Melbourne based Starward Distillery has received the Most Awarded International Distillery of the Year title at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, the second time it has received the award.

Food industry trade show, Fine Food Australia, is partnering with the Victorian government for its 2024 event, taking place at the Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre from 2-5 September.

RaboBank has released a sustainability centric report detailing how cutting carbon emissions along the supply chains of the food and beverage industry will also reduce costs.

Coles has donated $1.4 million boost to national food rescue charity, SecondBite, to help feed Australians in need, from the 2024 round of its Winter Appeal.

Strengthening the resilience of Australian transport infrastructure and high freight costs are top supply chain priorities for food manufacturers, as revealed in a survey at the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s (AFGC) Supply Chain Summit.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is preparing to put nutrition and alcohol labelling reformation plans into action, as Australian and New Zealand food ministers recently agreed to scoping work by the organisation.

Treasury Wines Australia reported a 13 per cent increase in sales revenue to $2.7 billion, while its net profit after tax took a heavy 61 per cent drop to $99 million due to the sizeable impairment of its Commercial portfolio it announced earlier this month,

In a deal worth $54.5 billion (US$35.9 billion), global food business Mars has acquired snacks and cereal giant Kellanova as it looks to double its Snacking business in the next decade. All Kellanova’s brands, assets, and operations, including its snacking brands, portfolio of international cereal and noodles, North American plant-based foods and frozen breakfast are included in the transaction.

Global ingredients manufacturer, Tate & Lyle PLC, has appointed Sarah Kuijlaars as its new chief financial officer, effective from 16 September. She succeeds Dawn Allen, who is moving on to the same role at healthcare company, Haleon.

Health and wellness food company, Forbidden Foods, says its acquisition of plant-based non-dairy brand Oat Milk Goodness for $3.42 million is a “strategic opportunity” to expand the business.

The George Institute for Global Health has revealed baby and toddler foods in supermarkets are not as healthy as they claim, with almost 80 per cent failing sugar and calorie content limiting criteria from the World Health Organization.

Research emerging from Victoria has shown that legume-based pasture systems can help graziers produce more lamb with a smaller carbon footprint, while maintaining productivity and profitability.

Two of plant-protein ingredient manufacturer Wide Open Agriculture’s (WOA) co-founders, Ben Cole and Anthony Maslin, are reducing their board roles, with Cole retiring completely and Maslin stepping down as chair to non-executive director. Acting CEO, Matthew Skinner, has also resigned.

Deloitte is conducting a survey investigating the use of climate-smart practices in Australian farming to be used by the Australian Food & Agriculture Taskforce to map a pathway to a climate-resilient national food system.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ $105.5 million investment in its Moorabbin, Victoria facility is the largest investment in the company’s manufacturing network. The new line will be able to deliver up to 17.8 million cases a year. 

Alcoholic beverage company, Lion, is continuing its ongoing partnership with Pacific Airshow Gold Coast – taking place over the weekend from 16-18 August.