Research by Nestlé revealed a disconnect between consumer awareness about excess packaging and their purchasing behaviour. The result is an Easter range with 50 per cent less packaging weight.

Despite meat alternatives forecast to be the fastest growing food sector globally to 2025, its projected value gain is much smaller on a global scale and in Australia, GlobalData says.

After 30 years, homestyle biscuit manufacturer Kooka’s is relocating. Same country town – Donald in western Victoria – but a bigger premises.

Organic dried fruit manufacturer Murray River Organics went into voluntary administration nine days after its AGM, on 9 February.

Queensland hard seltzer brand Hard Fizz is launching a pirate themed flavour after a world first vote by members of an NFT project.

V2food has launched its first line of plant-based chicken products. The release of crumbed tenders, nuggets and schnitzel is the third animal protein alternative developed by the company.

From the back streets of Surry Hills to the chilled vibe of Byron Bay, the brand Farmer Jo is setting its sights on the US market with retail giant Walmart.

The launch of a $45 million PET recycling plant in Albury-Wodonga will increase locally sourced and recycled PET by two thirds.

Following WineDepot’s acquisition of Kaddy in October last year, parent company ASX-listed DW8 says all operations will now rebrand as Kaddy.

Endeavour Group is accelerating digital innovation as it looks set to record more than $1 billion in online sales in FY22. It is also injecting $35 million into its digital arm endeavourX.

Danone Oceania achieving B Corp certification comes almost 50 years after then CEO Antoine Riboud’s landmark speech on how a company must being a force for good as well as meeting economic obligations.

A new accelerator for plant-based businesses, PlantForm, will help companies accelerate products to market, scale, and increase product development, co-founder Allen Zelden says.

The South Australian government has provided $300,000 over three years to the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) as it continues its work to cut Australia’s food waste in half by 2030.

With more than three decades of supplying packaging solutions to Australia’s food and beverage sector, Plasdene Glass-Pak plays a key role in a brand’s identity.

Faults in the cold chain are a major contributing factor to Australia's food waste crisis. At Climate Control News LIVE, Stop Food Waste COO Mark Barthel outlined what is being done to address the issue.

When it comes to workplace equality, food and beverage manufacturing is performing better than some sectors. As the country’s largest manufacturing sector, a third of its workforce is female but with the pay gap at 11 per cent there is still a way to go.