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Melbourne-born functional lifestyle beverage brand, Bae Juice, has continued to reach for the stars since starting out in 2019, with the company recording one of its biggest seasons yet – selling one pack of its anti-hangover Korean pear juice every 12 seconds in December 2026. Read more
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.
Bubs Australia forecasts FY23 net revenue from its US business will be at the top end of $20-22 million, with May marking the company's first $1 million month on Amazon's ecommerce platform.
The digitisation of the food industry has made great progress. With these six technologies, you can take advantage of the smart factory today and embrace the motto “Let’s get going”.
As preparations are finalised for the Sunshine Coast’s multi million dollar food and beverage manufacturing precinct, Turbine, Andrew Eves-Brown has been appointed FMCG CEO.
The international snacks and confectionery industry came together in April at ISM 2023 in Cologne, Germany to showcase emerging trends, new technology, and the latest in flavours, colours, and textures. Kim Berry writes.
A symposium on the science, safety, and use of sweeteners is being held on 27 June, hosted by the Australian Beverages Council, International Council of Beverage Associations Asia-Pacific Regional Group, and Food Industry Asia.
The global plant-based food market is predicted to triple in size over the next 10 years, but the highly manufactured nature of meat and dairy alternatives is raising concerns, with some products masquerading as real food and not providing the nutrition our bodies require.
Austrade says a recent exclusive, invitation-only event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was its first promotion of Australia’s premium no-alcohol beverages in the country.
CSIRO has appointed Professor Doug Hilton as its new chief executive. Hilton follows Dr Larry Marshall, who completes his third and final term this month after eight years in the job.
The global food industry is moving its innovation strategy to one with less fireworks, more sparklers as it looks to manage tougher economic conditions, Rabobank’s latest report says. The “Disruptive food products prove to be more hype than bite” report said the market disruptors of recent years – plant-based meats, insect protein bars, synthetic fat replacers, precision fermented milk proteins – that promised to revolutionise what we eat have turned out to be “more hype than bite”.
Tempus Two and McGuigan parent, Australian Vintage, has cancelled its final dividend, announced cost-cutting measures, and a $9 million write down after what it described as one of the toughest vintages in many years.
The Shire of Murray’s Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia (FIPWA) was awarded an honourable mention in the Productivity Through Infrastructure category at the 2023 National Awards for Local Government.
