Loving Earth is one of Australia’s leading organic vegan chocolate companies. Kim Berry talks to its chief chocolatier Thibault Fregoni and product development manager Emil Kroll.

One of Australia’s most highly regarded seafood businesses, Steve Costi’s Seafood, has launched an online store to deliver fresh seafood directly to its customers’ doors.

Australian health food company Melrose Group has appointed a new CEO. Nathan Cheong has worked in the complementary medicine industry for more than 20 years.

Global biotechnology company Novozymes is launching its Myco-Protein Innovation Call, inviting businesses to help reshape the future of sustainable protein through developments with fungi.

Endeavour Group's beer can clip reuse and recycling program in selected BWS and Dan Murphy’s stores, is an Australian first circular scheme for the waste item.

Mars Wrigley will spend $30 million expanding its chocolate manufacturing business in Ballarat. The investment will allow more variants on existing lines and a new packaging line for Maltesers.

The proposed $222m expansion of Snack Brands Australia’s Western Sydney site has been classified a State Significant Development Application due to the jobs and investment it will bring to the region.

The Cultured Food Innovation Hub is a new company created by Givaudan, Bühler, and Migros to accelerate the development and market penetration of cellular agriculture products.

Coles has donated more than 35 million meals through SecondBite and Foodbank, and diverted 80.6 per cent of solid waste from landfill, its FY21 sustainability report reveals.

Australian biotech firm Provectus Algae is at the forefront of a synthetic biology breakthrough, using precision photosynthesis to develop speciality ingredients for food and beverage and other industries.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has raised preliminary competition concerns with JBS S.A.’s $175 million proposed acquisition of pig breeder and processing company Rivalea.

Nestlé is investing $1.77 billion to transition to a regenerative food system, including a new living income program for farmers in its value chain, over the next five years. Nestlé’s network includes more than 500,000 farmers and 150,000 suppliers.

In 15 years, Kellogg Australia has invested $45 million in product development and environmental initiatives to meet the changing tastes and expectations of consumers.

A flavour reformulation and brand refresh for Coca-Cola No Sugar aims to bring its taste closer to Coke Classic while differentiating the packaging for easier identification.

The latest white paper from smart technology specialists SICK examines how production logistics in modern manufacturing are becoming intelligent, with different areas of production merging.

The Leggo’s brand of Italian sauces, pestos and pastes are now a common sight on supermarket shelves across Asia. In 2020, Austrade advisers suggested a new direction – India.