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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
Food safety

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
Unlocking AI: Strategic moves to revolutionise the food sector
Robotics

Unlocking AI: Strategic moves to revolutionise the food sector

Australia's food sector eyes AI to boost efficiency and transparency. While major firms embrace AI, smaller players need strategic guidance to leverage its benefits.

By Todd Redwood • 5 min read • Tue, 27th Aug 2024

Global Stories

Food safety stories

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
Chirp Network & Farmsent join forces for global IoT farming push
Unified Communications

Chirp Network & Farmsent join forces for global IoT farming push

Chirp Network partners with Farmsent to bring IoT connectivity to over 160,000 farmers, aiming to optimise the global food supply chain and increase small farmers' profits.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Jun 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Food safety stories

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
Rockwell Automation partners with Tasti for digital transformation
Data Analytics

Rockwell Automation partners with Tasti for digital transformation

Rockwell Automation and NZ-based Tasti Products partner for digital transformation through Plex system, augmenting business analytics and real-time shopfloor insights.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2024
Time to ban hazardous kiwifruit spray?
Agricultural Technology

Time to ban hazardous kiwifruit spray?

Public submissions have opened on a five-year phase-out of the spray, which regulators say poses health and environmental risks for orchard workers.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Oct 2021
Choosing the right safety knife
Supply Chain

Choosing the right safety knife

Proper training and blade choice can cut workplace injuries, while the wrong knife risks fatigue, recalls and operator mishaps.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Sun, 29th Nov 2020
Attention to detail and quality brings immediate dairy success
Data Analytics

Attention to detail and quality brings immediate dairy success

Quality controls and flexible production have helped a South Island dairy plant hit world-class hygiene results and win export approvals.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Sep 2020
Attention to detail and quality brings immediate dairy success
Agricultural Technology

Attention to detail and quality brings immediate dairy success

A New Zealand dairy plant is already beating hygiene benchmarks, with microbial results far below accepted limits after its first season.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 9th Sep 2020
China to ban plastic bags
eCommerce

China to ban plastic bags

Environmental pressure is forcing China to curb single-use plastics, with major cities set to lose plastic bags by year-end.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Mon, 17th Feb 2020