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ConfeCtionery industry news MARCH 2012

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hemed Leading the way , the ConT ConTech2012 ech2012 program eatures topics that will enable industry to hear about global conectionery and ood industry trends and how to harness them; product development, innovation and reormulation opportunities and making healthier ood choices easier or t he consumer. Speakers include international keynote speaker Proessor David Hughes, Emeritus Proessor o Food Marketing rom the Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Proessor Hughes who will discuss global trends in conectionery and new ood trends rom around the world. From Malaysia, we have Mr Balachandar (Bala) Selvamohan, Application and Technical Support Manager or IOI Loders Croklaan Oils who will share insights on the latest trends and inuence o ats in bakery and conectionery. Bala will also conduct a two day practical and theoretical workshop, ollowing ConT ConTech2012. ech2012. Continued page 3 

Front of pack labelling issue gains momentum

Former international rugby player at ConTech2012

Passing of confectionery identity

Funding to manufacturers for energy + carbon efficiency investments

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e are already well into 2012 – another year that will see business conditions remain challenging due to the continuing high dollar that’s putting enormous pressure on the competitiveness o  Australian industry industry.. As always, Ai Group is strongly advocating or good policy on behal  o members including leading the public debate or changes to the Fair Work Act, keeping the spotlight on manuacturing and the need or a positive and long term strategy or this key sector, helping businesses prepare or the too-high carbon price and encouraging the remaining States to sign o  on the new national uniorm OHS ramework legislation. In the ood and conectionery space, your Conectionery Sector is continuing to advocate in the extensive ront o pack labelling debate. Toward the end o last year, the Forum on Food Regulation, in rejecting multiple trafc light labelling, agreed to t he need or an easily understood, interpretive ront o pack labelling system or packaged oods. The Forum will lead the process, engaging with key industry industry,, public health and consumer stakeholders to develop an agreed system within a year. Ministers have required ofcials to provide a substantial report on the development o the ront o pack labelling scheme within six months, to be considered at the June meeting o the Forum, with a view to having a system by the end o the year. At the December Forum on Food Regulation, Ministers also considered the drat standard or nutrition, health and related claims and asked FSANZ to undertake a broad consultation on the drat standard. This consultation is currently underway and is also reviewing the approach or “at ree” and “% at ree” claims.

The preparation or ConT ConTech2012 ech2012 and practical workshop are well underway, enrolments are being sought or the newly established Vocational Graduate Certifcate in Food Industry Management and also keep an eye out  or details o the next round o Sector meetings in your State. As you may already be aware, the Ai Group National Executive has appointed Innes Willox to succeed me as Chie Executive, eective May 1. Many o you would already be amiliar with Innes in his current role as Director – International and Government Relations. Innes is a highly regarded member o Ai Group's leadership team and has had a key role in the organisation's policy development and advocacy work since joining the organisation in 2008. I have every confdence that the organisation is in good hands and will enjoy continued success. I leave Ai Group in good shape and in good hands. I have been ortunate to have been part o Ai Group or 33 years, with the past eight years as Chie Executive. It is an extraordinary organisation ull o wonderul people, supported by great representatives o  Australian business and industry and underpinned by an immensely loyal membership. I have no doubt that the organisation has a great uture and I have every confdence it will go rom success to success.

Yours sincerely

Heather Ridout Chie Executive Australian Industry Group

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Peter Simpson, General Manager, Manildra says “Manildra  are again delighted to be Principal Sponsor of ConTech, which enables Australasian confectionery companies  to keep abreast of the most recent and innovative  developments.”  Ssrs – Ai Group’s Conectionery and Food Sector will oer sponsors o ConTech2012 the opportunity to align their brand(s) with this high profle event. Opportunities include supporting the speakers program, exhibiting, sponsoring an event and including promotional material in the delegate satchels. Trae Exbt – as part o ConTech2012, there is an opportunity or companies to showcase ood ingredients, packaging, equipment and services at the trade exhibition. The trade exhibition is an integral part o ConTech and valuable platorm or companies to share their latest products and services with industry. ..p.. F  f  J Bs – j.bs@p.s. Ai Group acknowledges the  continuing support o its long  standing ConTech sponsor the  Manildra Group. Manildra Group  is the Principal Sponsor  o ConTech2012.

