At the 2025 IFFA DVA International Product Competition in Frankfurt, Germany, Queensland-based family-owned smallgoods company, Borgo Salumi, did the country proud, winning 21 awards for the 18 products it entered.
Diageo Australia has sold UDL, the original ready-to-drink (RTD) that pioneered the category globally, and Ruski Lemon to Vok Beverages, part of the South Australian-owned Bickford’s Group of Companies.
Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) says its pre-feasibility study (PFS) into constructing a 10,000 tonne per annum lupin protein isolate facility in Western Australia comes as it reaches near capacity operations in its Germany plant and sales gather momentum.
iQRenew has been awarded $9.1 million in joint funding from the Australian and New South Wales governments to upgrade its SPEC recycling facility at Kundle Kundle, near Taree on the NSW Mid North Coast, significantly increasing its capacity to process hard-to-recycle plastics, including soft plastic packaging.
Spirits company, Top Shelf International (TSI), has appointed McGrathNicol as voluntary administrators. The company will continue to trade as business as usual while options of sale or recapitalisation are considered.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Draft Determination to authorise Soft Plastics Stewardship Australia’s nationwide recycling scheme marks the most significant step yet in rebuilding the nation’s ability to recycle one of the hardest packaging formats in the waste stream.
a2 Milk Company (a2MC) reported a positive FY25, with record sales, double-digit earnings, an acquisition and its first ever dividend. CEO David Bertolussi said it had been an “exceptional year” for the infant formula business.
Increased mobility, flexible work schedules, and balanced kindergarten and school meals have led to a shift in eating habits in recent years. Plant-based stabilising and texturising ingredient manufacturers, Planteneers, looks at the changing market to offer advice for companies to stay ahead of the curve.
BioPak, the Australian B Corp known for its environmentally conscious packaging, has acquired Queensland-based company Bygreen, a move aimed at deepening its commitment to sustainable solutions.
Australia’s liquor industry is experiencing a period of change. Shifting category dynamics and marginal growth are putting pressure on the sector to innovate. A key force driving some of the changes: the consumer. Circana senior consultant, Andrew Gerard, reflects on the trends driving the nation.
Australia is at a critical crossroads in the race to capture value from the booming global plant protein industry, according to a new industry report released by Food Frontier.
New Zealand-based alcohol company, The Slight Twist Brewing Co., is launching its first international export collaboration in partnership with US independent brewery, Harland Brewing Co., to launch a range of cocktail-inspired seltzers.
An Australian grape-export company has been fined more than $1 million dollars for trying to bypass controls to export table grapes to New Zealand. The case was prosecuted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) after a referral from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Bacardi-Martini Australia (BCA) says its new distribution agreement with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) will transform the Australian footprint of the family-owned company’s portfolio.
With an expected EBITDA of $50 to $68 million and a net loss after tax of -$27 to -$40 million – compared to -$4.1 million and -$182.1 million respectively in FY24 – Synlait Milk says its year-on-year performance and overall result is a “marked improvement”.
The federal government is calling on submissions in response to its discussion paper, Feeding Australia: A National Food Security Strategy. It is the first step in the direction of re-establishing a national food plan, something Australia hasn’t had for 12 years. The goal is to deliver an outcomes-based practical strategy that is not “a strategy for strategy’s sake” that sits untouched on a shelf, the government said.
