This innovative solution slashes plastic usage by 64 per cent, equating to 8.2 tonnes less plastic each year
Detpak, an Australian packaging company, has announced that it has been awarded the APPMA Packaging Design Innovation Award for its Kerbside Recyclable Paper Bag for Fresh Potatoes. The A...
These standards not only guide the development of laws and regulations but also inform various measures aimed at upholding the highest quality standards and ensuring the safety of food for consumption
Food standards are vital for ensuring the safety and quality of the food supply chain from prod...
The blueberry was of the Eterna variety, as part of the Variety Improvement Programs (VIP) of Costa, which licenses blueberry varieties grown by Costa in regions including the Americas, Morocco, China and South Africa
Costa Group has hit the record books for developing and growing the world's h...
The deal includes the purchase of 100 per cent of Bostock Brothers Limited shares, the Bostock brand for poultry products, three farming properties, and a primary processing plant, with completion anticipated by September 2024
In a strategic move to bolster its market position, Inghams Group Lim...
Australia’s largest and oldest dairy co-operative is celebrating an utterly delightful win at the 2024 Australian Grand Dairy Awards for the sixth consecutive year
Norco Lactose-Free Full Cream Milk awarded Champion at the 2024 Australian Grand Dairy Awards
Norco, Australia’s largest and ...
The move to one of Australia's fastest-growing independent Spirits Distributors will help ensure the luxury whiskey producer is positioned for continued growth as it expands its presence through 2024 and beyond
Westward Whiskey, the pinnacle of American whiskey and one of the USA's highest-rated...
The investment will upgrade the Milo manufacturing line introducing state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to the factory and supporting an increased production capacity
Nestlé Australia has announced a $32 million investment in its Smithtown factory, which manufactures Milo â€...
This project is part of an overall $16 million upgrade to the facility to be completed this year which will transform the pilot plant into Australia’s leading physical containment level 2 (PC2) large-scale food-grade research translation facility
A $3.9 million project will complete the transf...
The unprecedented CRC will bring together leaders from international food brands, relevant peak bodies, international and national NGOs, Australian councils, environmental regulators (ie EPA) and others, with a target to develop new technologies that will reduce Australia’s plastic waste
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This included the development of new Cold Food Codes and establishing more formal relationships or alliances with all industry bodies which can contribute towards the development of codes of practice, training and education
The Australian Food Cold Chain Council (AFCCC), in its 2023 review of th...
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has also notified the Food Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) that it has approved QCAV-4 as suitable for human consumption
The Australian Government has issued QUT a licence to commercially release QCAV-4, a genetically modified (GM) variety of Cavendish ba...
The integration will take effect on May 1, 2024. René Dedoncker, Fonterra Australia's managing director, will lead the new Fonterra Oceania team
Fonterra, the dairy cooperative, plans to merge its New Zealand and Australian brands into a single entity called Fonterra Oceania. CEO Miles Hurrell ...
Over the past three years, the value of Australian barley exports to Latin America grew by +416 per cent in real terms to reach A$256.1 million in 2022–23
Australia’s barley and malt have made significant gains in Latin American markets over the past four years, driven by investments by indu...
The Foodbank Hunger Report 2023 confirmed food insecurity was experienced in 3.7 million households last year, more than all the households in Sydney and Melbourne combined
Foodbank Australia revealed it sourced a record 51 million kilograms of food and groceries in 2023, the equivalent of 92 ...
This renewed partnership will go on to benefit children and young people, their schools and services, families and surrounding communities
Saputo Dairy Australia (SDA) has renewed its funding partnership with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, to continue their mutual priority to...
The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear forecast
The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast for the upcoming season. According to the forecast, which consolidates the data f...
The overall production value of $5.83 billion represents a record high in dollar terms, which is an increase of 5.4 per cent compared to the previous year
According to the newly released Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook, Australia produced 3.59 million tonnes of vegetables in 2022-23,...
To support Faulconer's promotion, PepsiCo has also made two new General Manager appointments
PepsiCo has recently announced that Kyle Faulconer, the current CEO of Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), will now be responsible for IndoChina Foods as well. Faulconer, who moved from the US business to j...