Kaddy Marketplace has introduced a biodegradable straw made from the by-product of tequila production, Penka, ahead of the plastic straw ban in New South Wales and Victoria coming into force.

Food waste solutions were on the menu at OzHarvest’s first zero-waste breakfast, with initiatives such as composting highlighted as a major opportunity for the foodservice sector.

This year’s Fine Food Australia trade event will see more than 650 exhibitors showcase the latest products, technology and services from foodservice, hospitality, distribution, manufacturing and more.

Not-for-profit bakery Worthy Cause is employing vulnerable people unable to find long-term employment and and raising money for those in need through the beauty of biscuits.

Coffee company Sunday Collab International has launched proceedings against noumi in the Queensland Supreme Court, regarding distribution rights in Europe of Milklab products.

The a2 Milk Company says its application to import infant formula to the US has been deferred in a blanket move by the FDA, but Australian Diary Nutritionals says not for them.

A breakthrough in yeast genome engineering by scientists from ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie Uni, and Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) is an industry game changer.

Australian baking royalty Simmone Logue has created a range of ready meals with the aim of nourishing time poor customers with food that “tastes like home”. Kim Berry spoke to Logue at the launch of the range.

Consumers have many different reasons for, and requirements of, their ready meal choices. Nutrition Advisor at My Muscle Chef, Ria Komninos, explains why nutrition is the most important factor.

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) says the answer to Australia’s decline on the Harvard Business School Economic Complexity Index (ECI) is greater investment in local manufacturing.

Organic, plant-based infant formula and snack company Sprout Organic will have national ranging with Chemist Warehouse, in its 500 stores.

Melbourne’s oldest independent craft brewery – 3 Ravens – is planning brew pubs in every state, equipped with sustainable technologies, with a Birchal crowd funding campaign underway.

With the benefits of pre and probiotics now well established, a new frontier of research into postbiotics is underway. Kim Berry spoke to C-Biogenics Nutrition co-founders about what happens in post.

Endeavour Group has acquired Shingleback Wine in McLaren Vale, South Australia. The winery, established in 1997, is the latest edition to the group’s premium wine portfolio, Paragon Wine Estates.

Sydney-based contract packaging company MultipackFood is an industry leader when it comes to functional foods and beverages. Kim Berry spoke to commercial director Brad Devine.

On the remote north west coast of Western Australia’s Kimberly, a distillery, pearl farm, and Indigenous company have come together to create a gin that embodies the flavours and spirit of the region.