Bacardi’s new managing director ANZ, Luiz Schmidt, is an internal appointment with Schmidt currently regional marketing director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Husk Rum was Australia’s first farm-to-bottle distillery and creator of Agricole rum – a rum made from freshly squeezed sugar cane rather than molasses. Food & Drink Business caught up with founder Paul Messenger to hear the Husk story and plans for its future.

At Dan Murphy’s second annual Decoded Spirits Awards, 19 winners were chosen from more than 457 entries, with gin and agave being stand-out categories.

A study led by CSIRO has found plastics and their additives present in a range of concentrations in many food products including meat, chicken, rice, water, take-away food and drink, and fresh produce.

Celebrating 130 years, Uncle Tobys is looking back and celebrating with recipes inspired by the decades, and have also released four limited edition 130-year box designs developed with Ogilvy Australia.

Infant formula business Nuchev says its $4m capital raise and three-year partnership with H&S International will go towards driving distribution, scale, and group efficiency.

AACo says its FY23 results including a 14 per cent increase in total revenue and 35 per cent rise in operating profit was driven by brand supported price increases in all major markets.

New research from Adyen says more than 62 per cent of consumers want to see more discounting at retailers they shop with, and 43 per cent want businesses to remember their preferences and previous shopping experiences, but retailers are finding it hard to deliver on this.

ASX-listed Kaddy Group has gone into voluntary administration, with Wexted Advisors appointed administrator. Wexted is looking to sell the business as a going concern or recapitalisation via a deed of company arrangement (DOCA).

Innovative natural health businesses in the Australian food and beverage sector have been announced as nominees for the Naturally Good 2023 Awards. Winners will be announced on 5 June.

Vegemite is turning 100, and to celebrate, Woolworths and the Royal Australian Mint have collaborated to release a limited edition range of three $2 coins with different images on each.

Accolade Wines says it is “sounding out” interest for its premium House of Arras label, saying the time is right so it can focus on parts of the business more strategically aligned to the rest of the portfolio.

With one in eight Australians now living below the poverty line, Kellogg Australia and Foodbank WA will host the ‘Kellogg Big Breakfast’ in Bunbury Western Australia, to shine a spotlight on food insecurity.

Award-winning branding agency Squad Ink has executed the brand and packaging design for the newly released Papa Salt gin, developed for actor Margot Robbie and friends.

Global food and beverage processing and packaging company Tetra Pak has appointed Boris Munster as MD of its Oceania business, as former MD Andrew Pooch retires after 35 years of service.

Australia’s beef sector is set for a return to “more normal” market conditions in the season ahead, after a recent extraordinary period marked by record prices levels and volatility, according to Rabobank’s Australian Beef Seasonal Outlook 2023.