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From the team behind the software
News and insights from the Foodworks team. Regulatory guides for the Australian and New Zealand market, stories from practitioners and food manufacturers, and the occasional product update. Looking for help with the software itself? Head to our support site.
Health Star Ratings in Australia & New Zealand
How the Health Star Rating is calculated, where the algorithm falls short, and why food manufacturers should prepare for it becoming mandatory.
Creating a Nutrition Information Panel (NIP) for Australia and New Zealand
What an Australian nutrition information panel must contain, how to create one from recipe data, and the common mistakes that make labels non-compliant.
Free food diary template
Free printable food diary template (PDF) for tracking meals, snacks, and symptoms. Learn how to use it effectively, plus digital alternatives.
Using Easy Diet Diary with your clients
How the new free Easy Diet Diary app integrates with Foodworks Professional to automatically flow client food intake into your account.
How Vili’s Family Bakery revolutionised their food labelling process with Foodworks
Why Vili's Family Bakery moved from FoodWorks 10 to Foodworks online, how the software's automatic PEAL allergen bolding simplified their compliance, and what their QA Manager says about the labelling, Health Star Ratings, and support that streamlined their operations.
How Compass is achieving outstanding results with Foodworks
Why Compass Group NZ adopted Foodworks for FSANZ-compliant nutrient analysis and food labelling, and what their National Dietetics Director says about the cloud-based platform's impact on efficiency and accuracy across their operations.
Sally McCray wins Chester Goodsell Memorial Award 2023
How Sally McCray won the 2023 Chester Goodsell Memorial Award, the electronic malnutrition solution she led at Mater Group that lifted identification rates by 40% while cutting screening time by 60%, and the FoodWorks creator the award honours.
Plain English Allergen Labelling and Foodworks
What the new Plain English Allergen Labelling (PEAL) requirements mandate, how Foodworks generates compliant allergen declarations automatically.