A researcher from the University of Adelaide has devised a solution to tackle food waste and plastic pollution concurrently, with the development of a method to turn food waste into durable bioplastics.

AUSVEG, OMA, and Health and Wellbeing QLD are joining forces to encourage Aussies to eat an extra serve of veggies each day – aiming to combat public health crisis, support the under-pressure vegetable industry and ease cost-of-living pressures.

Australian Food & Grocery Council (AFGC) CEO, Tanya Barden, has left the council, effective immediately. The council’s chair, Anthony Holme, said it was a “mutually agreed separation”. AFGC chief operating officer (COO), Colm Maguire, has been appointed interim CEO.

Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry is at a crucial point. We need collaboration with government and constructive commercial relationships with our retail partners for food and grocery manufacturers to thrive. Tanya Barden, when CEO of the AFGC, provided this article on the year ahead.

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) has appointed David Gall as Chief Executive Officer, a week after the first investments of the fund were announced through the Industry Growth Program.

Oceanographer, chemist and entrepreneur, Emeritus Professor Tony Haymet, has been appointed Australia’s tenth Chief Scientist, effective 28 January. He replaces Dr Cathy Foley, who recently finished her four-year term.

Premium drinks brand, StrangeLove Beverage Co., has launched its first mainstream above the line (ATL) brand campaign with creative agency Today the Brave. The “Drinks for drinks’ sake” campaign is running in metro Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. 

A collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology and Ezy Chef is developing AI techniques to ensure the safety of texture modified food products.

The alternative dairy industry will be getting an all-environments boost, with researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) finding camel milk could potentially protect the gut from harmful enzymes and create healthier digestion.

Australian pasta brand, San Remo, is immersing itself in the digital age, with the appointment of online recipe content creator and entrepreneur, Leah Itsines, as its new brand ambassador.

With the excise on spirits (and beer) set to rise on 1 February, Diageo’s Bundaberg Rum is expanding its campaign to freeze the tax from Queensland into New South Wales.

Mountain Culture has taken home Australia’s #1 craft beer for the third year in a row, winning the annual GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers with its Status Quo Pale Ale. Nearly 1500 beers from 400 craft breweries were in the running.

Kerry Group says the divestment of its dairy business and the company's decision to focus exclusively on science backed taste and nutrition solutions drove recent changes in its senior executive team.

After 23 years leading Cooper’s Brewery – Australia’s largest independent family-owned brewery – Dr Tim Cooper says it’s time to retire as managing director. He will remain the chief brewer and a director, providing input on brewing and technical matters.

Melbourne’s Hawkers Beer and Sydney’s White Bay Brewery have come together as the founding brands of the freshly minted hospitality outfit, Social Drinks Group. The group starts officially trading on 1 February.

Australian sparkling wine house, Jansz Tasmania, part of Hill-Smith Family Estates, has appointed Teresa Heuzenroeder as its new Senior Sparkling Winemaker.