Following an 18-month recovery that cost more than $100 million, the Norco ice cream factory in Lismore has officially reopened with 130 employees and a new flood-proof design.

Cadbury Australia will help relieve Australians from food-related stress in the lead-up to end-of-year festivities, donating one million meals as part of its partnership with SecondBite, with support from Coles.

Bubs Australia has received binding commitments for $14 million via a placement of 112 million new fully paid ordinary shares, at 12.5 cents per share, as it raises funds for its US market growth plans. Bubs is also offering a share purchase plan (SPP) to raise another $14 million.

Suntory Oceania will capitalise on the continuing popularity of ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages when its $400 million factory opens in mid-2024, with V Energy and Suntory -196 earmarked as the first brands to be produced.

This time last year, Nedd Brockmann ran across Australia to raise money to support the homeless. Now, he wants to raise $10 million with his Choccy and Iced Coffee milks launching into Woolworths.

The two agencies driving Australia’s food waste reduction efforts – Fight Food Waste CRC and Stop Food Waste Australia – have joined forces to become End Food Waste Australia. The new entity will build on the immense work already completed and underway to halve food waste by 2030.

Global taste and wellness company, Givaudan, says using neuroscience to better understand consumers’ emotions about food will help food and beverage companies adapt to changing consumer expectations and transforming food systems.

APCO has published its ARL Consumer Insights Report 2023, which is its annual benchmarking survey exploring consumer recycling attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in Australia and New Zealand.

New South Wales’ best beef has been recognised by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) at the 2023 Meat Standards Australia (MSA) Excellence in Eating Quality Awards.

SecondBite has opened the doors to its new warehouse in Morningside, Queensland. The facility enables the not-for-profit to double its food rescue efforts in Queensland to 12 million kilograms or 24 million meals per year.

To mark the 70th anniversary of Meals on Wheels and highlight the issue of cognitive decline in seniors, food and health experts from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) with master pastry chef Christopher Thé have developed a brain-friendly cake.

Four of Australia’s peak research agencies are collaborating to develop a new isotopic data platform to support the verification of Australian agricultural and food product claims and environmental credentials.

Bubs Australia has entered a trading halt pending an announcement on a $28 million capital raise. In a statement to the ASX, the company said the raise would be used to fund its US expansion plans.

A new accelerator program designed by CSIRO and the Indian government’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), is set to explore opportunities for the two countries to work together on circular economy technologies and solutions.

Inghams Group’s long-term lease of the Bolivar primary processing plant in Burton, South Australia, is about to end as the poultry business signals the purchase of its land and buildings. Inghams had leased the site since 2014.

Australia produces more than enough food to feed our population. Yet a third of all the food we produce is currently ending up in the dump, and food insecurity is on the rise. CSIRO scientists Dr Pablo Juliano and Dr Colleen MacMillan, and Foodbank Australia COO, Sarah Pennell, discuss how best to tackle these challenges and the role of science and innovation in developing a circular economy approach.