TasFoods is capitalising on people’s insatiable love for their pets by launching a premium pet treat brand, Isle & Sky. Australia’s pet food market is worth around $3 billion with at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.7 per cent.

At Bega Group’s AGM this week, chair Barry Irwin said the company’s six-year strategy to transform from a mainly commodity business to a branded one came to fruition in FY23.

One hundred years ago, businessman Fred Walker and young chemist, Dr Cyril Callister, created a nutritional spread they called Vegemite, with little idea it would become a beloved Australian product, and icon, for generations to come.

The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) says it is more important to get the free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU right, rather than right now.

Almost 20 years ago, the launch of Fever Tree tonic water transformed the mixer drink market. Kim Berry speaks to the company’s ANZ managing director, Andy Gaunt, about its growth and plans for the region.

Melbourne-based digital marketing agency, From Little Things, has launched Mates Rates, an online membership platform to connect consumers with Australian-owned brands.

Agrifood and beverage vouchers worth up to $20,000 are now available as part of an ongoing program by the West Australian government for small to medium-sized food and beverage businesses across the state.

This year’s annual Hunger Report by Foodbank Australia found 36 per cent of Australian households are experiencing food insecurity, with 77 per cent experiencing it for the first time. “Food is the pressure valve for families doing it tough,” Foodbank Australia CEO Brianna Casey says.

Almost three years after China imposed tariffs of up to 212 per cent on Australian wine, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the countries have agreed to a review that is expected to take five months.

The chair of Food & Agribusiness Network (FAN), Jacqui Price, is stepping down and passing the baton to businessman David Hoath. Price was appointed to the board in 2017 and is FAN’s longest serving director.

When Visy faced a disruption to a vital milk bottle production line, Coates Power & HVAC mobilised an 800 kW industrial chiller to continue production, completing the delivery and installation from interstate in 36 hours.

Premium meal delivery company, Providoor, has secured a new investor and is re-launching in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Melbourne-based chef, Shane Delia, launched the business in 2020.

In her home kitchen in the Adelaide Hills, May Pike found the ingredient for sweet success with a batch of homemade marshmallows. Pippa Haupt spoke to the Cloud Theory founder about the journey so far.

There were more than 4000 entries from around the world in this year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC), with outstanding performances by West Australian winery Cherubino, gin distiller Four Pillars, and vodka producer Grainshaker.

Researchers from Australia's Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANTSO) and UNSW have developed a handheld scanner that can determine the origin and production methods of seafood.

Global food safety, contaminant detection and checkweighing machine manufacturer Fortress Technology has acquired New Zealand-based food safety specialist Dynamic Inspection, creating the company’s fourth global manufacturing site.