SunRice Group was awarded the Agribusiness Food and Beverages Award at the 61st Australian Export Awards. After 70 years in business, SunRice sells 35 brands into more than 50 countries.

Openway Food Co has achieved B Corp Certification. Co-founder Gavin Evans gave Food & Drink Business the run-down on achieving the globally recognised accolade after an 18-month application process.

In its latest industry report, food and beverage export development agency, Incite, found that for 75 per cent of Asian importers and distributors, less than 25 per cent of products pitched to them convert into partnerships.

Mitolo Family Farms has been named the Woolworths 2023 Overall Trade Partner of the Year. Woolworths’ Trade Partner Awards recognise excellence across thousands of its trade partners. Nestlé, Fix & Fogg and Mondelez also took out awards across 14 categories. 

Part of the Australian food manufacturing landscape since 1878, Rinoldi is celebrating 15 years of its partnership with Foodbank’s Collaborative Supply Program.

Following its AGM, the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) has announced the new formation of its board for the 2023 to 2027 term, combining a mix of experienced industry leaders and talents.

Ingham’s has expanded its capacity by 40 per cent in Victoria, Australia and 50 per cent in New Zealand to meet demand, while focusing on sustainability projects.

In the last few years, the retail landscape has witnessed the rise of eCommerce, and is now dealing with growing demands for personalisation, omnichannel fulfilment and faster delivery options. AutoStore ANZ outlines the key trends to watch in 2024.

A crunchy superfood, macadamias are one of Australia’s biggest horticultural exports, bringing in over $300 million per year. However, ninety per cent of households aren’t adding them to the shopping trolley. Food & Drink Business spoke to Australian Macadamias marketing manager Jacqui Price for a look inside the shell.

Functional beverage company Kommunity Brew has secured several partnerships with independent grocers across the country, including QE Foods, Harris Farms, LaManna Supermarket, Hill Street Grocer, The Good Grocer IGAs, and Flannery’s.

Greg Picker has been elected as chair of the Australian Refrigeration Council board, taking over from Michael Bennett, who is retiring.

Australia and other southern hemisphere beef-producing nations are continuing to increase production volumes, despite a global trend of production decline, reveals Rabobank’s Q4 Global Beef Quarterly report.

Tapping into the latest food trend, provenance, free-range poultry producer The Free Ranger has launched new packaging and a marketing campaign dedicated to sharing the stories of its chickens.

In 2023, governments started prioritising food system changes as a key strategy in addressing climate change. Food Frontier executive director Dr Simon Eassom said further support for alternative proteins was required from government and industry to slow the rate of global warming.

Western Australia’s Wide Open Agriculture has signed a non-binding term sheet with Ingå Group, a UK firm developing functional and sustainable ingredient solutions for the food industry. Ingå is proposing to invest €500,000 in Wide Open Agriculture Germany GmbH.

Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) will change the name of its RTD beverage Hard Solo to Hard Rated following ABAC’s review of the product in response to public complaints about the brand name and can design.