Mountain Culture Beer Co has finalised its acquisition of Fox Friday Brewing and announced plans for its assets including rebranding some venues and on-selling Carwyn Cellars and the Perth brewpub.

In a landmark decision, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has given the green light to biotech company, Vow, for its cell-cultured quail to be sold in Australia and New Zealand. It makes ANZ the fourth country in the world to approve cell-cultured meat for human consumption.

IFF has released its 2025 GLP-1 Consumer Opportunity Outlook, highlighting how the rapidly growing GLP-1 consumer market is reshaping the sensory experience and nutritional needs associated with eating and drinking. The report outlines how food and beverage manufacturers can better support this emerging consumer segment. ​

Queensland’s container deposit scheme is commencing a scheme pricing framework review to make participation in the recycling program easier for beverage manufacturers and boost the circular economy.

Industrial automation and digital transformation company, Rockwell Automation, has appointed Adrian Giecco as its South Pacific regional director, effective from 1 July.

Dilmah Tea is celebrating 40 years on Australian shelves, since first coming to Coles in 1985. In that time, Australians have consumed more than 28 billion cups of Dilmah Single Origin Ceylon Tea – that's 700 million cups per year, or nearly 2 million every day.

Rockwell Automation has released its 2025 State of Smart Manufacturing Report, showing industrial transformation, including artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is coming to aid the Australia and New Zealand manufacturing industries, but survey responses state cybersecurity risks, competition, and workforce challenges have joined inflation and economic growth to round out the top challenges to growth.

Bubs Australia has lodged its New Infant Formula Submission (NIFS) with the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) - the final step in the FDA’s regulatory process to gain permanent access to the American market.

Leading producer of abalone, mussels, and oysters, Yumbah Aquaculture, has become the first oyster producer in Australia to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification – a globally recognised gold standard for sustainable and responsible seafood production.

The Australian National University (ANU) Agrifood Innovation Institute has partnered with not-for-profit organisation, Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA), to bring the future of food to the nation’s capital. Made & Grown: The Future of Food will take place in Canberra on 21 August, spotlighting the biotechnologies shaping the Australian food system.

The team that shook up Australia’s cracker market segment is back, this time with the snack category in its sights. After selling Gourmet Food Holdings and brands including OB Finest and Olina’s Bakehouse to Mondēlez International in early 2021, the seasoned FMCG operators have launched SnackHQ and its first brand, ReFil.

Victorian food manufacturer and distributor, Katoomba Global Foods (KG Foods), has acquired Paris Creek Farms (PCF) from Maggie Beer Holdings (MBH), three years after the company first announced it would offload its dairy assets.

The latest research from IWSR has shown that overall growth is slowing in Asia Pacific’s beverage alcohol scene. A market that has previously been strongly driven by Australia is undergoing significant change as alcohol consumption declines, with emerging regions taking the lead.

The winners of the 2025 Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards have been announced, after receiving close to 2300 entries from 22 countries around the world. Western Australia's Wedgetail Brewing and California's Trumer Brewery received the top honours.

Australia’s Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) longline and minorline fisheries have been independently certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)’s environmental standard for fishing, coinciding with the start of the SBT fishing season.

Members of the New South Wales parliament had the unique opportunity last week to taste the signature lamb meatballs and pork dumplings of cultivated meat company, Magic Valley. Cellular agriculture offers an opportunity for Australian biotechnology to lead the future of food, and Magic Valley is one of the forerunners.