Sustainability Victoria is calling on food and beverage manufacturers keen to support the reuse and repair economy to apply for $4.8 million in funding through the Victorian government’s Circular Economy Business Support Fund and the Circular Economy Innovation Fund.

The Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre (FIAL) has announced Professor Roy Green will replace Dr Michele Allan as chair, as she steps down after four years in the role.

As the barcode turns 50, GS1 says next-generation barcodes, such as two-dimensional QR codes, ‘promise to once again change our lives in new ways’.

For more than a century, the Bega Group has been a proudly Australian owned purpose-led business, producing some of the country's most iconic brands. Following its acquisition of Lion Dairy & Drinks, Bega approached The Edison Agency to refresh its corporate brand to better reflect the expanded operations.

Coles has entered into a binding agreement to acquire two automated milk processing facilities from Saputo Dairy Australia (SDA) for consideration of approximately $105 million.

The second annual State of Australian Startup Funding report says the highs of 2021 were derailed by a global economic slowdown in 2022. While the Australian landscape is robust and maturing, there is much to do for gender equality and diversity.

Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) has reported Buntine Protein has been well received as a key ingredient in a variety of food applications such as milks, cheeses, dips, baked goods, and noodles.

Visitor registrations are now open for Naturally Good, which this year will see new event additions, and the launch of the Conscious Consumption Zone, highlighting products that demonstrate positive social, economic and environmental impact.

In an Australian first trial, the call is out for a South Australian food or beverage company to pilot the emission tracking and management solution, SiGreen, from global technology company, Siemens.

Well-known industry figure Wayne Driver, managing director of SMC ANZ, will be taking early retirement for health and personal reasons, with effect from 1 April 2023.

The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) and UK food and beverage services organisation Campden BRI announced the signing of a new strategic partnership agreement, collaborating on new services and solutions for Australia and the UK.

Australia’s largest potato producer, Mitolo Family Farms, has sold a majority stake in the business to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. MD Frank Mitolo says the family will retain a “significant ownership stake”.

Metcash has appointed Grant Ramage as CEO of the company’s Food pillar. Ramage will start in the role on 1 May. He replaces Scott Marshall, who resigned earlier this year.

What the federal government calls, “one of the largest peacetime investments in Australian manufacturing capability”, the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund passed the senate on 28 March.

JBS was awarded Food Packaging Design of the Year at PIDA 2023 for its lamb brand, Swift's, packaging, which was described as a “purposefully simple design where less is more”.

Research by Ingham’s found midweek dinners were a universal challenge for Australians, revealing that most experienced a constant tension between easy and faster meals and a desire for more variety.