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CONTENTS JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019
12
✷ REGULARS
5 NEWS
Wine makers ink renewables contracts; 2018 State of the Industry; MG’s former MD fined; CCA confirms SPC sale plan; Vesco to make Lean Cuisine.
10 AUSPACK UPDATE The packaging and processing industry’s highlight event for 2019 is fast approaching.
20 SMART BUSINESS Preparing food and beverage processors for drought; Di Bella gears up for global growth.
46 PRODUCT NEWS
Safer water-saving washdowns; Pneumatic solutions; Next generation hydraulic hoses; New Salmonella test.
48 NEW IN STORE Science-backed hydration range; Sweet potato chips; Plant-based beverage growth; Aussie cannabis gin.
✷ FEATURES
18 MOVUS INTO
THE FUTURE
A Brisbane equipment maker
is helping companies such as beverage giant Asahi leverage data from their legacy processing equipment.
By Michael Hughson
50 WHAT’S ON
The APPMA Awards of Excellence are back and will coincide with AUSPACK
in March.
✷ INDUSTRY INSIGHT
8 Blue Sky
Patties’ Anand Surjpal discusses the latest batch of product offerings and the thinking behind them.
12 Rising Star
As the first in a brand new category, Australia’s inaugural hemp water has hit the retail shelves to great acclaim.
16 Exports
There are six essential steps to succeed in export, writes Export Connect director Najib Lawand.
✷ FOCUS
22 TrendsReport2019 28 DairyProcessing 36 FreshProduce
22 THIS YEAR’S TEN
BIG FOOD TRENDS
Food discovery is this year’s top consumer trend, according to Innova Market Insights.
By Amanda Bryan
JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2019
ASAHI EMBRACES THE 2019’S TOP TEN PROCAL DAIRIES
INTERNET OF THINGS P18 CONSUMER TRENDS P22 PRIORITISES THE PLANET P28
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29 GREENER
PASTURES
Old family recipes blended with sustainable dairy processing technologies are propelling Procal Dairies to the top of
the pack.
Innovating the way forward to meet the needs of
the ‘always on, on demand’ consumer generation
Smart Packaging to boost the unstoppable online grocery march www.tetrapak.com
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ON THE COVER: Tetra Pak powers Australia’s burgeoning beverage and food category with its innovative and integrated solutions across packaging, processing and services. Its mission is to help brands deliver products and solutions of outstanding quality and consumer appeal, while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, operational performance and sustainability. Read more on p32.
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