While federal minister for industry and science Ed Husic says this week’s virtual Global Supply Chain Resilience Forum was the largest multilateral forum working on long term strategies to build supply chain resilience, no actions came from the meeting.

Health and wellness product manufacture Halo Food Co has secured a private label contract with Coles worth $9.5 million over two years, building on deal signed in November 2021.

Applications for the national science agency’s Innovate to Grow Advanced Manufacturing program opens on Monday, 25 July. The online 10-week, self-paced course is open to SMEs.

Start-up company Cupffee is set to triple production of its edible coffee cups, with a Sydney café the Australian supplier and first to use the crispy wafer cups (made from oat bran) for its customers.

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), under the Australia New Zealand Pacific Island (ANZPAC) Plastics Pact, has released the roadmap to achieve the 2025 regional plastic targets.

Beverage brand company Jacobs Douwe Egberts has partnered with designers across ANZ to create a limited-edition collection of sustainability-themed glass jars for Moccona coffee.

Pringles says the removal of the plastic lid on the 53 gram packs is the first step in its move to find more sustainable packaging across the product range.

Bubs Australia's FY22 Q4 gross revenue was up 278 per cent to $48.1 million following the launch of Operation Fly Formula, committing the company to deliver 1.25 million tins of its entire formula range to the US.

The latest campaign promoting New Zealand’s environmentally conscious and ethically manufactured food and wine – Made with Care – also showcases the sector’s commitment to sustainable packaging.

Global leaders in consumer goods came together at the Consumer Goods Forum in Dublin to accelerate positive industry change including greater efficiency across the ecosystem.

The return of events to meet and explore challenges and opportunities has been welcomed. MEQ Probe CEO Remo Carbone reflects on his learnings from IFFA 2022 and the Global Food Forum.

Woolworths has launched its first online online customer fulfilment centre (CFC) with direct-to-boot capability in Brisbane, in a bid to meet growing demand for online grocery shopping and convenience.

Fonterra has officially launched New Zealand’s first electric milk tanker, Milk-E, as part of the cooperative’s efforts to decarbonise its fleet. The tanker was named by Murchison farmer, Stephen Todd.

Bega’s latest earnings guidance for FY2023 is $160-$190 million, citing high farm gate prices and strong competition between milk processors.

Coles and Woolworths are raising the price of own label milk products, due to rising costs and an increase in farmgate prices, as Rabobank says the global dairy industry is entering “unchartered territory”.

Ferrero Group says it is on track to meet its ambitious sustainability goals, including a switch to renewable energy across its manufacturing plants and progress towards targets on sourcing and packaging.