Our Cow will now offer same-day delivery for its sustainable and ethical lamb, beef, chicken, and seafood range to customers throughout Sydney metro, aiming to offer the service in all Australian capital cities within 12 months.

Absolut Vodka is rolling out a three-month trial for its single-mould paper bottle in the UK. The company calls it "a significant milestone". But in social media pushback, it is being called out as greenwashing.

British sustainable packaging firm Frugalpac is sending vodka and gin products in its paper Frugal Bottle to Australia and New Zealand as the Free Trade Agreement with the UK comes into force.

Changes are needed now if Australia’s food systems – spanning the entire food pipeline from production to consumption and waste management – are to be resilient, sustainable, equitable and healthier into the future, according to a new roadmap released today by CSIRO. An 18-month collaboration between CSIRO and nine partners from government and industry has culminated in the roadmap Reshaping Australian Food Systems.

Korean food company CJ Foods is partnering with an existing food manufacturer in Australia, investing $10 million to establish local production of its brand Bibigo.

The Arnott’s Group has resumed manufacturing in New Zealand with the opening of a new multi-million-dollar facility in Avondale, Auckland. The site will also be an innovation hub for sweet and savoury biscuits.

Fonterra's new corporate ventures arm, Nutrition Science Solutions, will “incubate, scale and invest” in nutrition science and operate as a standalone business within Fonterra with its own board and CEO.

Increased investment in applied AI and implementation of ML solutions helps food and beverage organisations to reduce waste, improve business processes and meet increased demand in a complex and unstable supply chain. Jarrod Kinchington writes.

Immersive training experts Nexefy outshone three other virtual and extended reality businesses in a pitch challenge run by drinks company Frucor Suntory and the Queensland government.

The sea cucumber, a marine delicacy loved across Asia, is proving itself as a key ingredient in preventing diabetes, researchers from the University of South Australia report.

CSIRO has invested $25 million up to 2027 in a new program that will ‘harness the building blocks of life to solve intractable problems’, expanding the agency’s research through projects such as the production of animal-free dairy.

Self-funded, not-for-profit social enterprise FoodLab Sydney says its new shared kitchen facility in Strathfield, Sydney, means the marginalised food entrepreneurs it supports now have a safe and professional workspace.

Coles has announced its latest round of Nurture Fund grants, awarding up to $500,000 to eight small and medium sized businesses across the country, bringing the total financial support to more than $33 million since the funding initiative started in 2015.

The a2 Milk Company’s Chinese label infant formula has been re-registered by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation. Synlait, which manufactures the formula, said it was “extremely pleased”.

The Naturally Good Awards featured an impressive list of top exhibitors that were nominated across 13 categories. Proper Crisps won Best Food Product, and Teaesk Best Beverage Product.

A new season of online TV show, Sustaining Australia TV, turns its attention to the biggest issues in Australian food and grocery manufacturing, featuring interviews with leaders from some of Australia's best-known brands and innovative businesses.