Australia’s first purpose-built, end-to-end collaborative food and beverage manufacturing precinct on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast will provide a blueprint for the industry nationally, its supporters say.

Coopers Brewery reported a 2.8 per cent increase in total beer sales for FY21, but took a hard hit from COVID-19 related disruptions, with bulk or kegged beer down 21 per cent on FY19.

Dairy products manufacturer Halo Food has received its second private label tender with Coles, the company’s second contract with the supermarket giant in under 12 months.

From concerns about shelf life, inventory, and margin pressures, today manufacturers need to think about transparency and shopping channels. The supply chain is more challenging that ever.

Five key strategic priorities were instrumental in strengthening Treasury Wine Estates' performance in FY21, CEO Tim Ford said at the company’s AGM.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the seven companies awarded funding in the latest round of the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) will bolster employment and innovation.

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority’s new ‘Scrap Together’ campaign aims to help reduce food waste going to landfill and enable communities to turn food scraps into compost

The 2021 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show awards have been announced, with Botany-based brewery Slow Lane Brewing winning Champion Packaged Beer, Best NSW Beer in their first year of entry.

Lion looks set to acquire Michigan-based beer company Bell's Brewing. Bell's is one of the largest craft brewers in the US and its acquisition will further strengthen Lion's US portfolio.

Tasmanian Salmon producer Petuna is switching from polystyrene packaging to cardboard, in a move that it said will divert more than 150,000 polystyrene boxes from landfill annually.

To mark National Recycling Week, the Arnott’s Group has shifted all of its new point-of-sale displays across grocery and convenience channels to 100 per cent recyclable alternatives.

International food company Danone has confirmed its plans to fully implement the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) across its entire range of locally made products by the end of 2023.

A new webinar will highlight how the food industry is tackling food waste, explore current practices, and introduce opportunities for improvement by using digital technologies.

Keytone Dairy has simultaneously revealed its rebranding as Halo Food Co. and announced a $54.3 million deal with Theland New Cloud Digimart to manufacture its powdered dairy products in China.

Ecommerce now accounts for 44 per cent of Maggie Beer Holdings' total net sales, compared to two per cent a year ago, with its Maggie Beer Products (MBP) ecommerce business increasing 154 per cent over the last 12 months.

A set of six agreed principles for encouraging a co-ordinated and harmonised approach toward sustainable end-to-end supply chain traceability and trade modernisation has been announced.