Peter FitzSimonS Peter FitzSimons will be the guest speaker at this year’s ConTech2012 dinner – the industry's biggest networking event in the annual calendar.. So reserve the date… calendar 29 May at the Albert Park Sebel, Melbourne. Peter is a well respected columnist or The Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald and a television presenter on Fox Sports. Peter is the biographer not only o World Cup winning Wallaby P FSs captains, Nick Farr-Jones and John Eales, but also ormer Opposition Leader Kim Beazley, war heroine Nancy Wake and magazine Queen, Nene King. In 2001 he was Australia’s biggest selling non-fction author, and duplicated that eat in 2004, with his book on Kokoda. Mawson: And the Ice Men o the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackelton and Amundsen is Peter’s most recent best-seller best-seller.. F f f  J Bs – j.bs@p.s.  (03) 9867 0147. (Peter FitzSimons will appear by arrangement with Saxton  Speakers Bureau.) 

Front oF Pack laBelling gainS momentum The Department o Health and Aging held a consultation meeting o key stakeholder groups in Canberra in late March to urther progress the development o an interpretive ront o pack labelling system, triggered by the COAG Legislative & Governance Frm  F Reat recommendation. The Ai Group Conectionery Sector was one o only two associations which were invited to attend to represent the manuacturing ood sector. In December 2011, Ministers considered their response to the Blewett Review and agreed to the need or an easily understood, interpretive ront o pack labelling system or packaged oods; one that can guide consumer choice towards healthier ood options as a preventative, population-based approach to promoting health and reducing the prevalence o diet related chronic disease. The March meeting was attended by state government  jurisdictions; key industry – incl uding Ai Group, AFGC, the Retailers Association; public health representatives rom the Public Health Association, Obesity Policy Coalition, Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance and the Australian Medical Association; and consumer stakeholders represented by Choice.

recommendations back to the wider group. An interim report will be considered by the Forum on Food Regulation in June with the view to developing an agreed system within a ye ar. There clearly are divergent views in the ront o pack labelling debate and the challenge is to achieve a broad consensus. The government’s aim is to avoid the prolieration o dierent ront o pack labelling systems and the potential or consumer conusion rom conicting or inconsistent nutrition messages. This government lead process also aims to move away rom the current divisive debate and polarised views, by building on the common ground among stakeholders and by ocussing on addressing issues o concern, exploring new approaches and exploring possibilities or building on existing schemes. Ai Group’s Conectionery Advocacy Group and Be treatwise  working group has provided signifcant leadership in developing  the conectionery industry’s position with regard to ront o pack  labelling, including leveraging the industry’s global interpretive  Be treatwise program. The Government’s key objective, as part o broader preventative

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Vocational Graduate Certificate in Food Industry Management 22035VIC TheVocationalGraduateCertificateinFoodIndustryManagementisanationally accreditedpostgraduatequalificationdesignedforsupervisorsandmanagers interestedinobtainingspecialisedmanagementandleadershiptraininginfood andbeverageorconfectionerymanufacturing. Thisprogramhasbeenspecificallyd Thisprogramhasbee nspecificallydevelop evelopedinpa edinpartnershipwiththe rtnershipwiththeAustralian Australian IndustryGroupandfoodindustrystakeholders.Itaimstodeliverenhancedtechnical, analyticalandleadershipskillswithinamanufacturingsettingforthefood,beverage andconfectioneryindustry. Program Outline Course Delivery Method • Oncampus Oncampusworkshopswith workshopswith leadingindustryexperts • Flexible FlexibleDelive Deliveryincludin ryincluding g onlinelearning •Workplacebasedprojects andassessments • Mentoring MentoringProgram Program • SelfSelf-paceda pacedanddire nddirectedstudy ctedstudy Course Duration – 12 months

Testimonial Rick Byrne, Technical Manager Fyna Foods Australia Pty Ltd

Ourcompanystrongly supportsthedevelopmentof thecoursefortheVocational GraduateCertificatein FoodIndustryManagement. Thefoodmanufacturing sector(andespeciallythe confectionerysector)has undergoneconsiderable changesinregardtothe useofnewtechnologiesin processingthatisdrivingthe needforhigherandmore specializedtrainingtofully equipgraduatesentering thisindustry.

CourseFees–Studentsmay beeligibletoclaimState Governmentsubsidisedtraining dependingonpriorqualifications andpersonalcircumstances. Non-eligiblestudentsmayenrol onafee-for-servicebasis. PleasecontacttheInstitutefor furtherinformationregarding eligibilitycriteria.

