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.

Self-funded, not-for-profit social enterprise FoodLab Sydney says its new shared kitchen facility in Strathfield, Sydney, means the marginalised food entrepreneurs it supports now have a safe and professional workspace.

Coles has announced its latest round of Nurture Fund grants, awarding up to $500,000 to eight small and medium sized businesses across the country, bringing the total financial support to more than $33 million since the funding initiative started in 2015.

The a2 Milk Company’s Chinese label infant formula has been re-registered by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation. Synlait, which manufactures the formula, said it was “extremely pleased”.

The Naturally Good Awards featured an impressive list of top exhibitors that were nominated across 13 categories. Proper Crisps won Best Food Product, and Teaesk Best Beverage Product.

A new season of online TV show, Sustaining Australia TV, turns its attention to the biggest issues in Australian food and grocery manufacturing, featuring interviews with leaders from some of Australia's best-known brands and innovative businesses.

Aaron Zerefos Enterprises has acquired Australian water brand Add Water, adding to a portfolio that also includes Fiji Water and C Coconut Water.

AgriFutures Australia is investing $2 million into a new five-year national program of research to scale-up production of the high-value crop sesame. Currently 100 per cent of sesame consumed in Australia are imported.

The doors opened on Naturally Good 2023 to reveal a bustling hall at the ICC Sydney. As the country’s leading business platform for natural and organic brands, there was a cross-section of exhibitors from well known supermarket brands to small batch manufacturers showcasing their product ranges. Food & Drink Business was there.

Sixth generation Coopers family member, Iain Cooper, has joined the brewery. Cooper has recently returned from overseas to take up the position of technical brewer at Australia’s largest independent family-owned brewery.

A multi-million dollar upgrade to Stone & Wood’s Murwillumbah brewery is in the works after the brewery purchased the Kite Crescent site, its home for almost 10 years.