Asahi Beverages has acquired the premium adult soft drink brand Strangelove. Founded in Byron Bay in 2013, Strangelove has differentiated itself through eclectic flavours and branding.

The ACCC has launched two internet sweeps to identify misleading environmental and sustainability marketing claims and fake or misleading online business reviews.

A binding agreement between Bubs Australia and Chinese manufacturer HUG will produce a premium Bubs China label formula range as well as renew an existing goat formula slot in China.

According to Euromonitor International, nearly 40per cent of Australians are snacking between meals during the day. Euromonitor senior analyst Ayusha Amatya explains the fundamental shift underway with consumers’ eating habits.

Coles has dropped prices on a further 150 products until 31 January 2023. The 'Dropped & Locked' campaign builds on its August announcement of price reductions on more than 1100 products.

SPC has entered the better-for-you beverage market with Helping humans, a range of ‘cause driven' canned sparkling waters with active botanicals to help consumers "drink good and do good".

Diageo has announced that it has acquired Mr Black, an Australian premium cold brew coffee liqueur launched in 2013 by designer Tom Baker and distiller Philip Moore.

This week’s UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste was an opportunity to reflect on Australia's strategic plan to halve its food waste by 2030 and restoke the urgent need for industry collaboration and engagement if real change will be made.

Australia’s largest beverage companies have raised the agreed sugar reduction target to 25 per cent by 2025, up five percentage points on the target set in 2018.

BWS has started the recruitment of 1400 team members for summer, and has launched a social media campaign featuring existing team members to attract candidates.

Coles’ 2022 Sustainability Report lays out its goal to become Australia’s most sustainable supermarket and progress on its Towards Zero and Better Together initiatives.

In a world first, Cadbury’s iconic Dairy Milk, Caramilk and Old Gold family blocks wrappers will include 30 per cent recycled soft plastic, with Mondelez International CEO Dirk Van de Put in town to celebrate.

Welcome to our September issue of Food & Drink Magazine. From our cover story on Hydroflux and its path to carbon neutrality, we cover most aspects of food and beverage manufacturing this issue. From the innovation of avocado business Ovavo to solve its fruit waste, to our Rising Star Lisa Ormenyessy and her company OMGhee, we traverse the interesting, innovating and downright delicious.

Founder and CEO of New Zealand avocado business Ovavo, Andrew Vivian wanted to upcycle the fruit “not pretty enough” to sell. The result is a highly versatile freeze-dried avocado powder with multiple uses.

Hydroflux recently achieved carbon neutral certification. CEO of subsidiary Cress Consulting, Julia Seddon talks to Kim Berry about the process.