Course Structure

Program Benefits

Studentswillhavetheoption toselectoneoftwospecialist streamsineitherconfectionery manufacturingorfoodand beveragemanufacturing.Both streamsconsistoffiveunitsof competencies;twocoreelectives, twomandatoryelectivesandone oftwostudentelectives.

• Anationa Anationallyreco llyrecognisedp gnisedpost ost graduatequalification

Confectionery Stream Core Subject BSBINN801A

Leadinnovativethinking Leadinnovative thinking andpractice

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Applyp Appl yprofess rofessiona ional lleve level lof of foodindustryknowledge

Mandatory Elective VU200 VU2 0031 31

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BSBMGT616A BSBMGT 616A Developand Developandimplem implement ent strategicplans Student Elective (Choose one)

Entry Requirements

MSACMG801A Developthecom Developthecompetitive petitive manufacturingapproachor

EntrantstotheVocational GraduateCertificateinFood IndustryManagementare requiredtobeemployedin thefoodmanufacturing sectorandhaveoneormore ofthefollowing:

MSAENV672A MSAENV67 2A

• aBachel aBachelorD orDegreeor egreeor higherqualification • arelev arelevantAdvanc antAdvancedDip edDiploma, loma, DiplomaorCertificateIV togetherwithsignificant relevantvocationalpractice • extensivere extensiverelevant levant vocationalpractice

Developworkplace Develop workplacepolicy policy andproceduresfor sustainability

• Networkingwith Networkingwithother otherfood food industryprofessionals • Accesst Accesstoarang oarangeof eofsubject subject matterexpertswithextensive industryknowledge • Develop Developmentof mentofinnovativ innovativeand eand creativethinkingprocessesin yourorganisation • Improved Improvedplanni planningand ngand managementskillsto enableleadershipofchange • Increasedtech Increasedtechnical nical knowledgeofthefood& beverageorconfectionery manufacturingsector • Enhanced Enhancedstrategic strategic planningskills • Completio Completionofa nofawork workplace place basedimprovementproject focusedoncompetitive manufacturingorsustainability concepts

Further Information

Food & Beverage Stream

Colin Garrett

Core Subject

SeniorEducator– FoodScienceandTechnology (03)96062167 [email protected]

BSBINN801A

Leadinnovative Lead innovativethinking thinking andpractice

VU20028 VU200 28

Applyp Appl yprofes rofession sional alleve level lof of foodindustryknowledge

Mandatory Elective VU20524 VU205 24

Applya Appl yakn knowle owledge dgeof offo food od technologyprocessesto planningandmanagement

BSBMGT616A BSBMGT 616A Developand Developandimpl implement ement strategicplans Student Elective (Choose one) MSACMG801A Developthec Developthecompetitive ompetitive manufacturingapproachor MSAENV672A MSAENV6 72A

Developworkpla Develop workplacepol cepolicy icy andproceduresfor

WilliamAnglissInstitute 555LaTrobeStreet MelbourneVictoria Australia3000 1300ANGLISS

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Following the decision by Paul Valon to relocate to Mexico, Kinnerton Conectionery Australia is pleased to announce the appointment o  Mark Marriott as Managing Director rom 9 January. Derek Wong will take over the position o Director – Operations & Logistics.

Robern Menz now has a dedicated nut-ree actory which means that the actory has rigorous quality control processes in place to ensure the nut-ree status. The Menz peanut Chocs, almond Chocs and Fruit ‘n’ Nut Chocs will be manuactured and packaged in a dierent actory under strict nut handling processes to Robern Menz guidelines.

oBituary – richard adler Te cate Bx 20 Febrary 1917 – 7 nember 2011

Richard Adler, who had the unique distinction o serving in three armies in the lead-up to and during World War II, beore starting a new lie in Australia and making a name or himsel with The Chocolate Box chain, died in a nursing home in Elsternwick, at 94 years o age. In 1958, Richard and his wie Rose bought a sweet shop in Camberwell called Smile Away Chocolates, and renamed it The Chocolate Box. Eventually the shop grew into a 120-seat cae, beore other Chocolate Box stores began opening in other suburbs. Richard is survived by his wie, Rose, children Marion and Gary, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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a Premium chocola chocolate te deServeS a Premium award The Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards – the only Australian premium competition o its kind is open to manuacturers across Australia. For inormation on competition, classes, entry orms and dates, please co ntact. Ross Karavis, Event Manager Royal Melbourne Fine – Food Awards Email: ross.karavis@rasv [email protected] .com.au Web: www.ras www.rasv.com.au/royal_m v.com.au/royal_melbourne_fne_ood_awards.asp elbourne_fne_ood_awards.asp

