The 2023 Taste of Tropical Queensland Showcase in Cairns welcomed around 80 buyers and distributors, and 32 food and beverage exhibitors from the region.

Alternative proteins think tank Food Frontier (FF) has appointed Dr Simon Eassom as its executive director. He replaces Jane Sydenham-Clarke, who resigned earlier in the year.

Australian Made Week is the ideal time to highlight the quality of Australian manufactured goods, Australian Made CEO Ben Lazzaro says, launching the third Australian Made Week on 15-21 May.

The next cohort of dynamic talent to be selected for the Australian grape and wine sector’s flagship leadership development program Future Leaders has been announced today, selected from a field of more than 100 applicants.

Foodbank, OzHarvest and SecondBite say the government’s failure to allocate an additional $45 million per year to the sector in the 2023 budget is “devastating”.

Support for SMEs and start-ups, energy price relief, and industry commercialisation initiatives are key parts of this year’s federal budget that affect Australian food and beverage manufacturers.

Founder and CEO of Bubs Australia Kristy Carr has been ousted by the company’s board, with its statement to the ASX saying her termination was effective immediately due to “failure to comply with reasonable board directions”.

Nearly 40 years after “functional food” was first coined, our understanding of the role of nutrition in health, and the functionality of certain foods or ingredients has increased immensely. Dr Anneline Padayachee looks at the origins of functional foods through to their increasing popularity today.

The a2 Milk Company says a string of leadership and organisational changes to its US, ANZ, and Mataura Valley Milk businesses comes as it transforms its supply chain and ramps up MVM's profitability timeline.

In a first for PepsiCo’s Australian presence, the beverage giant is launching a beverage outside of its core brands. Bubly is a no sugar sparkling water with no added sugar or artificial sweeteners.

While most Australians think food packaging waste is a bigger environmental issue than food waste, the opposite is true, with research finding we waste four times more food than food packaging.

Coffee roaster Bean Alliance Group has acquired Coffex Coffee after it went into administration in November 2022. Quentin Olde and Liam Healey from advisory firm Ankura were appointed administrators.

One area of the organic market that continues to grow is farming and live cultivation. Fleur Michell speaks to two producers in the poultry and honey sector to learn more.

This year, Australia’s leading industry event showcasing the best of natural, organic and better-for-you products, Naturally Good 2023, will feature more innovative brands than ever. Fleur Michell reports.

The Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement will come into effect on 1 June, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said during his UK visit.

Australia is making significant progress in widespread Industry 4.0 implementation. With the Modern Manufacturing Expo coming up in September, Bosch will showcase how that can accelerate even more.