Drakes Supermarkets has teamed up with enterprise cloud software company Nutanix to replace the independent retailer’s ageing IT environment with new infrastructure, as it responds to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is calling on the public to provide feedback on plastics use, reducing waste and pollution, as well as methods to increase recycling across the state. Almost 10,000 submissions have already been received.

Social enterprise bakery The Bread & Butter Project is working with Woolworths to keep its business running during COVID-19 lockdown. From running its own café and restaurant, it is now supplying 14 Woolworths Metro stores in Sydney.

Meal kit company Marley Spoon's first meals featuring v2food’s plant-based meat will reach homes across Australia this week. The partnership marks the first time Aussies can cook v2food products at home.

In the 28 years since Carolyn Creswell started Carman’s Kitchen she has turned a handmade muesli brand into an international market leader in snacks and cereals. Kim Berry caught up with the CEO just as COVID-19 restrictions started to be put in place.

In what many would say was a highlight of iso and social distancing, Arnott’s have kicked off a campaign to reveal recipes of some of its most favourite biscuits. First up is the Monte Carlo.

While there have been similar Black Swan events before, it would be a mistake to not to think through the differences and the different actions needed in this COVID-19 pandemic. Crisis communications expert John Connolly outlines what boards and management need to do now.

Since Food & Drink Business’ first COVID-19 industry briefing on 12 February, the food and beverage landscape in Australia has altered faster and more dramatically than anyone predicted.

At a time when everything is upside down, we bring you the latest edition of Food & Drink Business, packed full of stories to inspire and inform.

Vegetable growers’ industry body AUSVEG has welcomed McDonald’s announcement it will display the country of origin of ingredients in its meals. Fast food outlets are exempt from mandatory country of origin labelling, which was introduced in 2018.

PepsiCo Australia has donated $480,000 to Foodbank Australia, as well as pledging $72 million globally, to help those facing food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than $250,000 has been raised by donations and everyday shoppers to help Australian beekeepers and their honey bees, as part of the Hive Aid campaign.

The a2 Milk Company is anticipating ongoing revenue growth across key regions with its FY20 outlook now in the range of NZ$1.7-1.75 billion after its 3Q20 results were “above expectations”.

Unilever ANZ has announced it’s donating more than $2 million worth of essential food, home and personal care products to Foodbank. The announcement also marked the return to Unilever’s Lifebuoy sanitiser brand to Australia.

Beverage company Australian Product Research (APR) is the first manufacturer in the world with exclusive rights to make branded water and sports drinks for boxing and fitness brand Everlast. It comes after APR completed a $5 million capital raise.

With more complex commercial ecosystems, the ways businesses supply produce need to be digitally enabled. George Stancu and Vidhya Thangarajan from PwC’s Tech Consulting practice share their insights.