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ENTErPriSE CONNECT SuPPOrT SuPPOrTSS auSTraliaN FOOD maNuFaCTurErS maNuFaCTurErS

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uccess in business has a lot to do with making powerul connections and getting the right advice. Enterprise Connect is an Australian Government initiative backed by industry that oers comprehensive advice and support to eligible Australian small and medium businesses to help them transorm and reach their ull potential. Every industry and every business is dierent, so Enterprise Connect advice, services and support are tailored to the specifc needs o  each business. With a network o government, industry, education and research partners, Enterprise Connect Business Advisers provide comprehensive advice and support to improve business perormance. As the largest manuacturing industry in Australia, the ood and beverage sector accounts or 19 per cent o manuacturin manuacturing g income and 18 per cent o manuacturing employment. The industry is acing signifcant challenges with strong competition rom cheap imports and an ever expanding range o home brand products appearing on supermarket shelves. Head o the Enterprise Connect Food Processing Industry Support Network, John Murray leads a national group o skilled Business Advisers with the expertise and networks to assist Australian businesses in the ood processing sector. ‘Since 2008, Enterprise Connect has completed more than 300 Business Reviews or ood and beverage clients. By providing independentt advice and access to a network o resources that draw independen together cutting edge technology, industry knowledge and business practices, Enterprise Enterprise Connect can help ood manuacturers grow and prosper,” said John. One o the frst ood manuacturers to beneft rom Enterprise Connect services was Heather Brae Shortbreads. Producing a range o baked goods or the caé, ood service and retail market since 1941, the business had experienced major growth. The business made capital investments to acilitate greater productivity, streamlined and automated processing, and improved quality, exibility and consistency. Faced with the challenge o recovering the capital expenditure through sales growth and expansion, Managing Director o Heather Brae Shortbreads, Bassim Wakim, turned to Enterprise Connect or advice.

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Business Adviser, Paul Smarrelli, conducted a Business Review or Heather Brae Shortbreads, providing a ull industry, market and operational analysis and an implementation plan to put the recommendations into action. “I ound the Business Review to be relevant, ocused, proessional and ultimately eective. I can’t recommend Enterprise Connect highly enough,” said Mr Wakim. Another business moving orward in leaps and bounds ater working with Enterprise Connect, is Anvers Chocolates. Based in Latrobe, Tasmania, Anvers Chocolates manuacture exquisite couverture chocolates, trues, praline and udges rom the fnest ingredients including local Tasmanian cream and butter. Managing Director, Igor Van Gerwen was looking to expand his domestic market share in an industry dominated by oreign owned frms. Jack Van Tatenhove, Business Adviser or Enterprise Connect took the time to understand the industry and the business and provide recommendations on how Anvers Chocolates could meet their business objectives. By implementing Enterprise Connect recommendations Anvers has developed a more ocused approach to production, marketing and sales. The plan has helped concentrate the business on proftable projects and markets, install eective stafng processes, improve lean manuacturing, and position the business or growth into the uture. “The Enterprise Connect Business Review really helped identiy areas o the business we needed to tackle. As a business owner you have an idea o the issues that may need addressing, but seeing them identifed in the Business Review report really escalates the need to take action,” said Igor. While the Business Review is the cornerstone o Enterprise Connect’s services, a range o other services are available to help businesses evolve, innovate and remain competitive in a challenging environment. The Tailored Advisory Service helps businesses implement recommendations provided in the Business Review and a range o other services including Workshops, Industry Intelligence and Networking, Researchers in Business and Technology and Knowledge Connect are available to eligible businesses. F  f  eps c s .ps..   131 791.

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ConfeCtionery industry ConfeCtionery  industry news CONFECTiONEry SECTOr iN rEviEw 18 Jaary – The ConTech Sub Committee meet to review and progress the ConTech2012 program and associated activities. 30 Jaary – Tim Piper, Piper, Director – Victoria and Principal Advocate or the Conectionery Sector attended the I nternational Conectionery Association, held in conjunction with ISM, by teleconerence. 1 Febrary – Enrolments are open or the new Vocational Graduate Certifcate in Food Industry Management commencing in May and William Angliss Institute is receiving enrolment expressions o interest (see page 4 or details). 8 Febrary – Alan Maguire, Ai Group Education and Training Adviser met with Pam McLeod rom Skills Victoria to provide a progress report on the Conect ionery ionery,, Food and Beverage Manuacturing Skills Deepening Project to establish the new Vocational Graduate Certifcate in Food Industry Management. 10 Febrary – John O’Callaghan, Ai Group’s Advocate attended a briefng with the Hon Catherine King, Parliamentary Secretary or Health’s Adviser, Alex White on ront o pack labelling progress ollowing the Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation Forum meeting on 9 December.

