An Australian grape-export company has been fined more than $1 million dollars for trying to bypass controls to export table grapes to New Zealand. The case was prosecuted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) after a referral from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Read more
Chobani, just shy of a year in the New Zealand market, says demand has exceeded expectations. Products are now stocked in 180 Countdown stores, with 45 stores featuring a full bay of Chobani yogurt.
Treasury Wine Estates is selling more than 1000 hectares of vineyards in South Australia, less than a month after it announced a business review to cut costs.
In an Australian-first, packaging will soon be subject to strict new government rules aimed at cutting waste and boosting recycling, following a historic agreement struck at a national meeting of environment ministers.
A range of crises and macro-economic developments are threatening global food security, compounded by longer-term pressures already impacting food production, in particular inefficient food value chains and sometimes-fragile food logistics systems. Morris Guest from Lineage Logistics looks at how optimising food storage can help reduce the risks.
Asahi Beverages Group CEO Robert Iervasi has resigned after 16 years with the business, saying it was time for a career break and to be with his family.
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.