Western Australia-based Kommunity Brew says its acquisition of Melbourne’s Cool Cool Beverage Company (CCBC) immediately opens export opportunities for the functional beverage company.

Mondelēz International has launched Snacking Right, a mobile-friendly digital platform. Accessible via on-pack QR codes, it provides current recycling and packaging disposal information and the company’s commitment to mindful snacking and sustainable sourcing.

After more than 10,000 people registered their interest, the Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory enlisted 100 taste testers to help create Australia’s newest chocolate flavour at Australia’s largest organic chocolate factory.

Australian plant-based protein manufacturer Harvest B has signed a distribution deal with fourth generation family owned, food distribution business, Dunninghams.

More than 130 women entrepreneurs will have their startup journey accelerated through programs funded by the Victorian government’s startup agency LaunchVic.

Chandon Australia has appointed Loïc Le Calvez as the new senior winemaker for its Yarra Valley Winery. Le Calvez is an oenologist, bringing more than 20 years of experience to the role.

Australia has dropped another two places on the Harvard Economic Complexity Index (ECI) to rank 93rd out of 133 countries. The lowest of any OECD nation by 50 places.

In this new series Food & Drink Business revisits its Rising Star alumni. Our regular Rising Star feature in the print magazine profiles founders and their young companies, selected for innovation, creativity, tenacity, and potential. This week, we catch up with hangover remedy Bae Juice’s co-founder Tim O’Sullivan.

Allied Pinnacle says the 100th anniversary of its Trench Street mill in Ballarat is significant for the company and the local community as one of only four remaining flour mills in Victoria.

Food scientists from the University of New South Wales say milk-clotting enzymes found in marine species may help cheesemakers meet rising consumer demands.

Norco raised $87,913 for the Black Dog Institute through a campaign with Coles, which saw five cents from every Norco two litre milk sold in March and April donated to the institute.

University of the Sunshine Coast researchers have identified a nutrient-rich product, ‘bee glue’, in honeybee hives across Australia that could generate a new homegrown health industry.

Mesh bags (known as BESE bags) made from biopolymers and 100 per cent sustainably sourced vegetation are being tested to see if they can grow oyster clusters for shellfish restoration in Australia as part of the National Landcare Program.

The outcome of Bubs Australia’s EGM on 27 July was a “clear vote of confidence” and “strong endorsement” of the current board and its business strategy, chair Katrina Rathie said.

Bubs Australia will face significant issues, challenges, and opportunities regardless of the outcome of today’s extraordinary meeting, chair Katrina Rathie said in her shareholder presentation, released just as the EGM got underway.

The Sunshine Coast’s Food & Agribusiness Network (FAN) has appointed Nicole McNaughton as CEO. McNaughton joined FAN in 2018 and has been acting CEO since late 2022.