The day after Coles Group presented its positive FY25 results from profits to staff morale and customer satisfaction, it was Woolworths turn with investors, but with a far less happy tale. Its 17 per cent drop in net profit due to underwhelming performance of Australian supermarkets (consumers are still not trusting the fresh food people) and the albatross known as Big W, made CEO Amanda Bardwell’s reassurances and positive spin feel precarious at worst and vaguely hopeful at best. Read more
From pioneering non-alcoholic spirits since 2019 and releasing a non-alc sparkling wine in 2021, Lyre’s is raising the bar once more with Australia’s first non-alcoholic whisky-style beverage, Highland Malt.
A complete brand refresh for SPC’s Goulburn Valley label delivers a new logo, packaging design, and campaign for the bottled fruit company.
From July, Woolworths Group’s South Australian operations will be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity, the first state to go completely green in the retailer’s nationwide transition by 2025.
Marley Spoon has announced the permanent appointment of Michael Hester as CEO of Marley Spoon in the United States, effective 10 May 2022.
Maggie Beer Holdings looks set to offload dairy assets Paris Creek Farms and St David Dairy, with the two accounting for more than half of the financial impacts of Covid, flood events, and the war in Ukraine.
Chobani says 100 per cent of profits from its Fruit for Good product will be donated to Foodbank Australia, with many of its supply chain partners getting onboard.
More than 100 million litres of wine will be produced at Treasury Wine Estates’ new production facility in South Australia’s Barossa Valley, said to be the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
Kraft Heinz is teaming up with sustainable packaging technology company, Pulpex, to develop a paper-based, renewable and recyclable bottle made from 100 per cent sustainably sourced wood pulp.
The importance of thermal shock resistant flooring for food manufacturers is critical for the structural integrity of the facility. Allied Finishes offers customised solutions for the industry.
Australia's largest wine exporter by volume, Casella family Brands, will offload 35 vineyards after an operational review resulted in a decision to focus on brand building rather than vineyard ownership.
Global food processing and packaging specialist, tna solutions, has chosen AUSPACK as one of the major trade shows at which it will celebrate forty years of bringing “revolutionary innovations” to market.
Mars Food Australia, Sodexo and Foodbank are combining resources for a week-long special event to cook meals for people in need of food relief on the New South Wales Central Coast.
Mars has joined forces with artificial intelligence (AI) company PIPA in a multi-year agreement aimed at accelerating its work in the plant-based ingredient sector.
Woolworths and BIG W shoppers can now experience a fast, more convenient and secure way to pay and collect Everyday Rewards points, via a single QR code scan on their smartphone.
In an exclusive conversation with Food & Drink Business editor Kim Berry, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners vice president and general manager of Australia, Pacific and Indonesia, Peter West, reflects on the first anniversary of Coca-Cola Amatil being acquired by the multinational.
The Arnott’s Group is expanding its New Zealand presence, announcing the construction of a multi-million-dollar manufacturing facility in Avondale, West Auckland.