Australia’s food cold chain is embracing the latest refrigeration technologies for the benefit of the environment and to control operating costs, investing heavily in equipment and staff. The industry’s next big investment will need to be in training. Australian Refrigeration Council CEO Glenn Evans explains.

Eighteen months after launch and on track to $45 million in revenue this financial year, the team behind the brand Better Beer are looking to raise $20 million to fuel further growth.

The National AI Centre (NAIC) has released Australia’s AI Ecosystem Momentum report, revealing a rapidly transforming AI ecosystem in Australia, where businesses are generating significant new revenue streams and efficiencies using AI.

West Australian Old Young Distillery achieved a series of firsts when it took home World’s Best Craft Gin Producer at the Icon of Gin awards in London, as its private funding round opened in Australia.

Brunswick Aces Distillery has welcomed Gurdeep Dhaliwal as director of global sales as part of the brand's international growth strategy. It's portfolio is currently available in Australia, NZ, North America, and Singapore.

Innovative automation machinery company Trimatt Systems has big plans for food and drink packaging in 2023, with its aqueous ink colour digital printer for SMEs leading the way.

Global taste and nutrition company Kerry says electricity at its Australia sites is now supplied by 100 per cent renewable sources, with energy supplied from solar farms in Queensland and South Australia.

Almost 18 months after In2Food was bought out of receivership by fresh and frozen produce company Produce Republic, the fruit and vegetable supplier has collapsed again.

In the recent refrigeration project upgrade at Jim Barry Wines, plant decisions focused on the importance of quality riesling production and sustainability.

An online tool aimed at tackling the serious shortcomings in how chilled and frozen food is handled in Australia will help operators in the sector, no matter their size, the Australian Food Cold Chain Council (AFCCC ) says.

Research from CSIRO and the University of Southern Queensland has confirmed that global coffee production is facing major threats, and revealed that climate hazards had increased in all of the top 12 coffee producing regions.

An export deal between Coles and Thai retailer, Central Food Retail (CFR), will provide Australian producers with an expanded footprint into Asia, as more than 200 Coles Own Brand products will be distributed through the Thai chain.

There are few agencies, government or otherwise, that do not acknowledge the importance of regional manufacturing in Australia. Kim Berry looks at food and beverage beyond the city fringe.

As the soft plastics recycling calamity appears to be settling down with the resumption of in-store collection expected by year's end, the supermarket-led Soft Plastics Taskforce still faces difficult questions, and longer term decisions. FDB stablemate PKN summarises the state of play and weighs up what this means for key stakeholders.

Three weeks after Labor’s proposed $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) was referred to a senate inquiry, the government has struck a deal with the Greens to see the bill pass the Lower House.