Maggie Beer Holdings (MBH) has put the planned investment into Paris Creek Farms on hold after a 10 per cent drop in its revenue. MBH also announced it is in advanced conversations with a third-party supplier to produce its Maggie Beer cheeses.

A new $12.2 million food and beverage manufacturing centre in Western Australia will be open to all food and beverage businesses that are looking for low-risk environment to scale up production.

Cultivate Food and Beverage, a social enterprise backed by South Australian disability services provider Bedford, has acquired Adelaide Hills Food, with major growth plans for the well-known bakery and food manufacturer.

JBS Australia has commenced the second shift at its Dinmore processing facility. Following its $77 million upgrade, the site has welcomed more than 300 new team members, with the dual-shift system expected to double Dinmore’s daily processing capacity. 

Cargill has launched SustainConnect, a sustainable agriculture program designed to connect Australian canola growers with new and emerging markets, while catering to the rising domestic and international demand for sustainable Australian canola.

Woolworths Group CEO and managing director, Brad Banducci, has resigned and will step down in September. The MD of WooliesX, Amanda Bardwell, will be the company’s new CEO.

The a2Milk Company’s (a2MC) focus on the China market has delivered a strong 1H24 with 3.7 per cent revenue growth to NZ$812 million. However, the overall China infant milk formula market was down 10.7 per cent.

Six months since acquiring Betta Milk and Meander Valley Dairy from TasFoods, Bega Group is relocating the brands’ manufacturing to its existing Lenah Valley site in Hobart. The consolidation means Betta's Burnie factory will close with 21 job losses.

Fonterra has announced the integration of two of its business units, Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) and Fonterra Australia, to form Fonterra Oceania, saying the merge would strengthen its trans-Tasman offerings in an ‘increasingly competitive marketplace’. 

Industry figure Robert Becher, managing director of food processing solutions supplier INOX, and director on the APPMA Board, passed away on Saturday 17 February.

In 1924, machinery specialist Morris Raymer was tasked with travelling to Australia to set up a Kellogg’s Corn Flakes machine in a rented building in Sydney’s Chippendale, producing 50,000 cases​​ each week. The installation heralded the beginning of Kellogg’s 100 years of manufacturing in Australia.

Sweet and savoury food supplier and manufacturer Priestley’s Gourmet Delights has appointed Xanny Christophersen as MD and CEO. Christophersen joined the company in 2011. 

Confectionery brand Life Savers has renewed a three-year partnership with Surf Life Saving Australia, pledging to donate $300,000 over the next three years to help provide education on water safety and surf rescue services.

The volume and types of plant-based meats in Australia have changed significantly over the past three years, with a new food category emerging from one or two niche players and growing into an industry. Food Frontier CEO, Dr Simon Eassom, looks at the state of play.

Foodbank Australia says the cost of living crisis is pushing Australians’ need for food relief to unprecedented levels. In 2023, the organisation sourced 51 million kilograms of food and groceries, the equivalent of 92 million meals, for households experiencing food insecurity.

Australia’s largest integrated protein producer, Inghams Group, recorded a solid 1H FY24 with a 268 per cent increase in net profit after tax (NPAT) to $63.4 million on the prior corresponding period, largely due to price increases in FY23 and early FY24.