The Food Plant

McNab joins Turbine Sunshine Coast precinct

29 September, 2025

With its first food and beverage tenants expected in early 2027, Turbine Sunshine Coast has appointed McNab as a project partner for the next phase of delivery. 


$18m upgrade at QUT's fermentation facility in Mackay

29 September, 2025

The upgrade of QUT Pioneer BioPilot into a pilot-scale fermentation food-grade facility could help to fast-track new food product and ingredient innovations.


Magnum Ice Cream Company celebrates its $35m facility upgrade in Minto

25 September, 2025

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formally Streets) celebrated its $35 million transformation at the Minto facility in South-West Sydney on 25 September 2025.


Haigh's Chocolates opens new SA facility

16 September, 2025 | Supplied by: Haigh Australia Pty Ltd

The new $120m facility in South Australia will allow for future growth, including increasing production to 2000 tonnes of chocolate per year.


Final call for tenants for new manufacturing precinct

04 September, 2025 | Supplied by: TURBINE

Construction of the new TURBINE Collaborative Food & Beverage Manufacturing Precinct is anticipated to commence in early 2026.


Geotab Cold Chain Solution

31 July, 2025 | Supplied by: Geotab

Geotab Cold Chain Solution with new hardware and enhanced software features is designed to boost visibility and control for temperature-sensitive logistics.


Kerry opens Jakarta office and RD&A facility

28 July, 2025 | Supplied by: Kerry Taste & Nutrition (APMEA)

The flavour innovation company has opened an expanded office and new facility in South Jakarta to accelerate sustainable food innovation in the region.


Frozen Logistics: new report reveals cold storage is in short supply

16 July, 2025 | Supplied by: Cushman & Wakefield

The Frozen Logistics report from Cushman & Wakefield shows Australia's cold storage market is struggling to keep up with demand.


Victorian creamery doubles capacity with facility expansion

23 June, 2025

Goulburn Valley Creamery's production capacity has more than doubled to 100 million litres of milk per year, thanks to a $10m investment to expand the company's facility.


CCEP's $75m canning line boosts production capacity in Brisbane

26 May, 2025

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia has constructed a new canning line for its Monster Energy drinks, capable of processing up to 120,000 cans per hour.


Manufacturing most impacted by ransomware in Q1 2025

23 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Dragos

Industrial ransomware incidents are on the rise — with food and beverage manufacturing incidents among the highest in Q1 2025, according to latest analysis by Dragos.


Valio invests €30m in cheese maturation warehouse

20 May, 2025

Valio is investing in a new cheese maturation warehouse and automation of its operation at the company's production plant in Joensuu, Finland.


Lamb abattoir expansion in regional Victoria

14 May, 2025

Supported by a Victorian Government investment, Thomas Foods International has completed the expansion of its abattoir in Stawell, Victoria.


Bega to close Strathmerton cheese processing plant by mid-2026

08 May, 2025

Bega Cheese announced plans to close its cheese processing facility in Strathmerton, Victoria, consolidating the operations at an existing facility in Bega.


Resource-saving greenfield brewery being built in Germany

17 April, 2025

Designed with a 500,000 hectolitres/year capacity, a greenfield brewery is being constructed by Krones using its returnable-glass bottling line and Steinecker brewing technology.


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