Craft breweries in New South Wales can now access support from a new $135,000 fund introduced by the state government through the Independent Brewers Association, aiming to assist businesses hardest hit by drought, bushfire and COVID-19.

It’s World Meat Free Week and this year, plant-based start-up v2food is partnering with Deliveroo and restaurants around the country to increase the number of plant-based dishes on menus for consumers by up to 120 per cent.

Australia has become a founding member of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), the world’s first multilateral forum dedicated to AI.

Artisan products can get lost on supermarket shelves (if they even get there), so managing director of Random Harvest Gourmet Matthew Jinks came up with a smarter distribution strategy targeting the premium end of the market. Stuart Ridley writes.

Last week's cyber attack on brewing giant Lion was caused by ransomware, with the company still having limited visibility of alcohol products in its system and manual ordering and delivery in Dairy & Drinks.

A joint venture between SPC and ingredients specialist Döhler will form the core of the its global expansion plans, SPC chair Hussein Rifai has told Food & Drink Business.

Longtable Group, owner of Maggie Beer, Paris Creek Farm and Saint David Dairy, will seek to change its name to Maggie Beer Holdings at its AGM, saying it would better reflect the principal brand of the company.

Accolade Wines has launched an on-premise support package – Your Venue, Our Shout – to replace its portfolio of wines sold across venues in the first month of their re-opening.

A cyber attack on brewer Lion has forced the company to shut down its IT systems. The company said the 9 June incident has caused some disruption to suppliers and customers.

Australia’s Four’N Twenty Traveller Beef & Cheese Pastry has made it in the top 10 of an American must-try sandwiches list for 2020, sitting alongside established US brands such as 7Eleven and McDonald’s.

Victorian distiller Apollo Bay Distillery has recalled nine of its gin products, discovering they had been filled with hand sanitiser due to incorrect labelling.

Sydney-based microbrewery White Bay Beer Co will have its Sunny Pale Ale stocked in 64 BWS stores across Sydney, as the beer makes its way from site to store within 72 hours.

Amazon Australia has launched a Wine, Beer and Spirits store, which features a wide range of emerging and well-known brands, from Curatif Cocktails to Penfolds.

Consumers will now be able to pay for items in Coca-Cola Amatil’s vending machines across Australia and New Zealand using cryptocurrency, following a new agreement signed by the beverage giant and digital asset platform Centrapay.

LJM Victoria has acquired Victoria-based OZ Connect Traders (OCT), a primary food packer that transports more than 10 million raw food packaged products annually for Australia’s food retailers and food exporters.