ifm shows that it can offer full solutions for all factory automation, 24 hours a day.
Whether a company is an OEM, a packaging or process factory, there are constant needs to produce high quality products
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Smith’s Chips factory in WA to close
Smith’s Snackfood Company will shut its Smith’s Chips factory in Canning Vale next year and, as a result, 300 workers will lose their jobs.
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McCain Foods to invest $10 mill in Smithton plant
McCain Foods will upgrade onsite storage facilities and build a new packing line at the Smithton plant in Tasmania.
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Huon Aquaculture opens $12 mill processing plant
Huon Aquaculture has opened a new $12 million Smokehouse and Product Innovation Centre in Parramatta Creek.
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Export opportunities and facility design
While the media describes Australia as the 'food bowl of Asia', the real story paints a different picture.
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Move it or lose it: the ins and outs of catering for a niche market
At Temptation Bakeries, continuous improvement isn’t just an industry catch phrase – it’s absolutely vital.
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World’s largest integrated dairy production base to be built in NZ
Chinese leaders together with New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key, have unveiled plans for the Yili Oceania Production Base.
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Gina Rinehart to invest $500m in infant formula venture
Gina Rinehart will be broadening her investment in the agricultural sector by investing $500m in infant formula.
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Five week shut down for Cadbury factory
The Hobart Cadbury factory will close its doors for five weeks due to lagging sales and a bigger-than-expected stockpile.
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SA beverage systems manufacturer wins Carlton United Breweries contract
South Australian drink dispensing machinery manufacturer, Hoshizaki Lancer has won a major contract with Carlton and United Breweries (CUB), to provide maintenance and repair services to 20,000 venues including bars, clubs, hotels and liquor stores across the nation.
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Schneider Electric teams up with Process Partners to deliver CIP solutions
Energy management specialists, Schneider Electric, has announced an agreement with Process Partners to offer Clean-In-Place (CIP) optimisation solutions to food and beverage manufacturers.
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Don’t let pest management eat away at you
Pest management is a dirty word for some food manufacturers. They don't like to talk about it, and they don't like to admit that it's an integral part of their business.
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Lion to pay dairy farmers more
Milk processor Lion have said it will increase the price it pays to dairy farmers for some milk, but critics say it may be too little to late for some farmers.
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Darrell Lea to be back on shelves in time for Christmas
Infamous Aussie confectionary brand, Darrell Lea, has overcome its financial issues from earlier this year, and the new owners have pledged to have the treats back on shelves in time for Christmas shopping.
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Staff at Melbourne food plant claim extreme bullying was ignored
Staff at a Melbourne gourmet food manufacturing facility, which provides food for Ikea, Qantas and Costo have allegedly suffered extreme bullying at the plant.
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Troubled food group saved
PFD Food Services has bought troubled company Australian Convenience Foods Group (ACF) after the ready-to-eat food manufacturer went in to voluntary administration.
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Kraft to buy remaining stake in Moroccan biscuit company
Global food giant Kraft has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50 per cent stake in Moroccan biscuit manufacturer Biscuiterie Industrielle du Moghreb (BIMO).
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Ready-to-eat food manufacturer may get buyer soon
Up to 400 jobs are at risk after Australian Convenience Food Group announced that it is in administration. The Knox Leader reports that 90 jobs in Melbourne alone are in doubt.
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Gov releases manufacturing taskforce report
The Government has released its Manufacturing Taskforce report, which has a five point policy designed to get the manufacturing industry moving again.
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Kerry closing Melbourne ingredient factory
Ingredient maker Kerry is closing its manufacturing plant in Melbourne, leaving up to 100 employees out of work.
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