Food packaging exists for many reasons, but it no doubt plays a vital role in the sustainability of the food system. Cath Cornaggia from Avery Dennison looks at the challenges and opportunities being faced by this critical component of the food and beverage sector.

Lark Distilling says its net sales forecast for 2HFY23 is $7.4 million, down on 1H’s $9.6 million, due to one-off sales, a more challenging trading environment and drop in consumer confidence.

Ten years ago, three engineers decided to create a different kind of water management company. As Hydroflux, the result of that decision, marks its first decade, Kim Berry speaks to the founders and CEO Julia Seddon.

Woolworths has signed an eight-year deal with SmartestEnergy Australia to supply all its energy needs in the ACT and New South Wales. It means the retailer will achieve its 100 per cent renewables by 2025 goal in the state and territory.

Manufacturing firms need strategies to handle cost blowouts and an understanding of how to develop a pricing policy that helps deal with inflation. Jessica Olivier from RSM Australia outlines how.

South Australia’s largest dairy processor, Beston Global Food Company, says the “sudden and dramatic escalation in inflationary pressures” have caused a rethink of its business strategy.

Two Birds Brewing, Australia’s first female founded brewery, has closed less than two years after its parent company Fermentum was bought by Lion. Founders Jayne Lewis and Danielle Allen have blazed a trail for diversity and inclusion in brewing.

Tucker’s Natural is the first food and beverage company in the southern hemisphere to run a pilot of Sigreen, Siemens’ net zero emissions tool.

B2B food event Fine Food Australia is returning to Sydney this year, with registrations now open. The event will be held at the International Convention Centre over four days from 11-14 September.

In partnership with Forage Built, Yalumba has released the second wine in its Homefullness series. Proceeds from the wine’s sales will go towards establishing Forage Built’s innovative, sustainable housing village to help people experiencing homelessness.

In the latest chapter of the drama that is Bubs Australia 2023, the board has called an Extraordinary General Meeting for shareholders to vote on a resolution to oust the current board.

Our June-July issue is out with comprehensive coverage of the food and beverage manufacturing sector, from tapping into family heritage to embracing the latest in technology.

Fantales, Australia’s iconic chocolate covered caramels that have kept dentists in business and children entertained on long car trips (in The Land Before Devices era) for almost a century, have had their final curtain call.

Ernest Hillier Chocolates, founded in 1914, has gone into voluntary administration. Its parent, Chocolate & Confectionery Company, said rising raw materials and shipping costs had significantly impacted margins.

Kellogg ANZ has appointed Grant Milmlow as head of strategic planning. Milmlow joined Kellogg in 2000, working across multiple functions including supply chain and planning and sales.

In September 2022 the boards of Australian Grape & Wine and Wine Australia collectively identified a need for a strategic response – the One Sector Plan – to ‘the perfect storm of issues’ encountered by the industry since 2020.