14 Febrary – Alan Maguire, Ai Group Education and Training Adviser and Jennier Thompson, Ai Group Conectionery Sector Technical Manager met with representatives o William Angliss Institute and the Victorian Food Industry Training Board to review progress, enrolments and next steps in establishing the new Vocational Graduate Certifcate in Food Industry Management. 17 Febrary – Ai Group’s frst Food and Beverage Sector Briefng or the year was held. 22 Febrary – Jennier Thompson, Ai Group Conectionery Sector Technical Manager and Neil Smith (Krat Foods Australia) and Carmen Tabone Tabone (Mars Chocolates) o the Ai Group Conectionery Sector Technical Technical Committee met with Pauline Ireland, Fiona Jones and John Ward rom the Victorian Department o Health to discuss labelling compliance. 27 Febrary – The Conectionery Advocacy Group (CAG) meet or their frst meeting in 2012 by teleconerence. Key items on the agenda include progress on ront o pack labelling ollowing the all o government response to the Blewett Report, cocoa and retail issues.

AnugA Food And BEvERAgE TRAdE FAiR The Anuga trade air is the largest and most comprehensive ood and beverage trade show in the world, it includes exhibitors rom all over the globe. The 2011 show by the numbers:  6,596 Companies exhibited  100 dierent countries were represented as exhibitors

2011 was the frst year I had attended and was overwhelmingly impressed with how the event was run and set up, you can not buy the opportunities a trade air like this provides. It has always been a certainty on the Almondco calendar and with our export program only increasing in both volume and to include new countries I believe it will continue to be in the years to come.

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TEchnicAl REpoRT FSanz callS For SuBmiSSionSS on the draFt SuBmiSSion nutrition, health and related claimS Standard Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called or submissions on a drat nutrition, health and related claims standard. The proposed new standard would regulate voluntary statements made by manuacturers on labels about the nutrition content o a ood, or a relationship between a ood and health. There are two principal types o claims; trt tet ams such as ‘low in at’ or ‘source o calcium’, and eat ams, which reer to a relationship between a ood and health, such as calcium and bone health. FSANZ is also seeking comment on the part o the proposal considering regulation o ‘at ree’ and ‘percentage at ree’ claims. The proposal includes refnements to a previous drat standard, which was subject to public consultation in 2009. FSANZ has also considered issues arising rom a Review o the drat Standard requested by the Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation. FSANZ acknowledges there have been diverse stakeholder opinions about this complex proposal, but believes the drat standard strikes a balance between disparate views. FSanz s sbsss b 16 m 2012. a p f   pps P293 – n, h  r cs  b   p://.fss. p://.fss. ./fss/ ./ fss/ppss/ppsp ppss/ppsp293 293 s s

QuEry… Toni Risson, who completed her PhD on the Australian conectionery industry and was a guest speaker at Congress in 2010, is looking or inormation on an old conectionery item called Moroccos . Apparently they were just like Jaas except they had a darker

new PeSt management code re-launched For Food induStry The Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association (AEPMA) has re-launched its November 2011 Code o Practice or the management o pests in the ood industry industry.. The code defnes best practice requirements or ood business and premises. The new Code o Practice complements the requirements o  the Food Standards Code and provides added guidance on specifc management controls that are consistent with the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems or ood saety. t c f P ss b aePma  b f .p../x.pp?=s_&=57

tranS-PaciFic PartnerShiP agreement The Government’s highest priority concerning regional trade negotiation is the conclusion o the Trans-Pacifc Partnership Agreement (TPP). This agreement will build on the Trans-Pacifc Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (P4) between Brunei Darussalam, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore, established in 2006. The TPP includes the P4 Parties as well as Australia, Peru, the USA, Vietnam and Malaysia. The TPP has the potential to orm a building block or AsiaPacifc regional economic integration. It is in Australia’s interests to be involved in order to shape the direction o the initiative. Japan, Canada and Mexico have now also ormally expressed interest in joining the TPP negotiations. Ai Group will be making a submission as part o the consultation process with

