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Bigmate deploys AI quality platform on Equinix in Sydney
DevOps

Bigmate deploys AI quality platform on Equinix in Sydney

Bigmate has launched its ACIS AI quality platform on Equinix infrastructure in Sydney, targeting global growth in industrial automation.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Jet Technologies unveils vibrant foil lids for Wicked Sister tie-in
eCommerce

Jet Technologies unveils vibrant foil lids for Wicked Sister tie-in

Jet Technologies created vibrant foil lids for Wicked Sister's limited dessert range, aligning with the Wicked: For Good film's UK cinema launch.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 10th Nov 2025
Australians avoid cleaning, turn to AI appliances for easier chores
Smart Home

Australians avoid cleaning, turn to AI appliances for easier chores

Nearly half of Australians avoid daily cleaning, turning to AI appliances like Samsung's smart vacuums and fridges for easier household chores.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025
AlayaCare & Simple Foods partner to enhance aged care meals
Residential Property

AlayaCare & Simple Foods partner to enhance aged care meals

AlayaCare has teamed up with Simple Foods to enhance its Residential Platform, enabling aged care providers to meet new dietary standards and improve resident meals.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Apr 2025
Chipotle invests in AI supply chain firm Lumachain
Data Analytics

Chipotle invests in AI supply chain firm Lumachain

Lumachain, an AI supply chain platform from Sydney, secures a minority investment from Chipotle's USD $100 million Cultivate Next fund to enhance food supply transparency.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Oct 2024

Global Stories

Food safety stories

LabelBlind secures USD $500,000 to boost global food labelling
Software-as-a-Service

LabelBlind secures USD $500,000 to boost global food labelling

LabelBlind raises USD $500,000 seed funding to expand its AI-driven food labelling platform across 30+ global markets, speeding compliance and exports.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2025
Onside launches digital platform to boost agri supply safety
Agricultural Technology

Onside launches digital platform to boost agri supply safety

Onside has launched PCBU Enterprise, a digital platform designed to enhance safety coordination across agriculture supply chains in Australia and New Zealand.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Jul 2025
Siemens teams with FoodChain ID to enhance CPG compliance
Unified Communications

Siemens teams with FoodChain ID to enhance CPG compliance

Siemens Digital Industries Software teams up with FoodChain ID to enhance its Xcelerator software, integrating critical compliance data for the CPG sector.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Nov 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Food safety stories

Point74 launches Pro PLM platform for UK food makers
Digital Transformation

Point74 launches Pro PLM platform for UK food makers

Point74 unveils Pro PLM platform to help UK food manufacturers ditch spreadsheets, centralise recipes and tighten control of margins.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Point74 names Rob Sinclair as new Chief Executive Officer
Software-as-a-Service

Point74 names Rob Sinclair as new Chief Executive Officer

Midlands software firm Point74 appoints Rob Sinclair as CEO to spearhead UK and international growth of its food lifecycle platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Jan 2026
Langdon backs third culture cuisine with NZD $15m hub
Supply Chain

Langdon backs third culture cuisine with NZD $15m hub

Langdon to pour over NZD $15m into a new South Auckland hub, doubling capacity to feed surging demand for third culture cuisine.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Tesco trials 2D QR barcodes as EU demand for data grows
Customer Experience

Tesco trials 2D QR barcodes as EU demand for data grows

Tesco is piloting next-generation 2D QR codes to boost transparency, cut food waste and meet tougher EU product data rules.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Retail Insight adds AI-driven waste & safety tools for grocers
Supply Chain

Retail Insight adds AI-driven waste & safety tools for grocers

Retail Insight has enhanced its WasteInsight platform with AI tools to help UK grocers cut food waste, optimise markdowns, manage donations, and improve food safety compliance.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Mon, 4th Aug 2025
Roundup may be put to the test again
University of Canterbury

Roundup may be put to the test again

A court ruling on whether New Zealand’s pesticide regulator must reassess glyphosate could force a costly new review of Roundup’s safety.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
Kicking the pesticide can down the road
Agricultural Technology

Kicking the pesticide can down the road

A global review of 1,700 studies warns pesticides harm hundreds of non-target species and could deepen biodiversity loss, even at approved doses.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Thu, 5th Jun 2025
UK Food Standards to enhance safety with AI tool
Artificial Intelligence

UK Food Standards to enhance safety with AI tool

The Food Standards Agency is partnering with Aiimi to deploy AI-driven search technology to enhance food safety assessments and expedite new product applications.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Mar 2025
Restrictions on the use of weedkiller
Risk & Compliance

Restrictions on the use of weedkiller

Growers face tighter spraying limits after New Zealand regulators imposed red-alert controls on chlorthal-dimethyl to protect public health.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 28th Oct 2024