The new year is a great time to reflect on your business, refocus on your goals and evaluate your approach. How will you do things differently in 2020? What can you do to set yourself up for success? What are the manufacturing new year resolutions you will make to support that? Two years ago, the one […]
Thinking about expanding your business? Want to update your equipment to meet growing demand? Raising capital for business-growth initiatives is one of the biggest challenges Australian manufacturers face. But there is a solution… Grants. There are countless grants and funding programs available to help Australian manufacturers and processors. Many of these are government initiatives, but […]
It’s been just over 18 months since we first discussed the idea of blockchain for food traceability. As we head into 2020, what’s changed? Are Australian suppliers and retailers any closer to using blockchain to improve food traceability? Where will it go next? Before we dive in, here’s a quick recap: What is food traceability? Food […]
Australia is in the midst of a global waste pandemic and manufacturers need to take action. The packaging industry is currently worth USD$900 billion and forecast to grow at an annual rate of 3.1% between now and 2022, as our consumption continues to soar. In 2018, the Australia Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) outlined targets to create a more sustainable […]
The USA and China escalated their trade war in August this year. What happened here as a result? Firstly, the Australian dollar immediately fell to its lowest value in more than a decade. With the world’s two largest economies in conflict, the global economy is looking more volatile than ever, with declining sales across many industries. […]
Could the circular economy help deal with the crisis around recycling in Australia? Here’s how Australian manufacturers could make a difference. The crisis around recycling in Australia made front-page news last year when China announced its decision to ban imports of recyclable waste from all over the world. China had been handling nearly half the world’s […]
Mistakes happen in labelling. However, the mistakes you make with SSCC labels can have expensive repercussions for your business and your customers. Why? Because retailers rely on SSCC pallet labels (aka logistics labels) to efficiently and accurately process inbound pallets into DCs. The industry standard for logistics labelling is a Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC), which uniquely […]
Will Australia thrive in the next 40 years? Or is its future prosperity at risk? That’s what the Australian National Outlook 2019 (ANO 2019) is all about. The report, published by CSIRO in June, spells out the challenges, choices and likely consequences we face between now and 2060 that could disrupt Australia’s current conditions and influence our […]
Is it time to be upgrading from metal detector to X-ray inspection? Over recent years, Australia’s major supermarkets – Coles, Woolworths and Aldi – have been pushing suppliers to implement metal detection systems. The strawberry needle crisis of 2018 forced the hand of many fresh produce suppliers, especially. There were some interesting lessons for Australian food processors in […]
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