Pure Foods Tasmania has announced it is acquiring Daly Potato Company to help the company’s expansion into the ready meals market. Daly Potato Company produces premium potato products sold through major supermarket chains.

Woolworths Group has made changes to its leadership team, with its New Zealand managing director Natalie Davis returning to Australia to take on the Woolworths Supermarkets managing director role.

At the start of the pandemic, Fonterra stepped in to make 250,000 litres of hand sanitiser for New Zealanders. Now, the company is lending equipment to help produce a COVID-19 vaccine.

New research says 72 per cent of Generation Z are not ready to accept cultured, or cell-based, meat, despite more than half being concerned about the environmental impact of traditional livestock farming.

Research reveals the recession, supply chain issues and a shift in consumer mindset are driving consumers to eat ‘less but better’ meat and to seek out more plant-based alternatives at meal times.

Many casual employees are happy with the flexibility and variety of their work, and that the pay premium up front suits their lifestyles, workforce planning company APG Workforce says.

The vulnerabilities of the global food system exposed by COVID-19 have been outlined in a report by Deloitte. The report, A shock to the food system: Lessons learned from the COVID-19, says the pandemic has significant implications for consumers, government and corporations.

Since COVID-19 began, nine in 10 Australians now believe we should be producing more products locally, and more than 50% prefer Australian-made products.

Australia was the world’s largest sheepmeat exporter and second largest beef exporter in 2019, according to the latest State of the Industry report from Meat & Livestock Australia.

Bubs Australia has completed a share placement, raising $28.3 million to go towards its expansion into China. The institutional placement was heavily oversubscribed, with shares priced at $0.80 per share.

After more than 30 years of producing the Halliday Wine Companion, James Halliday is stepping back, with wine expert Tyson Stelzer stepping into the newly created chief editor role.

Australian wine brand The Hidden Sea has joined the fight against ocean plastics in partnership with global organisation ReSea Project to remove one billion plastic bottles from the world’s oceans by 2030.

After a two year process and 100 product changes, the iconic Australian confectionery company Darrell Lea has declared its products are now 100 per cent palm oil free, claiming it is the first major supermarket brand to do so.

The 2020 Australian Gin Awards celebrated some of the best distillers from around the country during a Facebook Live event hosted at the Barber Shop Gin Bar in Sydney this week.

Plant-based food manufacturer Forbidden Foods has launched on the Australian Stock Exchange after an initial public offering (IPO) that raised $6 million from investors.

While many businesses have suffered losses of revenue during the Covid-19 pandemic, there is one segment enjoying a surge in popularity: manufacturers of immunity-boosting food and drinks.