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CONTENTS JULY 2019
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✷ REGULARS
5 NEWS
SPC sold | Vaughan wins Kaufland build | FIAL protein advice | Arnott’s sale chatter | China’s formula plans | Lamb Weston buys Harvest Choice | New chair for Robern Menz | Amatil recyclable breakthrough
12 SHOW WRAP
We look at some of the products that caught our eye at this year’s Naturally Good Expo.
14 ON TREND
Plant-based foods are trending off the charts, but what is the best way for a business to jump on
the bandwagon?
18 INGREDIENTS
Tying into our feature on functional foods, we look at what is creating a buzz in the health and wellness sector.
44 SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT Foodmach has a new CEO | Heat and Control’s fast and lean Mastermatic Compact Fryers | Robotic Automation and the importance of integrated customised systems.
46 PRODUCT NEWS
All the latest equipment news.
✷ FEATURES
20 FEEDING THE
MASSES, WELL
Kim Berry talks with the CEO of Marley Spoon about ready meals, the new Woolworths partnership and plans to grow the business.
48 NEW IN STORE Latest food and beverage product releases.
✷ INDUSTRY INSIGHT
8 Rising Star
From two friends having a go to one of Australia’s premier ice cream companies, Pat and Stick’s Homemade Ice Cream Co. is on the cusp of a whole new era. By Samantha Schelling.
16 Blue Sky
Danone recently brought its science-based specialised nutrition portfolio under the one brand, Nutricia. Kim Berry talks to CEO Rodrigo Lima about the change.
42 Food Testing
Adrian Rogers from Romer Labs begins the first part of a series on allergen testing with a look at finding the right test kit for validation.
✷ FOCUS
20 ReadyMeals
26 Health&FunctionalFoods
32 MaterialsHandling&Logistics 38 FoodPackaging
26 FINDING THE
HEALTH PATH
Teresa Cutter was a well known chef before she started her boutique health and wellness product range. Doris Prodanovic caught up with The Healthy Chef to talk about her business and passion.
36 MILKING
THE SYSTEM
When FlexCAM was approached by a dairy processing company to improve efficiencies, the results were outstanding. By Kim Berry.
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Robotic Automation MD Colin Wells shares how RA is driving efficiencies in the beverage industry as well as being a ‘change gamer’ in the AGV and warehouse management systems landscape on page 45.
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