Riverland Wine will become the first Australian wine region to launch an immersive virtual reality experience, Riverland on the Verge, to stimulate visitors both domestically and internationally to visit the region.

Calabria Family Wines has acquired three wine brands from Wingara Wine Group, part of Henkell Freixenet, for an undisclosed sum. The portfolio is Deakin Estate, La La Land and Azahara.

Coopers Brewery has recovered its profit-before-tax by around $11 million for 2019-20 to $34.3 million, compared to last financial year, as total beer sales increased by 3.9 per cent.

The National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA) has welcomed industry identities Tim Marshall and Mark Anderson to the Organic Board during its annual general meeting.

A quarter of Australians don’t know how to recycle soft plastics, research by Kellogg’s Australia has revealed. More than half those surveyed weren’t aware soft plastics could be recycled into every day things.

Simplot Australia will relabel its 31 frozen fish products from ‘Made in Australia’ to ‘Packed in Australia’ after the ACCC raised concerns it was incorrectly labelled.

Western Australia’s first commercial camel milk dairy has partnered with equity crowdfunding platform Birchal to raise $1.2 million and enter the global infant formula market, worth $56 billion.

A team of wine researchers from the University of Adelaide is using new technology analysing the fluorescence of molecules to help authenticate wine and combat wine fraud globally.

Vegetable grower Fresh Select and the CSIRO have teamed up to develop a new food manufacturing company, Nutri V, turning surplus vegetables into powders and purees.

Woolworths and social enterprise bakery The Bread & Butter Project have extended their retail partnership with the opening of its first concession store in Sydney’s inner-west.

Gold Coast-based Black Hops Brewery has taken out the top spot in the 2020 Australian Craft Beer Survey. Almost 17,000 people shared insights into how COVID-19 impacted craft beer purchasing habits.

A new partnership between the Victorian Government and the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations has been launched to assist Aboriginal Victorian-owned native food businesses.

Subscription service Whisky Loot has secured its $1 million Series A investment, gaining support from prominent investors to sustain the growth and expansion of the business.

This year’s Product of the Year (POY) awards show the strength of the better for you and plant-based trends. Eight out of the 29 winners came from the vegetarian/vegan and health food categories.

The consumer appetite for plant-based meat substitutes means Australia’s grain, oilseed and pulse producers could be well placed to capitalise on this rapidly growing market segment.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking submissions from interested parties regarding Saputo Dairy Australia’s proposed acquisition of Lion Dairy & Drinks.