Turning whey waste into food

May 7th, 2025

Victor Harbor Times, Other, 05/05/2025
New research suggests converting the Australian dairy industry’s whey waste into a valuable food product is more feasible than many realise, with significant potential for industry-wide change. […] As part of a mixed-methods study, funded by the University of Adelaide, the End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, Hetherington interviewed large and small cheese manufacturers across Australia to understand where their whey goes and what factors influence their decisions to repurpose it.