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JBS Australia Celebrates Brand Week at its Scone Facility
27 Aug 2026
Last week, JBS Southern celebrated Brand Week at its Scone facility in New South Wales, giving the team the opportunity to learn more about the premium brand..)
JBS Australia Contributes to Farm Angels' 'Flanno for a Farmer Day'
25 Aug 2026
The JBS Northern team recently took part in Farm Angels' Flanno for a Farmer Day, helping raise funds for farming families and rural communities across Austr..)
From Paddock to Plate – Championing Ag Education at the State Show
24 Aug 2026
As Queensland’s iconic Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka) celebrates a landmark 150 years in 2026, JBS was proud to showcase the skill, transparency, and quali..)
JBS Australia places first Enhancing the Food Production Workforce with Neuro-Inclusion Pilot team member
14 Aug 2026
JBS Australia has officially placed their first team member as a part of the “Enhancing the Food Production Workforce with Neuro-Inclusion” pilot, welcoming
Tomazoni to Become JBS Vice Chairman; Wesley Batista Filho to Become JBS Global CEO
11 Aug 2026
Amstelveen, Netherlands – August 10, 2026 – JBS N.V.
From 4-H Member to Mentor: Richard Pfieff Continues a Tradition of Giving Back
05 Aug 2026
For Richard Pfieff, 4-H has never been just a youth program. It's been a lifelong lesson in leadership, hard work and service to others.
Australia’s QSR boom supported by the innovative team at Creative Food Solutions
03 Aug 2026
Creative Food Solutions (CFS), a division of Andrews Meat Industries based in Sydney, Australia, is a market leader in sous-vide protein solutions.
JBS Riverina investing in the future of the industry via Meat Tech Futures Event
27 Jul 2026
JBS Riverina in New South Wales recently kicked off the Meat Tech Futures Riverina event in partnership with schools across the region in Narrandera, Leeton,..)
JBS Australia diverse protein portfolio on full display at Metcash
24 Jul 2026
For the second year running, the diverse range of JBS protein varieties were on full display at the Metcash Expo in Australia.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
