Figure : Relative Specialisation Index and number of food inventions, by country Victoria has relative specialisations in 4.2 Food processing industries beverage, and other. Key applicants in relative specialisation beverages are Carlton and United Breweries with methods for refining beverages; Flextank The RSIs for each food class in Australia and Pty Ltd with storage containers to control the each state and territory are reported in Table oxygenation of wine; Memstart Pty Ltd with 1. The sub-industries are sorted by the RSI methods to reduce alcohol in beverages; and for Australia. Ozmox with a method and apparatus for All Australian states, except for Western oxygenating wine. Key applicants in Sugar Australia show a relative specialisation in are Cadbury with processes for preparing food patenting. There are very few patents chocolate crumb; Horizon Science Pty Ltd with inventors based in the Northern Territory, with natural sweeteners and extracts derived hence the RSI for the NT is relatively high from sugar cane. (0.46). The RSI for the ACT (0.36) is high Queensland has relative specialisations in because of the large numbers of food meat, seafood and bakery. A key patent inventions developed at CSIRO. applicant in bakery is Moffat Pty Ltd with New South Wales has relative specialisations many and varied production methods and in bakery, beverage and other sub-industries. apparatus. Key applicants in meat are CSIRO Key applicants for bakery inventions in NSW with DNA markers for meat tenderness and are George Weston Foods Ltd (crosslinked automatic cutting of carcasses; and meat and waxy wheat starch, production of lupin Livestock Australia Ltd with meat processes extracts, production of food products having and implements. Key applicants in seafood reduced fat content and low GI white bread), are Queensland Bioprocessing Technology Serrol Ingredients Pty Ltd (leavening and Pty Ltd with use of abalone processing emulsifier compositions), and the Value wastes; and Seafood Innovations with the Added Wheat CRC (a novel storage protein). processing and rotation of fish. Key applicants in beverages are Breville (juicers, tea and coffee grinding appliances) and Valent Biosciences (a synergistic combination to improve grape colour and alter sensory characteristics of wine). A key applicant in the other sub-industry is Probiomics Ltd with probiotic bacterium and their use in the treatment of skin disorders.
Figure : Relative Specialisation Index and number of food inventions, by country 4.2 Food processing industries relative specialisation The RSIs for each food class in Australia and each state and territory are reported in Table 1. The sub-industries are sorted by the RSI for Australia. All Australian states, except for Western Australia show a relative specialisation in food patenting. There are very few patents with inventors based in the Northern Territory, hence the RSI for the NT is relatively high (0.46). The RSI for the ACT (0.36) is high because of the large numbers of food inventions developed at CSIRO. New South Wales has relative specialisations in bakery, beverage and other sub-industries. Key applicants for bakery inventions in NSW are George Weston Foods Ltd (crosslinked waxy wheat starch, production of lupin extracts, production of food products having reduced fat content and low GI white bread), Serrol Ingredients Pty Ltd (leavening and emulsifier compositions), and the Value Added Wheat CRC (a novel storage protein). Key applicants in beverages are Breville (juicers, tea and coffee grinding appliances) and Valent Biosciences (a synergistic combination to improve grape colour and alter sensory characteristics of wine). A key applicant in the other sub-industry is Probiomics Ltd with probiotic bacterium and their use in the treatment of skin disorders. Victoria has relative specialisations in beverage, and other. Key applicants in beverages are Carlton and United Breweries with methods for refining beverages; Flextank Pty Ltd with storage containers to control the oxygenation of wine; Memstart Pty Ltd with methods to reduce alcohol in beverages; and Ozmox with a method and apparatus for oxygenating wine. Key applicants in Sugar are Cadbury with processes for preparing chocolate crumb; Horizon Science Pty Ltd with natural sweeteners and extracts derived from sugar cane. Queensland has relative specialisations in meat, seafood and bakery. A key patent applicant in bakery is Moffat Pty Ltd with many and varied production methods and apparatus. Key applicants in meat are CSIRO with DNA markers for meat tenderness and automatic cutting of carcasses; and meat and Livestock Australia Ltd with meat processes and implements. Key applicants in seafood are Queensland Bioprocessing Technology Pty Ltd with use of abalone processing wastes; and Seafood Innovations with the processing and rotation of fish.
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