Page 3 - Food&Drink Business magazine October 2022

CONTENTS OCTOBER 2022
✷ REGULARS
05 NEWS
Coles Express | PAG, Patties, Vesco | Fonterra | Norco | Maggie Beer | Magic Valley | Perfection Fresh | Mars Wrigley
10 M&A COMMENT Asia-Pacific export specialist David Thomas on the Patties, Vesco sale to PAG.
12 LIVE PREVIEW Meet the speakers who are bringing LIVE to life.
20 LITTLE BIG SUCCESS How a little dairy grew to become a big success.
22 VOLATILE TIMES Rabobank senior analyst Michael Harvey provides an overview of the global dairy market.
✷ FEATURES
16 TIME FOR A
PROCESS RETHINK
RMR Process has developed a scaling model for food and beverage manufacturers that enables expansion in a f lexible, adaptable way.
By Peter Taitoko.
28 SLICING UP A
SNACKING STORM
From a muesli slice made in the family kitchen to a national brand experiencing exponential growth, Springhill Farm is on the rise. By Pippa Haupt.
24 DAIRY EXPORT
OPPORTUNITIES
South-East Asia is shaping up as a top market for Australia’s dairy exporters looking to expand and diversify.
By Paul Sanda
42 WHAT’S IN A CODE HACCP International explains which food code means what.
44 SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT GS1 Australia | A S Harrison
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47 PRODUCT NEWS 48 NEW IN STORE
50 REAR VIEW
Mars Wrigley MD Andrew Leakey answers our Fast 5.
14 Rising Star
With a background in food innovation, founder of hemp-based ice creme SuperSeed, Susie White, is scooping up an emerging trend. Pippa Haupt writes.
18 The weight of change
With the release of an exercise app to support one of its meal plans, Lite ‘n Easy has shown its shift from weight loss to healthy convenience. Kim Berry writes
32 Taking heat out of the kitchen When Kez’s Kitchen outgrew its facility in Melbourne, the homestyle bakery business knew it had to streamline its processes or relocate. Kim Berry writes.
✷ FOCUS
20 DairyBusiness
28 PlantDesign&Fitout
34 FoodPackaging
✷ INDUSTRY INSIGHT
OCTOBER 2022
TURNING HEMP INTO LITE N’ EASY ON THE BIG LITTLE DAIRY’S SUPERSEED P14 WEIGHT OF CHANGE P18 CIRCULAR SUCCESS P20
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Keeping Food Manufacturing Alive in Australia
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ON THE COVER: RMR Process helps companies make the right decisions
to cost effectively grow capability while managing risk. In doing so, RMR is delivering on its mission to keep food manufacturing alive in Australia.
Read how on page 16.
42 Hygiene&Safety
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