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Funding oPened to manuF manuFacturerS acturerS For energy and carBon eFFiciency inveStmentS... and how a grouP can aSSiSt you a gop s ecoed te nc o te $1 bon Cen Tecnoo inestent Po (CTiP) nts c  pode ssstnce oe 7 es to astn nctes to poe te ene nd cbon efcenc o te opetons. F Aaabe

A gr’s Ermet a Eery Team ca he

The CTIP includes: 

$800 million or investment grants to general manuacturing;

A gr’s Ermet a Eery Team as te exertse a assstae t assst bsesses wt:

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$150 million or ood processing;

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Energy assessments (including auditing and management reviews);

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$50 million or oundries and metal orges.

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Carbon ootprints;

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Supply chain businesses can participate in c ollaborative projects.

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Ebe Attes

These include: 

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Replacement or modifcations to existing Australian manuacturing plant, equipment and processes; Changes to energy sources or existing or replacement Australian manuacturing plant, equipment and processes; and Replacement or modifcation o Australian manuacturing production acilities or new products which oer signifcant energy or carbon savings during their in-service lie.

F Rats

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Resource efciency assessments (including energy, water and waste); and Applications or unding.

To fnd out more about the grants and how Ai Group can assist you, tat r Eery a Sstaabe Bsess he desk  1300 733 752 or email [email protected]. Ai Group’s energy efciency case studies and practical actsheets are also available or download rom Ai Group’s website. More inormation on the grants is available at www.ausindustry.gov.au. Rester r A gr’s FREE Eery Eey Eets

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ir uPdate 12 hour ShiFtS It has been a busy couple o  months or Schweppes Australia Pty Ltd which is now in its fnal 21 day compulsory negotiating period ollowing the termination o industrial action at the hands o FWA on 10 February. In an interesting strategy, Schweppes sought the order to terminate its own lock-out which it had initiated in response to escalating industrial activity organised by United Voice which had disrupted production beyond the point o  no return. The major sticking a Sp point in the Enterprise Agreement S as – wp rs which is up or renewal is the as is gp introduction o 12 hour shits to the Tullamarine site which would bring it in line with other Schweppes manuacturing sites.On the subject o 12 hour shits a recent FWA decision addressed the issue o accruing and taking personal/carers leave or employees who work 12 hour shits. The AWU had entered into a dispute with BP Refnery (Bulwar Island) Pty Ltd arguing that employees who only ever worked a 12 hour shit should accumulate 120 hours o personal/carer’s leave per year arguing that the NES provides a minimum o ten days leave per year and 10 x 12 = 120 hours. (The Enterprise Agreement in place provided 96 hours per year). Cmr Asbury however had a dierent opinion and made it abundantly clear that the concept o averaging work hours was provided or in the NES and that the employees in question in act worked on average

moderniSation 17 February was the deadline or applications concerning the 2 year review o the Fair Work Act 2009 . Ai Group’s application calls or changes in multiple areas including Enterprise Agreements, Industrial Action, National Employment Standards, Equal Remuneration, General Protections and Unair Dismissal. As well as the Act itsel being up or review so are the Modern Awards which FWA oversee. All 122 Awards are being reviewed by FWA and applications are due in by 08 March. Ai Group is fnalising its application which as well as addressing some Award specifc content, such as coverage term overlaps, will also address the generic provisions o  Individual Flexibility Agreements remaining unutilised and unworkable; no cashing out o annual leave provisions despite the Act contemplating such content; and the need or Awards to harmonise an approach to how additional  and substitute  public holidays may be dealt with i introduced dierently across the States and Territories.

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PuBlication oF NaTiONal FOOD waSTE

aSSESSmENT rEPOrT

Te Deptent o Sstnbt Sstnbt,, Enonent, wte, wte, Popton nd Contes s ecent eesed te National Food Waste Assessment repot.

