Dan Hamilton has been appointed managing director of Diageo Australia and will start on 1 October. Hamilton joined Diageo in 2011 and has worked in a number of global markets for the company. His most recent role was as Korea and Japan MD.

Sydney-based logistics software start-up Adiona Tech and Australian cloud-based transport and warehouse management system company, CartonCloud, have integrated technologies to provide a digital transformation and optimisation solution for businesses.

Casella Family Brands has joined global collaborative platform Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) to help drive global sustainability standards in the wine industry.

Reviews by two World Health Organisation bodies have found there is “limited evidence” the sweetener aspartame can cause cancer and reaffirmed the acceptable daily intake of 40mg/kg of weight.

In this new series Food & Drink Business revisits its Rising Star alumni. This week, we catch up with sugar free drinks brand Nexba’s co-founder Troy Douglas.

The ACCC has published draft guidance to improve the integrity of environmental and sustainability claims made by businesses, identifying eight practical principles to apply.

Agriculture ministers from all states and territories have endorsed the new Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry, however farmers have expressed concerns over the proposed implementations.

The sixth annual Tasting Australia Spirit Awards are now open, calling on distillers from around Australia to submit their entries to any of the 11 award categories.

Australian cultivated meat start-up Magic Valley has signed a memorandum of understanding with simulation software company, Biocellion SPC, to research cellular behaviour in bioreactors.

Pernod Ricard Winemakers’ new high-speed combination can and small format bottle line, the fastest of its kind in the southern hemisphere, is catering to growing demand in the RTD sector.

The Australasian Plant Based Association says its upcoming summit (17 July) will investigate how to increase the amount of plant-based food and beverage products consumers buy in their everyday purchasing decisions.

In its latest move to restructure the business, Treasury Wine Estates says it is divesting its commercial winery Karadoc, in Victoria and vineyards in Victoria and New South Wales.

Alternative proteins industry think tank Food Frontier says its latest report, Alternative Proteins and Asia, identifies the top five Asian countries for Australian and New Zealand businesses to investigate.

Rivalea will invest than $20 million into its Corowa site to improve and strengthen its operations and growth across fresh and value-added pork products supplied to Australian consumers and key export partners.

Coles has launched the annual SecondBite Winter Appeal to help more than 1100 community organisations across the country feed Australians in need.

More than half consumer packaged goods manufacturers say inflation is the biggest external obstacle in 2023, while 42 per cent are accelerating digital transformation projects to keep pace with competitors, Rockwell Automation’s latest report into the CPG sector found.