Planet-friendly F&B packaging projects unwrappedIndustry partner FP Paradigm is teaming with UNSW scientists in a series of projects that aim to develop food and beverage packaging that is smarter, safer and more sustainable.
Meet Kirsty Bayliss: plant disease expertShe’s the Academic Chair in Biosecurity and Food Security at Murdoch University and a seasoned plant biotechnologist. A/Prof. Bayliss also leads a $1.4M project part-funded by the CRC that's set to boost the yields of popular fruit and vegetable crops.
Odgerel Bumandalai: using cold-plasma tech to extend shelf life of spirulinaOdgerel Bumandalai is a FFSCRC PhD student at CRC partner institution Murdoch University. Bumandalai’s thesis is investigating the use of cold-plasma technology to extend the safe shelf life of fresh spirulina.
Better traceability benefits WA food manufacturers’ bottom lines, finds DPIRD-GS1 reportTraceability Learning Journeys, a GS1 report commissioned by CRC partner WA DPIRD, is based on conversations with 20+ WA food and beverage firms about the benefits accrued and lessons learned from improving their traceability systems.
UNSW finalists announced in 2021 Eureka PrizesCreating low-cost sensor labels to record food freshness, finding new 'circular' solutions via micro-recycling, and extending the lifespan of next-gen solar cell materials are among 10 UNSW projects nominated for the 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
World-first blockchain-enabled credentialled marketplace – eCommerce 3.0 is hereQUT and Smart Trade Networks have just launched the world’s first fully blockchain-enabled credentialled marketplace. In their next 'Smart trade hubs' project, just commenced under the CRC, they plan to extend it to other commodities and markets.
Smart trade platform progresses from POC to Asian expansionIn stage 2 of the Smart Trade Hubs program, QUT and SCP Capital will extend their blockchain-backed digital trading platform, developed for premium beef exports to China, to high-value fruits, wines and artisan liquor destined for markets across Asia.
Escavox’s smart supply-chain tech cuts food loss, boosts producer profitsEscavox co-founder and CEO Luke Wood talks with AgFutures about the company’s Blue Box, a smart supply-chain tracking device dubbed ‘CCTV for food’.
FIAL calls for supply-chain traceability SMEs to join it at foodpro 2021FIAL invites eligible SMEs or micro-businesses with products or services related to food and beverage supply-chain integrity to submit EOIs with a view to participating in the Traceability and Provenance Zone at foodpro 2021, in Sydney in late July.