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asted ood represents signifcant costs to households and businesses in Australia and has environmental consequences as well. The need to improve ood waste data and inormation was identifed as a signifcant issue during the development o the 2009 National Waste Policy: Less Waste, More Resources  and in the 2010 National Waste Report. The Institute or Sustainable Futures, at University o Technology Sydney was commissioned by the Department o Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities to produce an assessment report on Australian ood waste data. This report collates and reviews the quality and nature o 1262 ood waste studies conducted in Australia, ranging rom regional waste management authority reporting and research papers to national

studies. The report answers three questions: what do we know about ood waste in Australia; how good is the knowledge; and who are the knowledge holders? The report concludes that while there are many existing ood waste studies, they are highly variable, both in terms o  geographical relevance and methodology, making it impossible to compile accurate national data on ood waste. The report also indicates that the absence o a national understanding o ood waste makes it more difcult to improve the environmental perormance o our waste management systems. F  f  n F ws assss rp  b  f p://.../sp/pbs/  f-s.

welcome to new memBerS oF a grouP conFectionery Sector Esseta Essential is a manuacturer and supplier o avours or the ood and beverage industries. They oer a wide range o Natural and Synthetic spray dried and liquid avours and are HACCP accredited and can oer Halal and Kosher certifed avours, www.essetafars.m.a pre Fs pty lt Prolie Foods is a privately owned, New Zealand ood company, recently establishing a business in Australia. It was ounded in 1984 by Bernie and Kaye Crosby and still has that Kiwi “can do” attitude.

Prolie Foods product range consists o nuts, dried ruits, muesli bars, cereals, grains, chocolates, conectionery and much more, www.res.m.a

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TEChNiCal PaPErS In each issue o  Conectionery Industry News  we list details o several technical articles that are available on-line rom the originating trade publications, or a small ee. I you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact: [email protected]

Te eat em tate – A seven year plan, now in year fve, to develop cultivars with genetically enhanced traits o agronomic and economic importance. By Darlene Cowart, PhD, Birdsong Peanuts 

The Manuacturing Conectioner October 2011 www.m.m/artes.tm

Fat-base etres – The proper process must be applied to a ondant-based centre ormulation to create a specifc centre. By Mark Jarrard Jr, Godiva Chocolatier, Inc 

The Manuacturing Conectioner, October 2011 www.m.m/artes.tm

dary sts  ets – The avourable exporting environment will continue to keep US dairy products in tight supply and high in price. By Tim Galloway, Galloway Co 

The Manuacturing Conectioner, October 2011

Practical workShoP International keynote speaker rom IOI Loders Croklaan Oils in Malaysia, Mr Balachandar will stay on ater ConT ConTech ech to conduct a two day practical and theoretical workshop. This hands on workshop will eature the use o specialty ats and their application in conectionery coatings, fllings and in a range o conectionery ormats. Mr Balachandar will be assisted by colleague Yi Chen Chia. In particular, the workshop will cover conectionery coating ats, tempering and moulding, conectionery centres, flling ats, ats or sugar conectionery and bakery applications. More detailed inormation on the workshop will be provided in the registration materials. The workshop will be conducted on Thursday 31 May and 1 June at Melbourne based William Angliss Institute. F f f,  xb, spssp   s s qs ps  J Bs – j.bs@p.s.  (03) 9867 0147 / f  . ..p.. .p..

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StudentS imPreSS induStr induStryy wiTh

iNvENTivE PrODuCT DEvElOPmENT

Spc pent btte coted t d cocote, bc sese seed nd so  ce bs, nt seetened toto sce nd ndj nd bone cented cocote tfles ee jst soe o te podcts ceted nd pesented b w anss insttte’s insttte’s p-nd-con ood scentsts t te 2011 Stdent Podct Deeopent lnc ed t w anss insttte.

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he student product development launch was an opportunity or students studying the unit VB079 – Plan and Manage Food and Product Related Concept Development to impress

Gelita Australia Pty Ltd supported the product launch by awarding a $500 book prize to the student whose product was considered most likely to succeed in the marketplace. The judging panel consisted o Josh Hemelaar – Gelita Australia, Neil Smith – Krat Foods and Gavin Buckett – The Gourmet Guardian Pty Ltd who judged the products on their innovative quality,, presentation and packaging, sensory attributes and quality market potential. Shabnam Ghomi with her product “reduced sugar ice cream

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Fruit & nut market rePort – FeBruary 2012

AlMondS (uSa) Market Frm

Starting prices have frmed a little in recent weeks however all eyes are on January shipping data out o Caliornia and also early indications on how the Caliornian bloom is tracking. 2012 USA crop is expected to be an “o year” due to the sheer size o  the 2011 crop, high yield and the excess o  smaller sized nuts available. The question is whether it’s a poor “o year” or a healthy “o  year”. The Australian Non Pareil harvest has already begun. The crop will be a record or Australia due to the amount o newer trees now producing commercial harvests. Quality (especially or Non Pareil varieties) is expected to be signifcantly better than the 2011 season as 2011 was hampered by severe rains and

way to go beore we reach the levels o the beginning o 2011 crop. Many major buyers have been putting o major decisions to step in until there is more clarity in the market and in the hope that prices will continue to all back t o more normal (historic) levels. It seems this has already begun and it’s recommended to be at least covered enough not to be orced to step in at a time t hat has no other option.

