Industry News
International Farm2Fork Summit to return to Australia in 2023
The Rabobank Farm2Fork Summit will be held in Australia on 23 March 2023, with over 1600 agribusiness professionals expected to attend. [ + ]
Making room for mushrooms
The AMGA held a meet-up of Sydney chefs to launch its Blenditarian campaign, encouraging Australians to eat more mushrooms. [ + ]
Independent brewer launches non-alcoholic craft beer
CbCo Brewing has launched CBCo Zero, a 0.0% ABV beer now available at CBCo Brewing's Port Melbourne brewery. [ + ]
Beer set to be brewed with Queensland sunshine
XXXX brewery is set to be powered by 100% renewable electricity following an agreement to use electricity from the Woolooga Solar Farm. [ + ]
Prime Minister dines with food & beverage manufacturing industry
Speaking at a food and beverage manufacturing dinner on Saturday, 11 February 2023, the Australian Prime Minister talked about the importance of the National Reconstruction Fund. [ + ]
Sustainable dunnage solution wins WorldStar award
Opal and JBS Australia have won a 2023 WorldStar global packaging award in the transit category for their corrugated cardboard dunnage solution. [ + ]
Palsgaard kicks off Netherlands factory expansion
Palsgaard has started work on an €18m expansion at its Netherlands factory for high-grade PGPR emulsifiers. [ + ]
Paddock to Profit: Digital Agrifood Summit returns in 2023
The Digital Agrifood Summit will return to Wagga Wagga on 11–12 October 2023. The theme will be "Paddock to Profit". [ + ]
Falling for chocolate on Valentine's Day
Chocolate can hit our brain in the same way that love does, so could the science explain why so many give chocolate as a gift on Valentine's Day? [ + ]
AFGC calls on government to protect food makers from EU FTA demands
A controversial EU free trade agreement has placed Australian food manufacturers under threat as it moves to ban the use of common food names on products. [ + ]
FSANZ calls for comment on enzyme processing aids
Food Standards Australia New Zealand has called for comment on three applications to allow enzyme processing aids from genetically modified microbial sources. [ + ]
FSANZ calls for comment on proposed amendments
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking comment on a proposal to make minor amendments to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand code. [ + ]
Novel food colouring company closes US$6.4 million seed round
Ingredient biotech startup Michroma will use the funds to help with the commercialisation of its fungal food colourants platform. [ + ]
Shellac-based coating for sustainable packaging
Researchers have developed a shellac-based coating that may improve the gas barrier properties of a sustainably sourced packaging material. [ + ]
Keeping honey flowing in Qld using biosecurity zone
A biosecurity zone has been established in Queensland to protect the beekeeping industry from the threat of varroa mite. [ + ]
