The recent sale of Patties and Vesco Foods to Singaporean private equity house PAG, has trade expert David Thomas asking how we have allowed iconic brands to be sold offshore.

With a background in product innovation for food and beverage multinationals, SuperSeed founder Susie White knew how to tap into an emerging food trend. Pippa Haupt writes.

With ever-increasing demand for Australian made goods, many manufacturers are looking to scale operations. Peter Taitoko from RMR Process explains how to do so intelligently while minimising risk.

With its citrus harvest almost complete, Costa Group says its full year EBITDA-S will be marginally ahead of last year despite citrus results being significantly lower than forecast.

Coles and global on-demand drone delivery company Wing are piloting a home delivery drone service in South East Queensland, building on its successful launch in Canberra.

Our LIVE event is just two weeks away and we are deep in spreadsheets working with IBISWorld to bring you the annual Top 100 Food & Drink Companies report. But before that, our October issue has landed and is packed with the latest news, company profiles, and industry insights for you.

Bega Cheese has been taken by surprise, with an announcement on the Hong Kong stock exchange by its Vitasoy Australia JV partner of its intention to buy Bega's share of the plant-based dairy business.

Food tech start-up Nourish Ingredients has completed a Series A funding round, raising $45.6 million (US$28.6 million). The raise was led by Horizons Ventures and supported by Main Sequence Ventures and Hostplus.

Fonterra’s annual sustainability report includes a new Sustainable Finance Framework to fund projects and reflect the evolving preferences of lenders and debt investors.

Flinders Uni and German biomaterials developer one • fıve use seaweed extracts to develop next-gen biopolymer coating materials to replace plastic coatings used in grease-resistant fast-food packaging.

CEO and managing director of Maggie Beer Holdings Chantale Millard says she will resign at the end of the calendar year, with much of the company’s transformation completed.

South Australian based Beston Global Food Company has announced a capital raise, looking to secure $28.2 million to accelerate growth, retire debt, and reset the balance sheet.

A quest to improve her own health ended up putting Lisa Ormenyessy on a whole new career path. Her biodynamic and organic ghee brand OMGhee is the result. Pippa Haupt writes.

When Mountain Culture brewery launched in 2019, catastrophic fires and a global pandemic were not in the business plan. And yet three years later, a new facility and dramatically increased production is its reality.

Japan and South Korea will have dedicated country managers to promote Australian wines, funded through the federal government’s Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) program.

More than two million households ran out of food in the last year and 1.3 million children live in households experiencing severe food insecurity, the latest report by Foodbank Australia has found.