Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) vice president and general manager of Australia, Pacific and South-East Asia (APS), Peter West, is resigning at the end of the year. It will bring his career of nearly four decades in fast-moving consumer goods to a close.

Lion has appointed Anubha Sahasrabuddhe as its new CEO. Sahasrabuddhe is the company’s chief growth and commercial officer and co-leader of the Lion Australia business. She replaces Sam Fischer, who resigned in May and leaves at the end of October to head Treasury Wine Estates.

Suntory Holdings chair and CEO, Takeshi Niinami, has resigned following a police investigation into supplements he purchased allegedly contained an illegal substance, breaching the country’s strict drug laws.

The Arnott’s Group, in partnership with CleanPeak Energy, has unveiled its $12 million solar and battery storage system at its Huntingwood biscuit factory, which will supply approximately 25 per cent of the site’s electricity needs.

Winners of the 2025 South Australian Premier’s Business and Export Awards, which feeds into the Australian Export Awards in November, were announced last week – including several food and beverage companies.

The Western Australian government has released its Distilling Industry Strategy 2025-2030, co-created with the Australian Distillers Association and Western Australian Distillers Guild to raise the profile of the state’s unique premium spirits on the global stage.

In an all-cash deal worth more than $28 billion, beverage conglomerate, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), has acquired JDE Peet’s. KDP says it will create two independent companies from its existing and acquired brands – Beverage Co and Global Coffee Co.

Kinross Station, Endeavour, and the Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) have unveiled what they are calling the world’s first ultra-premium lamb. KS7 is graded at seven per cent intramuscular fat (IMF) and is the result of 12 years R&D.

The Nestlé board has dismissed CEO Laurent Freixe with immediate effect, the second CEO in 12 months to exit the company. It comes after an internal investigation revealed an undisclosed romantic relationship with a “direct subordinate”, breaching the company’s Code of Business Conduct.

Perfection Fresh is one of four suppliers the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is alleging engaged in price fixing when supplying fresh produce to ALDI over seven years from 2018 to 2024.

The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) has completed its acquisition of China Mengniu Dairy Group’s subsidiary, Yashili New Zealand’s, Pokeno plant for around $282 million.

Community-led fresh produce company, Box Divvy, is launching in Victoria, aiming to connect communities with farmers and food producers for fresh, Australian-grown produce for less.

The New South Wales government has invested $5.72 million into key regional projects, including $2.5m to Grove Juice for the opening of a new bottling line and $2.27m for Staughton Group to develop a Regional Demonstration Hub for chilling and freezing.

TasFoods Poultry division revenue fell 20 per cent in 1H25, with the company citing the continued oversupply of mainland sourced poultry in the Tasmanian and mainland market. The company reported a net loss after tax of $3.6 million, a 29 per cent improvement on FY24 prior corresponding period (pcp).

Maggie Beer Holdings (MBH) recorded a loss of $24.3 million in FY25, a marginal improvement on the $28.2 million in FY24. MBH chair, Mark Lindh said despite the loss, measures taken over the last six months have put the company in a good position for a strong 1H26.

After a difficult start to the year, including a CEO changeover, antibiotic backlash, and a loss of RSPCA certification, Huon Aquaculture is partnering with TasmaNet to deploy digital infrastructure and smart technology – aiming to drive innovation and sustainability in its salmon farming.