Twelve months after Coles launched its own brand certified carbon neutral beef, the range is now available nationally, with Western Australia joining the fold.

Beverage company Lo Bros says its impact-led drinks brand Not Soda has removed 34,000 kilograms of plastic from the ocean around Batam and Bintan islands in Indonesia, equivalent in weight to one million plastic bottles.

The opening of Coles’ Automated Distribution Centre (ADC) in Redbank, south-west of Brisbane, is one of the most significant moments in the company’s 109-year history, CEO Steven Cain says.

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk officially launched the state’s 2023 Export Awards, with this year including the inaugural First Nations category.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has appointed Orlando Rodriguez to managing director Australia, with Peter West continuing as regional MD for the Australia, Pacific and Indonesia (API) Business Unit.

New Zealand dairy business Synlait Milk's latest guidance for FY23 is NZ$($5) to NZ$5 million net profit after tax. The A2 Milk Company owns 19.8 per cent of the business, expressed surprise at the size of the downgrade.

In 2022, Harris Smokehouse experienced a brand’s worst nightmare, a product recall. Chr. Hansen worked with owner Adam Harris on the company’s recovery.

Endeavour Group director of operations Michael James says he will retire in September, ending a career in retail spanning more than 30 years including senior leadership roles at BWS, Woolworths, Big W, and Endeavour Group.

A new 160kW solar panel system has been installed at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery, helping move the distillery towards its target of achieving net zero carbon emissions in its direct operations by 2030.

Hill-Smith Family Estates is the newest Silver Member of International Wineries for Climate Action, committing to actively pursuing significant carbon reductions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050.

Aquatic AI founders Michael Storey and Andrew Walker say the freshwater crayfish marron has the potential to rival Western Australia’s rock lobster industry. Pippa Haupt speaks to the pair about their mission.

Co-founder of alcoholic seltzer brand Gravity Seltzer, Mick Spence, is embarking on a six-month marketing campaign driving the east coast of Australia and visiting more than 1500 venues and bottle shops .

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has released its review of the 2025 National Packaging Targets, with headline data making it plain that the targets are not on track to be met.

Unless Brazil’s 2023/24 orange harvest provides a significant supply surprise, record high orange juice prices will remain for another season, Rabobank says.

The Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC) says the number of complaints and determinations in the first three months of 2023 is higher than the same time in 2022, with 57 complaints and 23 determinations.

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