Made with a variety of blackcurrant, the nootropic beverage Ārepa is said to enhance mood and cognitive function. Kim Berry speaks to founder Angus Brown.

Juice For Good, made from 100 per cent imperfect Australian oranges is now available in Woolworths Metro stores across Sydney, with a donation to OzHarvest from every bottle sold.

ASX-listed Close the Loop Group has acquired thermal paper supplier and sustainable paper products group Alliance Paper.

Opal Group, one of ANZ’s largest paper and fibre packaging manufacturers, is making a major investment to construct a high speed manufacturing facility for cardboard packaging in regional Victoria.

Scott Perkins will replace Gordon Cairns as chair of Woolworths Group following the group’s AGM on 26 October. Perkins has been a non-executive director for eight years and is also chair of Origin Energy.

The Modern Manufacturing Expo, which takes place at the Sydney Showground in September, has added a new one-day conference to its education program – the Smart Manufacturing Conference.

National science agency CSIRO has identified seven global megatrends that will unfold over the next 20 years with substantial impacts on businesses, governments and communities in the Our Future World report.

Australian food and baking brands have joined forces for Plate For A Mate, campaigning for Aussies to ‘share a plate with a mate’ to bolster mental health, with a focus on regional and rural communities.

Australia will need to both consume and export more avocados as the nation’s growers navigate a period of soaring production growth over the coming five years, Rabobank says in a new report.

Treasury Wine Estates has acquired Beenak Vineyard from Accolade Wines as it looks to build on domestic high quality fruit holdings. Beenak produces pinot noir and chardonnay grapes.

Rhubi’s Mistelle, described as ‘a fresh take on the forgotten French aperitif’ and made from rhubarb, juniper, and citrus, has won silver at the International Wine & Spirit Competition.

Melbourne-based material sciences start-up Great Wrap has landed international investment to innovate materials and scale up production of its upcycled compostable stretch wrap for home and industrial use.

A partnership between Pact Group and Woolworths Group will boost onshore circular plastic initiatives with Pact manufacturing and supplying recycled packaging for Woolworths’ own brand range.

Wine Australia says while the latest wine export report shows a sizeable fall in value and volume due to ongoing tariffs in mainland China, there are encouraging signs in other markets.

Food and dairy supplier Food & Dairy Co says more than 80 per cent of customers have moved to online ordering since launching its Sana Commerce ERP integrated B2B ecommerce platform.

In a newly created role, dairy co-op Fonterra has appointed Emma Parsons to managing director of Strategy and Optimisation. Parsons will start in the role on 1 August.