The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is partnering with TAFE NSW to reduce food waste in hospitality, with the launch of an online course supported by a $200,000 NSW EPA Business Food Waste Partnerships Grant.

The Queensland government has released its Transforming Queensland Manufacturing Strategy 2025-2030 and Action Plan, aiming to establish a stronger, more competitive industry.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has granted over $12 million to McCain Foods, Sugar Australia, and Blackmores, to trial and demonstrate low emission technologies for process heat, reducing the reliance on natural gas.

Probiotics and fermented foods are reshaping modern diets. From yogurt to starter cultures, they promote gut health, aid digestion, and support functional nutrition, offering natural health benefits, sustainability, and delicious flavours in everyday meals.

Pure Foods Tasmania (PFT) chair, Malcolm McAully, says the company is “no longer chasing volume for its own sake”. PFT’s portfolio includes Woodbridge Smokehouse, Tasmanian Pate, Daly Potato Co., and The Cashew Creamery.

DMG Fine Wine has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with New South Wales based wine producer, Krinklewood Estate.

South Australian wine producer, Château Tanunda, has joined Francs de Pied, an international association advocating for the preservation of the world’s rare old, ungrafted vineyards – many of which remain in the Barossa Valley.

Bubs Australia chair, Katrina Rathie, has resigned after four years on the board and two years as chair. She joined the company during a period of significant change, including the ousting of founder, Kristy Carr, and executive chair, Dennis Linn.

Synlait Milk has sold its North Island assets to its customer and global healthcare company, Abbott, for $270 million (NZD$307 million). CEO Richard Wyeth said the deal will allow Synlait to focus on core business at its Dunsandel facility in Canterbury.

Drinks and hospitality business, Endeavour Group, has celebrated its supplier community at the 2025 Supplier of the Year Awards, spotlighting partners who helped steer the drinks and hospitality sector through a fast-changing year.

Turbine Sunshine Coast has partnered with McNab to undertake construction and delivery of Australia’s first purpose-built collaborative food and beverage manufacturing precinct, located in the Sunshine Coast Industrial Park.

The producer of Aquna Sustainable Murray Cod, Murray Cod Australia, says it has received firm commitments from domestic and offshore investors to raise $17 million, with proceeds used to expand production capacity and develop in-house sales and marketing capabilities.

Steets ice cream brand manufacturer, The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC), says its $30 million investment in the Minto facility in southwest Sydney brings more automation and advanced manufacturing technology to the business. The Minto factory makes nearly three million ice cream servings a day.

Australia and India have signed a mutual recognition arrangement on organics equivalence, opening up opportunities for Australian organic producers to market their products in one of the largest economies in the world.

The Queensland University of Technology has completed an $18 million upgrade of its Mackay-based QUT Pioneer BioPilot, formerly known as the Mackay Renewable Biocommodities Pilot Plant, transforming it into a leading fermentation facility.

The latest research from national industry body for vegetable producers, AUSVEG, has unveiled the scope of the $213 million annual compliance, regulatory and red tape burden affecting Australian vegetable growers, as forty per cent actively consider leaving the industry within the next year.