Food, beverage and confectionery giant MondelA'z has opened an Asia-Pacific research and development centre that claims to be the biggest of its kind in Australia. The new facility, in the Ringwood suburb of Melbourne, will bring 63 new jobs to the area, and is " home to the largest food R&D team in Australia, housing more than 100 food scientists, technologists and graduates ," said Victoria's minister for manufacturing, David Hodget, adding that one of its core aims was to speed up development of food products meant for export to Asia.