Global food industry equipment manufacturer, Heat and Control, has acquired UK-based Fabcon Food Systems, expanding its offerings of processing and handling equipment systems for the food industry.

Garvey has leveraged Rockwell Automation’s Emulate3D software, and Australian company Glenvern Group’s expertise, to showcase its high-performance accumulation systems. The solution can visually demonstrate the production benefits of its accumulation systems, incorporating real-time data for an interactive experience.

Entries for the 2025 Australian International Olive Awards are now open, an opportunity for olive producers in Australia and internationally to be recognised and discovered for the quality of their olive oils and table olives.

Swinburne University of Technology researchers have developed a process that converts cereal industry waste into high-value bacterial cellulose – a versatile material used in medical dressings, food packaging, and parts of electronics.

Brand tracking platform, Tracksuit, has revealed Australia’s favourite brew is Corona – the only international beer brand chosen in the top 10 in its inaugural Brand Map of Australia.

CSIRO is urging a new approach to managing and reporting on our food system, following the national science agency completing the country’s first national stocktake of its structure and workings. The system must be understood as providing equitable access to safe, nutritious and healthy food, produced sustainably, not simply producing and exporting commodities, it says. 

In a bid to avoid ongoing disruption and provide certainty of supply, the national response to tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) will shift from eradication to long-term management.

The Australian grape and wine sector is being invited to take part in Wine Australia’s annual customer engagement stakeholder survey between 2–30 June. Its goal is to enhance the services and programs it delivers.

Shifting food and diet trends have long shaped the direction of the food industry. Over the years, preferences have evolved; from the rise of "low fat" and "light" products to more recent focuses on "low carb," "paleo," and whole-food eating. MEQ CEO, Remo Carbone, says the rise of protein-first diets offer an opportunity for the red-meat industry.

NAB’s latest Regional & Agribusiness Horizons Report found food and beverage manufacturing recorded the largest industry growth in lending, surging 11.9 per cent in the last year. While 2024 saw a four per cent increase in demand for credit, NAB says food and beverage’s jump was the “ripple effect” of a strong Agri sector performance.

Western Australian brewery, Gage Roads Brew Co, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the launch of a new beer – Huey Coastal Lager. The brew will debut at a launch event on Sunday 1 June, during the Western Australia Day public holiday long weekend.

APR Plastics, Aster Chemicals and Energy, Taghleef Industries Group and Pro-Pac Group have begun a strategic partnership which aims at “revolutionising the recycling of hard-to-recycle soft plastics”.

Global ingredients producer, Arla Foods Ingredients, is expanding into the Australian performance nutrition market through a partnership with distribution company, Alchemy Agencies.

A study from Western Sydney University and the University of Wollongong has found that fresh produce company, Box Divvy, is linked to better diets and significantly lower rates of food insecurity among its members.

The 2025 Naturally Good Award recipients were announced this week, during a special 10 year anniversary Awards and networking night on 26 May, held as part of the Naturally Good Expo 2025.

With over 25 years of hospitality experience under his belt, Danny Kane and his business partner, Rebecca Grey, set out to find an egg white alternative for bartenders to finish a foamed cocktail. In just over a year of development, Aquafab is now stocked in over 200 venues and skyrocketing to bigger horizons.