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.

The House Standing Committee on Agriculture’s inquiry into food security in Australia is underway. The inquiry was referred by Senator Murray Watt in October 2022, and has since attracted 174 submissions.

More than 40 brands, including major retailers, met with Alibaba Group’s new proprietary retail chain for groceries and fresh goods, Freshippo, during its recent networking and sourcing trip to Australia.

With the mantra good food, good life, Maggie Beer Holdings CEO Kinda Grange marked her first 100 days in the role with a plan to quadruple sales in five years, to become a $300 million company.

Following significant organic growth in Australia, US secondary packaging manufacturer PaKTech is establishing a contract manufacturing facility in Victoria and proprietary partnership with Visy.

Diageo managing director Australia Angus McPherson will leave the global drinks business at the end of September 2023, to pursue an opportunity outside the company. McPherson joined the business in 2020.

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.