cAShEWS (vetam / ia) Market Eas/ Steay

As has become the norm or this time o year, reports with conicting inormation on how the new season is progressing in Vietnam are in the market. Not knowing exactly what is happening with the crop is one thing however

DCN buyers are on a waiting game hoping that prices would go down even urther, but don’t expect these oers to stay long. It is coconut lean season and eventually,, prices will rebound when eventually husked prices increase due to tightness in availability availability..

hAZElnuTS (Trkey) Market Frm

The hazelnut market remains frm on the back o a short Turkish crop and is expected to remain frm at least until the end o the current season. Other crops such as Italy have been quite strong but as Turkey is the dominant producer o  hazelnuts globally, it sets world pricing. Expect market uctuations to occur

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newS From cocoa market rePort Producing countrieS ivoRY coAST The 2011/12 main crop started airly well with reports o arrivals at 788tmt (Oct 11 to 22 Jan 2012) but there is the expectation is o a sharp slow-down in tail arrivals. For the 2011/12 mid crop analysts are currently touring in the bush to assess pod loads and tree canopies, which may have been impacted negatively by the current dry season due to the Harmattan dry wind. Additionally Cocoa Reorm is the Ivorian hot topic with our main areas: Minimum guaranteed price to the armers, Forward sales system or most o predicted main crop, Normal sales system or rest o crop and a New taxation system. As soon as the reorm occurs a trader could expect the market to correct lower and the structure to atten and ait looks like the terminals are already partially pricing the reorm.

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give us a partial view o the demand. Indeed, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Indonesia are not reported and those three main cocoa producing countries are all expected to importantly increase their beans’ demand in 2011/12. Overall it is estimated that the grinding activity (powder driven) is still exceeding the chocolate consumption (butter proxy) and thereore butter stocks are accumulating. One can thus easily understand resh record ratios. Deodorised butter reached an all-time low o 1.04 on the 11 Nov 2011 (CRA data) and alkalised powder reached an all-time high o 2.49 on the 9 Dec 2011. This latter, being mainly sold outright has obviously been acilitated by the terminal market drop. Finally, above butter and powder ratios lead to an impressive combined ratio o 3.72 (9 Dec 2011). This peak logically coincided with the weekly low o the London terminal

drop were (a) the important 2010/11 endo-seasons stocks o 1’834tmt (brought by the delayed surplus o 341tmt – which was importantly blocked in Ivory Coast just ater the peak o the 2010/11 main crop) and (b) the in-coming hedging pressure ollowing the peak o the 2011/12 West Arican crop. The industry cover is thereore very comortable and estimated around 8.2 months up to the end o January 2012 (and at least 1 month higher in the USA). But, recently, the market has consolidated around 1’500 GBP/mt and 2’300 USD/mt. The two main – fnally cocoa related – bullish piece o news which supported the markets were (a) the expectation o much lower arrivals or the end o the 2010/11 main crop and (a) the Harmattan which could impact negatively mid crops. The market is now clearly looking or a direction and bullish versus  bearish arguments seem well balanced – as you can read just below.

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milan grzic, ceo, Sweet william

l-r: m g, ceo; k w, F t; P as, P m; c o’h, Ss  m m; a ms (s  b) d; J B, d; d m, cFo; d c, g m.

w     S w? I am a part time CEO, not doing much on a daily basis, as I have a good management team that runs the general operations o business. I tend to ocus more on the strategic aspects o the business with more interest in the marketing and looking or growth opportunities both by organic growth and acquisitions. w    f  ’  

w s  bs  f  s ? The high Australian dollar making it difcult to compete against cheaper imports and making it too expensive to export. w    b  s? It’s a great conversation starter at any get together. It is good to be actually making something that people want and enjoy.

F f? Home cooked, cheese ravioli with a goulash sauce ollowed by a nice apple pie with cream F ? I don’t have a avourite movie but have a couple o TV shows that I can watch repeats o. They are West Wing, Yes Minister and some science fction shows.