This year’s peanut harvest is nearing completion in Queensland, as Bega reports 90 per cent of its Bundaberg and 75 per cent of its north Queensland supply have been harvested.

True Believers Spirits, the brand innovation unit of Asia-Pacific spirits distributor Proof & Company, has appointed Dan Walker as its new CEO.

McCain Foods has installed a pulsed electric field generator at its plant in Smithton, Tasmania. The $1.8 million project uses proprietary technology and has already reduced energy and water usage.

The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering has recognised new innovations in agtech at its annual awards, including Nourish Ingredients, which helps to make alternative proteins taste better.

Craft drinks accelerator Mighty Craft will acquire South Australia’s Adelaide Hills Group for $47 million. Its brands include Adelaide Hills Distillery, Mismatch Brewing Co and Hills Cider.

Australian food manufacturer Trisco Foods has commissioned a new rotational retort machine as the company aims to push into the local thermal processing market.

Australian agtech company The Yield has partnered with Yamaha Motor Co to trial new robotic technology, which optimises yield prediction in wine grapes for Treasury Wine Estates (TWE).

Forbidden Foods has entered into an exclusive landmark agreement with AusCom International to distribute its infant and toddler, health and nutrition brand Funch in Vietnam.

We ask industry leaders five questions about their working life. This month we talk to Birol Akdogan from Murray River Organics.

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission will allow Woolworths Group to acquire a 65 per cent stake in PFD Food Services, citing the transaction would not be likely to lessen competition.

The Heat and Control family celebrated a special milestone on 1 June, with the 100th birthday of company founder, Andrew (Andy) Caridis.

Beston Global Food has completed the expansion of its lactoferrin plant in Jervois, South Australia, which will provide the company with the capacity to produce around five per cent of the world’s current demand for lactoferrin.

Woolworths Group has established a new executive level leadership role solely dedicated to sustainability, which will drive concerted action across each of the Group’s brands and businesses.

Not-for-profit online platform Compost Connect has launched to help combat Australia’s food waste. The platform is backed by BioPak, and a $400,000 government grant.

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has has developed an innovative model to calculate CO2 emissions for each stage of the cold chain and for all countries in the world.

Saputo Dairy Australia (SDA) has revised its 2021/22 opening weighted average farm gate milk price to $6.85 per kilogram milk solids in the Southern Milk Region.