With calls for an extra $45 million for food relief programs and a proposal for rapidly disbursable stand-by disaster relief fund ignored in the recent federal budget, the sector is turning to industry partners even more.

Artificial intelligence will be used to to scan honey bees for bee pest Varroa destructor at the Port of Townsville following the installation of Purple Hive Project technology. The pest was recently found in Australia for the first time, in New South Wales.

A combination of South American heritage and entrepreneurial drive saw Jenny Carrasco and Justin Hickey investigate producing a more sustainable bottled water. The result is Pure Mist.

The Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS26) has wrapped up it latest session, hosted by Australia, by developing standards for trade in safe food.

As Thomas Foods’ new meat processing facility in Murray Bridge is now operational and set to commission production, it has launched a major recruitment campaign.

Bonfiglioli Australia has appointed Kris Jaryn as the new national manager for heavy duty industries. He will be responsible for growing market share in the heavy duty industries.

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.