Success Stories

Discover how businesses have been able to turn waste into income, use technology to reduce costs and build new markets.

Published - 16 December 2020
By Teal Petri and Caroline Barrett, DJPR

Traceability in action – Tracing citrus from tree to table

Agriculture Victoria partnered with Citrus Australia to trial innovative traceability technologies along the citrus supply chain from tree to table – demonstrating the benefits for …
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citrus, supply chain, traceability

Capability Building, Latest News, Retail and Supply Chain, Success Stories

Published - 1 December 2020
By Sandrine Ceurstemont, From Horizon Magazine, Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine

Mushroom cultivation produces three times its weight in waste. It’s now being turned into burgers and fertiliser

Cultivating mushrooms produces a lot of waste. For every kilogram of mushrooms produced, about three kilograms of soil-like material containing straw, manure and peat is left behind. …
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Success Stories

Published - 4 July 2019
By Nicki Marks

Hormel Health Labs debuts a new coffee drink for people with Dysphagia

Dysphagia is the medical term used to describe difficulty swallowing, and affects millions of people, including 1 in 25 adults. Dysphagia can occur in any …
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coffee, dysphalgia, new product development

Consumer Trends, Success Stories

Published - 29 April 2019
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Food Innovation Vouchers – applicant lessons from case studies

Round 3 Food Innovation Voucher applications close in less than 2 weeks. Successful case studies from previous voucher rounds provide food for thought for those …
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case studies, food innovation, funding, Voucher

Success Stories

Published - 23 November 2018
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A growing market for Australian jujubes

One feature of the Victorian Food Innovation Network’s extensionAUS platform is the ‘Ask an Expert’ function. Here, any member of the food value chain can …
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Ask an expert, Boost Your Business, case study, Jujubes, market development, new product development

Capability Building, Success Stories

Published - 1 June 2018
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Ask an Expert: Re-fermentation and Apple Cider Vinegar

The Food Innovation Network comprises a core group of food and beverage industry experts that make up the Network’s Community of Practice (CoP). Anyone in …
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agriculture, Apple Cider Vinegar, Ask an expert, case study, Expert opinion, Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Food processing, Food safety, Food value chain, research and development

Success Stories

Published - 29 January 2018
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Product innovation meet healthy eating guidelines

Case study
The applicant is a vending company/food manufacturer for large organisations such as hospitals, universities, sport and recreation centres and large workplaces. Most customers want …
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case studies, Food, healthy foods, Innovation, research and development, service provider, Voucher

Success Stories

Published - 29 January 2018
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Altering production process to increase revenue

Case study
The applicant investigates new opportunities to spread revenue streams across the year to overcome seasonal cycles in milk production.
Partnering with an innovation service provider, …
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Business Capability, case studies, Food, Innovation, service provider, Voucher

Success Stories

Published - 29 January 2018
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Packaging innovation to improve waste outcomes

Case study
The applicant produces safe food packaging for the catering sector. Wastage, spoilage and micro-organism growth continue to be problems.
To decrease supply chain costs, and …
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Business, case studies, Food, Innovation, packaging, service provider, Voucher

Success Stories, Technology and Innovation

Published - 29 January 2018
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OzScientfic Pty Ltd

OzScientific Pty Ltd is an experienced R&D and technical services company helping big and small dairy and food companies in their innovation, product development, ingredient functionality …
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Business, feasibility testing, Food, Innovation, product development, research and development, service provider, Voucher

Capability Building, Success Stories

Success Stories

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Traceability in action – Tracing citrus from tree to table

Mushroom cultivation produces three times its weight in waste. It’s now being turned into burgers and fertiliser

Hormel Health Labs debuts a new coffee drink for people with Dysphagia

Food Innovation Vouchers – applicant lessons from case studies

A growing market for Australian jujubes

Ask an Expert: Re-fermentation and Apple Cider Vinegar

Product innovation meet healthy eating guidelines

Altering production process to increase revenue

Packaging innovation to improve waste outcomes

OzScientfic Pty Ltd