm set to launch high-nutrient, high-digestibility milk products this year Australia-based Naturo is set to launch its high-nutrient, high-digestibility fresh milk products processed without pasteurisation this year, using world-first technology that will also allow for extended shelf life.
According to Naturo Founder and CEO Jeff Hastings, Naturo will be launching a range of nutrient-rich milk products with high digestibility and long shelf-life in March to April this year under the Wholey Milk Company brand.
“We will start with select retail outlets in Queensland first before expanding production and supply nationally, and then internationally in 2022,” Hastings told
The South Korean government has designed a specific food labelling bot tool to help manufacturers comply with local regulations and requirements.
The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has put a great deal of effort into promoting tools and guidelines meant to help local food firms navigate labelling requirements over the past few years, including a 10-step guidance document released early last year on nutrition labelling.
Now the ministry’s latest endeavour has gone high tech with the development of a specialised bot programme to guide food labelling.
Dubbed the ‘Food Labelling Bot’, this digital programme was launched earlier this month and can be found on the Food Safety Korea website here
Crown to construct new beverage can plant in Virginia Crown Holdings will build a new beverage can manufacturing facility in Henry County, Virginia, US.
Located in Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre, the 355,000 square foot facility is due to begin operations in the second quarter of 2022 and will create 126 new jobs.
It will become Crown’s third greenfield beverage can manufacturing investment in North America over the last five years.
The plant will supply beverage cans for a variety of categories including sparkling water, energy drinks, carbonated soft drinks, teas, functional beverages, hard seltzers, beer and cocktails. Crown says the plant s geographic location has been chosen to expand its North American supply network to address the growing market for standard and specialty beverage cans.
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