Our May issue is here! You will probably notice this issue is even chunkier than usual. Welcome to our annual industry directory edition, delivering a valuable resource to the industry. In it, you will find all the ingredient suppliers and equipment manufacturers your enterprise desires.

A report in The Australian Financial Review says documents relating to a court case between Peters Ice Cream, PFD Food Services’ and the ACCC may soon come to light, revealing information about organisations opposed to Woolworths Group’s acquisition of PFD.

Revelations of hundreds of incidents of sexual discrimination, harassment, and assault in the US craft brewing industry have forced the Australian sector to ask hard questions about workplace culture and treatment of women and minority groups.

Michael Coote will take over as CEO of Australian vegetable industry body AUSVEG from 1 July. He will succeed the role from outgoing CEO James Whiteside.

Mars Food Australia marketing director Bronwyn Powell has been appointed to the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) board.

Health and Plant Protein Group has appointed Nicki Anderson as its chair. Anderson is currently a non-executive director of Select Harvests and Funtastic Ltd, and is a director with Mrs Macs, Australian Made Campaign, and Prostate Cancer Foundation.

A shake-up of Australia’s banana segment is coming, as Perfection Fresh acquires the licensing rights to three varieties. Kim Berry finds out how the sector is set to shift.

Collaboration across the Tasman has a long and proud history, but current legal action by New Zealand manuka honey producers is putting that friendship and an entire industry at risk.

After two years of recipe and ingredient revisions, Coles has reduced the salt content in 46 of its Coles in-store bakery products by up to 25 per cent, or 76 tonnes a year.

Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector could double to become a $250 billion powerhouse by 2030, the AFGC said in its Sustaining Australia: Food and Grocery Manufacturing 2030 report.

The Good Food Institute has released its 2020 State of the Industry report on fermentation, as the sector grows to become the “third technological pillar” of the alternative protein sector.

Synlait Milk has released its FY21 guidance, and is working with its banking syndicate to ensure appropriate funding for FY22. It follows the resignation of the company's CEO and CFO since mid-April.

Freedom Foods Group has successfully completed its capital raise, with an oversubscribed wholesale investor offer raising $265 million. After a grim 18 months, it marks a key point in the company’s recapitalisation to fund its operational and financial turnaround.

Given the global focus on health, superfoods – those ingredients that pack an extra health punch – are currently big business. Joanne Ma from the upcoming Naturally Good Expo profiles some of them.

We ask industry leaders five questions about their working life. This month we talk to Robert Foye from Accolade Wines.

Swedish oat milk producer Oatly has a market cap of US$10 billion after its initial public offering raised US$1.4 billion this week. The group issued 84.4 million American depository shares at US$17 per share, which surged 18.8 per cent during trade.