Industry News
South Australian bakery appoints new CEO
Vili’s Family Bakery has appointed a new CEO to lead its next phase of growth and expansion into national and international markets. [ + ]
Resourcefulness, inclusivity and AI 'shuffling': 3 major trends for F&B
Market analytics company Mintel has highlighted key predictions in the food and beverage market that tap into consumers' desire for resilience, healthy alternatives and new sensory experiences. [ + ]
New Wave Biotech and CPI partner to tackle lipid extraction challenges
New Wave Biotech has partnered with CPI to apply hybrid AI-powered downstream processes simulation to lipid extraction challenges. [ + ]
IFF trend research: What makes India's Gen Alpha hungry?
IFF's latest research explores how India's youngest generation is reshaping the way we think about the emotional connection to food and the importance of texture. [ + ]
Champions at the 2025 Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards
The best dairy, smallgoods, meat and preserves have been crowned at the 2025 Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards. [ + ]
Cargill to appoint new CEO of Teys Australia
Following its acquisition of Teys earlier this year, Cargill will be appointing Andrew MacPherson as the future CEO of Teys' beef processing business. [ + ]
Food & packaging innovation internship program
The AIP is looking for businesses that would be interested to participate in its Master of Food & Packaging Innovation internship program. [ + ]
Targeting food fraud: ANSTO food origin technology on show
ANSTO is presenting its novel food origin technology at the Australia Pavilion at World Expo 2025 in Japan this month. [ + ]
Freshness and nutrition check for fruit & veg
Fruit, vegetables and juice could soon be easily evaluated for freshness and nutritional content using a nanoprobe designed to measure vitamin C concentration. [ + ]
Wine strategy for Victoria
A five-year strategy for Victoria's wine industry has been released with a focus on developing the workforce, visitors, innovation and exports. [ + ]
PepsiCo acquires Australian seed potato business
PepsiCo has announced the acquisition of Dowling AgriTech (DAT), an Australian seed potato business, to help strengthen its supply chain in APAC. [ + ]
Recyclable cardboard punnet for tomatoes being trialled in Vic
Costa, Coles and Opal are working together to trial a change of packaging for tomato punnets — from rPET plastic to recyclable cardboard. [ + ]
Starting the conversation about Australia's food security future
AFGC has highlighted urgent supply chain and manufacturing pressures in its submission to the Australian Government's National Food Security Strategy. [ + ]
Flavour-rescue tool for smoke-tainted wines
A bacterium that lives on grape plants could help to prevent smoke-tainted wines made from grapes exposed to bushfire smoke. [ + ]
Decarbonising process heat in food manufacturing with ARENA funding
McCain Foods and Sugar Australia have both received funding as part of ARENA's initiative to help reduce industrial emissions — round 3 of funding has now opened. [ + ]
