McCain’s Ballarat plant will reduce CO2 emissions by 27,100 tonnes per yearMcCain Foods Australia has announced it has commenced construction on a renewable energy system that will reduce emissions from its Ballarat food processing facility by more than 27,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
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ABG has taken over full ownership of the company as part of its strategy to become a multinational beverage companyEuropean firm Amber Beverage Group (ABG) has acquired 100% of Think Spirits, Australia’s leading family spirits distribution business, which has, despite the challenges of Covid-1...
The campaign also features a new brand ambassadorMorinaga Asia Pacific is launching an expanded marketing campaign to support retail sales of Hi-Chew fruit chews in Australia and New Zealand.
In recent months, Hi-Chew has been running a test campaign focused on social medi...
Acquisition establishes Barry Callebaut’s direct presence and manufacturing capacity in Australia to cater for the Australian and New Zealand marketsThe Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has announced that it has successfully cl...
Lactoferrin is a natural and multifunctional core immune protein found in human and bovine milkAriel (an expert in mother and baby nutrition in Australia), a brand founded by Australia Origin Biotechnology PTY Ltd (OBP) that is specializing in nutritional supplement industry...
Nestle introduces plant-based version of their most popular cocoa malt beverage, Milo in AustraliaAs people are including more plant-based alternatives in their diet, Nestlé is launching plant-based versions of some of its most-loved global brands. That now includes the world’s lea...
Version 2020 marks the beginning of a new generation of benchmarking, recognition and transparencyThe Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) announced the newest edition of its Benchmarking Requirements during the opening plenary of its annual conference, a gathering of more than 1,000 ...
The brand expects to further expand into the Chinese market and provide Chinese families with high-quality milk powderOz Farm, a well-known Australian milk powder brand that formally entered the Chinese market in 2019, plans to enhance its presence across China in 2020 by launching ne...
Company finalizing requirements to move to the OTCQB market tierKona Gold Solutions, a hemp and CBD lifestyle brand focused on product development in the functional beverage sector, is pleased to announce it has projected revenue of $1.5 million ($1,500,000) from its Gold Leaf Distrib...
Total Net Proceeds of approximately $3 Billion from divestitures of Campbell International and Campbell FreshCampbell Soup Company has completed the sale of Arnott’s and certain of Campbell’s International operations to KKR for approximately $2.2 billion in cash, subject to customar...
To turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that is not only biodegradable, but also recyclableResearchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney have discovered a novel way to turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that is not only biodegradable, but also recyc...
Visy Cartons has for many years produced SIG aseptic cartons under licence from SIG for sale in the Australia and New Zealand marketsSIG has reached agreement to acquire Visy Cartons Pty Ltd (“Visy Cartons”) from VisyPak Operations Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Pratt Consolidated Holdings Pty...
BESTEVIA Reb D is a non-caloric, high-purity stevia sweetener with a clean, sugar-like tasteUS based sweetener company SweeGen has announced that Food Standards Australia, New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed and approved BESTEVIA® Reb D Stevia Leaf Sweetener for use as a food additiv...
Scientists from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, can now detect gluten in any food and show which grain it comes from, making it easier for food companies to correctly label their productsThe scientists from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), anno...
Global ingredients and premix supplier Prinova has expanded into the Asia-Pacific market with the establishment of an entity in AustraliaThe new subsidiary of Prinova Europe Ltd will serve customers in Australia and New Zealand. It comes in direct response to demand from global clients seeking produ...
The divestiture of Carlton & United Breweries, once completed, will help AB InBev to accelerate its expansion into other fast-growing markets in the APAC region and globallyThe divestiture of Carlton & United Breweries, once completed, will help AB InBev to accelerate its expansion into other fa...
100 per cent recycled plastic had previously been used in still beverages, it had never successfully been used for carbonated drinksCoca-Cola Amatil has produced Australia’s first carbonated soft drink bottles made from 100 per cent recycled plastic, in a major step forward for sustainability....
The announcement comes just days after one of the UK’s top five supermarkets, Morrisons, became the first major retailer in the United Kingdom to stock TUNO, the brand’s plant-based, canned seafood alternative.One of the world’s leading producers of plant-based protein products, Atlantic N...
