Woolworths Group Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity across Australia and New Zealand

This milestone is projected to deliver a reduction of over 74 per cent in operational emissions, moving Woolworths closer towards its target of an 80 per cent reduction by 2030 From supermarkets and distribution centres to BIG W stores and support offices, Woolworths Group is now 100 per cent po...

FAO Experts Assess Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance Spreading via Food Loss and Waste

Technical review begins to fill a research gap and details challenges and opportunities Food loss and waste (FLW) can serve as a reservoir and even an accelerator of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), highlighting the need to integrate it into AMR surveillance and management strategies, according t...

Setting the Standard for Sustainable Ingredients

Akshat Rawat, Sustainability Specialist at GNT Group As the global food industry intensifies its focus on transparency, climate resilience and responsible sourcing, sustainability has become a defining benchmark for ingredient manufacturers. In this evolving landscape, companies are increasingly...

Detmold Group Reports Progress on Emissions Reduction, Circular Packaging Goals

The Detmold Group is focused on reducing emissions with a climate-first approach, protecting nature, minimising waste, driving a circular economy Leading Australian-owned global packaging company, Detmold Group, is working towards a greener future and is on track to meet its sustainability targe...

FAO on Balancing Climate Urgency and Food Safety in Emerging Agrifood Technologies

Vittorio Fattori, Food Safety Officer at the FAO In an exclusive NUFFOODS Spectrum AgroSpectrum interview, Vittorio Fattori, Food Safety Officer at the FAO, explains how governments can urgently deploy environmental inhibitors to reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions while upholding rigorou...

How audit-led approaches are reinforcing trust in retail food safety

Sutida Ketudut, Director – APAC, NSF As food retail and food service businesses across the Asia-Pacific scale up and diversify, food safety has moved from a back-end compliance function to a core business priority. Rapid market growth, expanding ready-to-eat offerings, and increasingly complex...

Capel Marron Farm boosts Australia’s premium food investment credentials

The expansion was supported by a $147,280 Regional Economic Development (RED) Grant through Round 5 of the Cook Government program Capel, Western Australia, a premium South West marron producer, has expanded its operations to become a new regional food and tourism destination, supported by a Coo...

Jollibee Group inaugurates VisMin Commissary in Philippines to support regional expansion

The Danao facility marks the Group’s fourth commissary in Cebu and its first multi-brand, state-of-the-art commissary in the Philippines The Jollibee Group has officially inaugurated its newest and largest commissary in the Visayas and Mindanao region, unveiling a state-of-the-art manufacturin...

Australia wine recovery program extended to 2027 with $3.1Mn federal funding

Support for sustainability credentials will be expanded, helping wine businesses improve efficiency and reduce emissions The Government of Australia has announced an extension of the South Australian Wine Recovery Program to 2027, reinforcing its support for grape growers and wine makers to dive...

FAO sets out three-year emergency and early recovery plan for Ukraine’s agrifood sector

The Plan prioritises safeguarding food production for vulnerable rural families and small-scale farmers The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published its Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan for Ukraine for 2026–2028, outlining priority actions to p...

CSIRO partners on global project to boost food security

The team will develop an AI tool capable of calculating optimal fermentation conditions to produce protein powder at scale efficiently Researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the University of Leeds in the UK have partnered to develop a new AI-powered platform aimed at t...

Ukraine backs fruit, vegetable and greenhouse farming to secure food supply

47 grants worth UAH 162.4 million were approved for the development of horticulture, berry growing, and viticulture Ukraine’s state support programs for the agricultural sector delivered tangible results in 2025, driving the development of horticulture, greenhouse farming, and niche crops, whi...

Bayer to launch innovative strawberry variety

Launch represents a cornerstone of the company’s strategic expansion into the strawberry market Bayer announced the launch of Baya Solara, the first commercial strawberry variety from Bayer’s De Ruiter brand. The launch is a vital part of the company’s strategic expansion into the strawber...

Upcycling Coffee Waste to Extend Fresh Fruit Shelf Life

Lilah Saidi, Lead Researcher, UNSW Sydney As the global food industry intensifies efforts to reduce waste while extending the shelf life of fresh produce, researchers are increasingly turning to circular, bio-based solutions. A team from UNSW Sydney has taken an innovative step in this direction...

CSIRO, SEQ Mayors begin work on Australia’s first regional food systems strategy

The Strategy follows the release of the first national stocktake of Australia’s $800 billion food system in June The future of food in South East Queensland is under the microscope with efforts to future-proof thousands of jobs and unlock billions of dollars in economic and social benefits. ...

OQ Base Industries supports five industrial projects in under Innovative Food Initiative

As a result, four innovative food products have been developed: Frankincense Tea, Yoghurt, Coconut Juice, and Frankincense Coffee OQ Base Industries (OQBI) has financed five industrial projects in Dhofar Governorate as part of the Innovative Food Products Development Project, in cooperation with...

Yindii turns food waste into value, saving 500,000+ meals in 2025

The food-surplus app returned more than HKD 20 million to partner businesses while making meals more affordable for consumers Southeast Asia grapples with growing food waste and rising living costs. Yindii, Asia’s number 1 food‑surplus marketplace, celebrates a year of remarkable growth and ...

Silal–Square Roots partnership uses AI to boost sustainable food production

The partnership represents a major step forward in the UAE’s efforts to strengthen food security Silal’s Innovation Oasis (iO), the state-of-the-art research and development hub in Al Ain designed to transform agricultural technology, has signed a landmark collaboration agreement with Square...

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