![]() ![]() ![]() The federal government has committed to halving food waste in Australia by 2030, contracting The Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre to drive better outcomes across the food value chain.īananas travel some of the longest distances of any fruit in Australia, up to 6,880 kilometres from farm to supermarket shelves. "We really need to embrace the age of technology and automation to get efficiencies." Innovative Australians "The cost of labour is just growing and growing and growing and we need to be competitive," Mr McGruddy said. Mr McGruddy is on the last leg of an international trip after being awarded a Churchill Fellowship to build on the knowledge, experience and technology used in the freezing of whole soft berry fruits. Upgrades to the family's Caboolture facility have included a machine to cut the tops, or calyxes, off strawberries, and new automation to fill bags, quickly, cleanly and efficiently. ![]()
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