Confectionary company Yowie has announced changes to its management team, following a 78.4 per cent takeover by Keybridge Capital Limited. The board appointed Nicholas Bolton, who is also the managing director of Keybridge, as the new CEO.

Entries have officially opened for the 2024 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards – the third year of celebrating female small business owners from across the country.

Health and wellness trade show, Naturally Good, arrives at Sydney’s International Convention Centre from 3-4 June. It will showcase the latest in the natural product market, with registration open for free entry.

A new study in South Australia has shown that composting food waste and compostable packaging through council-provided kerbside FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) bins is an effective waste management solution.

During the current cost of living crisis, the humble egg remains one of the most affordable sources of protein for Aussie families. Egg Farmers of Australia CEO, Melinda Hashimoto, provides this industry update.

Top Shelf International – owner of Ned Whiskey, Grainshaker Vodka, and Act of Treason Australian Agave – says its looking to raise $13.9 million, at a price of 10 cents per share, to pay down debt and provide working capital.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are playing an increasing role in Australia’s innovation system, the latest Australian Intellectual Property Report found.

This week is National Volunteers Week, so in recognition of their important role, the team behind Mars Food & Nutrition Australia's brand, Dolmio, hosted a special spaghetti bolognese lunch for 70 Foodbank volunteers. 

The Victorian Department of Agriculture says it has confirmed avian influenza (bird flu) at an egg farm in Meredith, Victoria following an investigation of poultry deaths at the property. Samples have been sent to the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness to determine the strain of bird flu.

The National Food Waste Summit returns on 24-25 July, bringing together the brightest minds and leaders committed to creating a more productive, sustainable, and resilient Australian food system by ending food waste and food insecurity. In the lead-up to the summit, Food & Drink Business is profiling some of the changemakers that will be on-hand at the summit’s Trade Show. This week we talk to Robbie Watson from Refresh:Food.

A ten-year follow-up study has revealed some good news for women in the Australian grape and wine sector, with an increase of female representation in all assessed areas.

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has granted contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), ScaleUp Bio, a food manufacturing licence for its commercial pilot production facility.

Kinrise Snackfoods has deployed four Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) at its manufacturing plant to streamline operations, become more efficient, and improve its working environment. 

West Australian independent craft brewery, Beerfarm, has entered into a binding agreement to purchase of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ (CCEP) equity stake in Feral Brewing’s Bassendean production facilities.

Suntory Oceania’s $400 million carbon neutral manufacturing and distribution facility in Ipswich, Queensland is a step closer to completion with the installation underway of 7000 solar panels (14 kilometres end to end).

The 2024 Golden Hive award winner, Kommunity Brew, is calling for expressions of interest for its second round of capital raising through equity crowd funding platform Birchal.