One of Australia’s largest ready meal companies, B&J The Kitchen, has rebranded under the name The Kitchenary, after being acquired from Beak & Johnston by Woolworths Group.

McCormick Australia has unveiled a state-of-the-art trade waste treatment facility at its factory on the Sunshine Coast. The upgrade was developed in collaboration with Aerofloat and McNab.

Organics industry groups, led by Australian Organic Limited (AOL), have been pushing hard for industry legislation over the past year – culminating in the introduction of The National Organic Standard Bill 2024 to Parliament in November last year. The committee recognised the need for better regulation of the organic industry, but recommended changes be made before it could be passed.

Detmold Group is consolidating its Adelaide-based packaging businesses into a new global headquarters at Regency Park, bringing together staff from eight sites across the city under one roof.

As newly created wine company, Vinarchy, starts streamlining operations between what was Accolade Wines and Pernod Ricard wines, it says Berri Estates in the Riverland will be its primary commercial winemaking, packaging, and warehousing hub. Adelaide will be its global corporate headquarters.

Tread Softly Wines has launched its inaugural Next Generation Winemaking Rising Star Program, an initiative designed to empower emerging female talent and nurture the future of sustainable winemaking.

Global food industry equipment manufacturer, Heat and Control, has acquired UK-based Fabcon Food Systems, expanding its offerings of processing and handling equipment systems for the food industry.

Garvey has leveraged Rockwell Automation’s Emulate3D software, and Australian company Glenvern Group’s expertise, to showcase its high-performance accumulation systems. The solution can visually demonstrate the production benefits of its accumulation systems, incorporating real-time data for an interactive experience.

Entries for the 2025 Australian International Olive Awards are now open, an opportunity for olive producers in Australia and internationally to be recognised and discovered for the quality of their olive oils and table olives.

Swinburne University of Technology researchers have developed a process that converts cereal industry waste into high-value bacterial cellulose – a versatile material used in medical dressings, food packaging, and parts of electronics.

Brand tracking platform, Tracksuit, has revealed Australia’s favourite brew is Corona – the only international beer brand chosen in the top 10 in its inaugural Brand Map of Australia.

CSIRO is urging a new approach to managing and reporting on our food system, following the national science agency completing the country’s first national stocktake of its structure and workings. The system must be understood as providing equitable access to safe, nutritious and healthy food, produced sustainably, not simply producing and exporting commodities, it says. 

In a bid to avoid ongoing disruption and provide certainty of supply, the national response to tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) will shift from eradication to long-term management.

The Australian grape and wine sector is being invited to take part in Wine Australia’s annual customer engagement stakeholder survey between 2–30 June. Its goal is to enhance the services and programs it delivers.

Shifting food and diet trends have long shaped the direction of the food industry. Over the years, preferences have evolved; from the rise of "low fat" and "light" products to more recent focuses on "low carb," "paleo," and whole-food eating. MEQ CEO, Remo Carbone, says the rise of protein-first diets offer an opportunity for the red-meat industry.

NAB’s latest Regional & Agribusiness Horizons Report found food and beverage manufacturing recorded the largest industry growth in lending, surging 11.9 per cent in the last year. While 2024 saw a four per cent increase in demand for credit, NAB says food and beverage’s jump was the “ripple effect” of a strong Agri sector performance.