The results of Product of the Year (POY) for 2024 have revealed rising inflation rates are having an impact on the FMGC landscape. Research conducted by NielsenIQ for POY showed 86 per cent of Australians were now employing cost saving techniques.

The board of Food & Fibre Gippsland (F&FG) has confirmed Ben Gebert as its new CEO. Gebert, acting in the role since July, says he is looking forward to redoubling efforts to grow the region's profile.

Some of Australia's largest food and beverage manufacturers have thrown their support behind Saveful, an intuitive and free app designed to help households save on grocery bills and reduce food waste.

The general counsel and company secretary for ASX listed wine company Australian Vintage, Alicia Morris, has been awarded the 2023 Governance Top 100 award. The award, launched in 2020, recognises excellence in the governance profession.

Avocados Australia and the China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association (CIQA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will build progress towards gaining market access for Australian avocados in China.

LeVeL Lemonade is looking to raise $950,000 through a capital raise campaign via Birchal. A total of 1570 EOIs were taken with an average value of $2400. The company recently celebrated the sale of its four millionth bottle.

Applications for the Young Henrys Brewing Scholarship are now open. The scholarship covers tuition for a female, female-identifying, or non-binary beer enthusiast enrolled in the 2024 TAFE NSW Brewing Course.

Bunsters has launched the country’s first spicy tequilana, made with a small inclusion: an Australian Witchetty Grub, aiming to wow investors in its Birchal equity crowdfunding capital raise and become the spirit of choice for Spicy Margarita fans.

Quality control is an integral part of any food manufacturing process. Kimberly Durkot from Thermo Fisher Scientific looks at the technologies available and what to consider when designing a detection system.

At the recent International Wine & Spirit Competition, Australian distillers and wine makers did the country proud. One of the stars of the show was cocktail innovator, Curatif, winning RTD Producer of the Year for the second year in a row.

Australian Food tech company, Magic Valley, is expanding into a state-of-the-art pilot facility at Co-Labs in Melbourne. Magic Valley gambolled onto the cultivated meat radar when it cultivated lamb in September 2022.

A strategic partnership has been forged by Food & Fibre Gippsland and The Trade Council of Denmark to support Gippsland’s Regional Circular Economy Plan.

Mondelēz International has opened a new $13 million state-of-the-art automated packaging line at its Gourmet Food biscuit manufacturing facility in Dandenong, Victoria. The fitout increases production of Olina’s Bakehouse Artisan crackers range by 35 per cent.

Philter Brewing has closed the fourth largest equity crowdfunding raise of 2023, achieving the biggest raise by a New South Wales business. The brewer used the raise as a call-to-arms for consumers to support Australia’s independent brewing industry.

Australian Vintage has had 100 per cent of its owned and operated vineyards certified by Sustainable Winegrowing Australia. Auditors from the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia and Sci-Qual International found no corrective actions were required for Australian Vintage’s winegrowing practices.

Refresh:Food, a digital marketplace designed to connect growers with excess fresh produce to potential buyers has launched with a B2B marketplace app accessible via smartphone.