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Suprême SAS (Gourmey) has become the first European company to obtain regulatory approval for a cultivated meat product, from the Singapore Food Agency. It has now set its sights on the Australian market, applying for its cell cultured duck to be used as a food ingredient under the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) Code. Read more
Welcome to the latest issue of Food & Drink Business. As the end of the year approaches at a rate of knots, this edition reveals the sector is showing no signs of slowing down. From large-scale builds to rethinking rum and non-alc beverages, this edition scales all aspects of the sector. Our processing and packaging tech feature looks at the latest equipment and its application, while our cover story with Neogen offers a rethink on how businesses approach food safety (hint: it's not a cost centre).
In this episode, Food & Drink Business editor, Kim Berry, talks with Michelle Thomson, GM of Kerry ANZ, about current market and consumer trends and how companies can maximise opportunities for success.
From printing to publishing, Yaffa Media has always been about its people and niche audiences. Founded in 1925, it is one of Australia’s largest independent media companies. This year marks a centenary of storytelling.
Food & Drink Business presents its annual flagship Top 100 Food & Drink Companies Report for 2024. Compiled in collaboration with IBISWorld, the report ranks by revenue Australia’s biggest players in the food and drink sector. It’s your go-to industry resource into Australia’s largest manufacturing sector.
The annual Product of the Year Awards (POY) has confirmed one of the dominant and enduring consumer trends when it comes to food and beverage choices – personal health. NielsenIQ research, commissioned by POY, found 74 per cent of us are focusing on products that support energy, fitness, better sleep, stress relief, and brain function. This year was dominated by private label products, accounting for 68 per cent of winning products.
Coopers Brewery sold almost two million litres more in FY25 than the previous year, with beer sales for the independent family-owned business topping 80.6m litres.
Coles Group has reported steady growth in its first-quarter results for FY26, driven by a strong supermarket performance. Total group sales revenue rose 3.9 per cent to $10.96 billion, with supermarket sales up 4.8 per cent to $9.97 billion.
Pure Dairy has opened its new $100 million dairy manufacturing and processing plant in Dandenong South. The facility is 13,000 square metres and is already producing various dairy products for key hospitality and retail buyers.
Woolworths Group has reported a 2.7 per cent increase in group sales to $18.5 billion for the 14-week first quarter ended 5 October. The group’s Australian Food sales rose 3.2 per cent in the first weeks of October and will be launching more than 650 new products for the Christmas holiday period.
C4C Packaging is set to reshape Australia’s wine and ready-to-drink (RTD) landscape with the launch of Oceania's first single-serve aseptic wine and alcoholic beverage co-manufacturing and packaging facility.
Avery Dennison has officially opened its new Avery Dennison Experience Lab (ADX) today in Melbourne – an innovation hub designed to accelerate the adoption of RFID and digital identification technologies across Australia and New Zealand. PKN was there.
Packaging machinery manufacturer Packserv won the Best Small Business Award at the 2025 Australian Manufacturing Awards, for its commitment to local manufacturing and investment in innovation.
Beleagured flexibles and industrial specialty packaging company, ASX-listed Pro-Pac Packaging Group (PPG), has appointed partners from McGrathNichol Restructuring as voluntary administrators, as a buyer is sought for all or parts of the business.
