Beston Global Food has completed the expansion of its lactoferrin plant in Jervois, South Australia, which will provide the company with the capacity to produce around five per cent of the world’s current demand for lactoferrin.

Woolworths Group has established a new executive level leadership role solely dedicated to sustainability, which will drive concerted action across each of the Group’s brands and businesses.

Not-for-profit online platform Compost Connect has launched to help combat Australia’s food waste. The platform is backed by BioPak, and a $400,000 government grant.

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has has developed an innovative model to calculate CO2 emissions for each stage of the cold chain and for all countries in the world.

Saputo Dairy Australia (SDA) has revised its 2021/22 opening weighted average farm gate milk price to $6.85 per kilogram milk solids in the Southern Milk Region.

As part of its vision to be a sustainability leader in consumer-packaged goods, Corona has become the first global beverage brand to achieve a net zero plastic footprint.

The rollout of 2DBarcodes from GS1 is providing traceability solutions across the supply chain and providing opportunities to do even more.

As food allergies have become more prevalent, regulators have increased mandates on manufacturers. Amy Chua from Romer Labs looks at how to manage the changing industry requirements.

Kraft Heinz Australia will pay a $9.25 million settlement to Bega Cheese, as the lengthy legal proceedings in relation to Bega’s peanut butter products nears the end.

SPC has established SPC Care as its dedicated nutritional health care company in response to the findings in the recent Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the 2021 Federal Budget.

Chr. Hansen has launched its global online platform providing educational and scientific content on probiotics and the human microbiome, targeted to B2B customers and healthcare professionals.

Packaging automation integrator Foodmach has appointed Alan Brooke as national sales engineer, effective immediately.

The staggering amount of food waste we produce prompted Richard Turino to launch Australia’s first fresh food delivery service of rescued fruit and vegetables. Kim Berry writes.

Family-owned fruit producer Montague is paving a path of sustainable practice with the latest technology at its new $66 million site.

After recognising a gap in consumers’ knowledge, the Costa Group looked to its packaging to help educate people on ways to use and how to cook mushrooms.