A quarter of Australians don’t know how to recycle soft plastics, research by Kellogg’s Australia has revealed. More than half those surveyed weren’t aware soft plastics could be recycled into every day things.

Simplot Australia will relabel its 31 frozen fish products from ‘Made in Australia’ to ‘Packed in Australia’ after the ACCC raised concerns it was incorrectly labelled.

Western Australia’s first commercial camel milk dairy has partnered with equity crowdfunding platform Birchal to raise $1.2 million and enter the global infant formula market, worth $56 billion.

A team of wine researchers from the University of Adelaide is using new technology analysing the fluorescence of molecules to help authenticate wine and combat wine fraud globally.

Vegetable grower Fresh Select and the CSIRO have teamed up to develop a new food manufacturing company, Nutri V, turning surplus vegetables into powders and purees.

Woolworths and social enterprise bakery The Bread & Butter Project have extended their retail partnership with the opening of its first concession store in Sydney’s inner-west.

Gold Coast-based Black Hops Brewery has taken out the top spot in the 2020 Australian Craft Beer Survey. Almost 17,000 people shared insights into how COVID-19 impacted craft beer purchasing habits.

A new partnership between the Victorian Government and the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations has been launched to assist Aboriginal Victorian-owned native food businesses.

Subscription service Whisky Loot has secured its $1 million Series A investment, gaining support from prominent investors to sustain the growth and expansion of the business.

This year’s Product of the Year (POY) awards show the strength of the better for you and plant-based trends. Eight out of the 29 winners came from the vegetarian/vegan and health food categories.

The consumer appetite for plant-based meat substitutes means Australia’s grain, oilseed and pulse producers could be well placed to capitalise on this rapidly growing market segment.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking submissions from interested parties regarding Saputo Dairy Australia’s proposed acquisition of Lion Dairy & Drinks.

With many sectors of the Australian organic industry currently thriving, one sector that is set to boom in the coming years is that of organic snack foods. Fleur Michell writes.

Accolade Wines’ brand Banrock Station has strengthened its partnership with Landcare Australia as it aims to plant 100,000 native trees and shrubs each year from January, 2021.

Treasury Wine Estates has signed a contract with agtech company The Yield Technology Solutions to install a system to harvest predictions and weather notifications using gridded weather across ANZ.

Despite the uncertainty and distraction caused by COVID-19, Fonterra says it has made good progress with its sustainability initiatives.