Coles Supermarkets becomes the first retailer in the Asia Pacific region to deploy Caper Carts, Instacart’s AI-powered smart trolleys Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, and Coles Supermarkets, one of Australia’s leading retailers, announced that Caper Carts, Instacart’s AI-powered smart trolleys, will be coming to Melbourne, starting in early 2025 with its Richmond Traders[Read More…]
Australia
Samyang Corporation achieves novel food approval for allulose in Australia and New Zealand
Allulose is a rare sugar with 70 per cent of the sweetness of sucrose but nearly zero calories Samyang Corporation is the first allulose producer globally to enter the Australian and New Zealand markets. Samyang recently announced that it has received FSANZ approval to sell allulose as a safe food ingredient in Australia and New[Read More…]
Nourish Ingredients and CABIO Biotech partner to manufacture and distribute Tastilux
Tastilux is a premium speciality ingredient derived from natural sources and produced through fermentation In a landmark cross-continental collaboration, Nourish Ingredients, a leader in speciality fats and precision fermentation, announced a Joint Commercial Agreement with CABIO Biotech, a leading Chinese biotechnology company specialising in microbial fermentation and synthetic biology-based products. Uniting Australian[Read More…]
Nissin to establish food trading company in Australia
By establishing a local presence in Australia and New Zealand, the Group will be able to enhance its marketing activities in both markets Nissin Foods Company Limited announced that the Group and Nissin Asia have entered into a joint venture agreement which provides for the formation of a joint venture[Read More…]
Australia’s Coopers Brewery records higher sales
Coopers’ total beer sales, excluding non-alcoholic beers, hit 78.7 million litres, up from 77.6 million litres the previous year A new beer release has fuelled strong sales growth for Coopers Brewery. The launch of Coopers Australian Lager has helped Australia’s largest independent family-owned brewery post a 1.5 per cent rise[Read More…]
Coles becomes first Aussie retailer to add electric truck for grocery delivery
In partnership with Linfox, the Electric Vehicle (EV) will save more than 65 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year Coles has become the country’s first retailer to welcome an electric prime mover truck to its transportation network. The heavy-duty vehicle now delivers groceries to hundreds of stores across Victoria. In partnership[Read More…]
Western Australia’s avocado exports increase by 400%
In the 2023-24 period, avocado exports from Western Australia reached $36.8 million Western Australian avocados are becoming increasingly popular in the global marketplace, with exports experiencing significant growth over the past year. In the 2023-24 period, avocado exports from Western Australia reached $36.8 million, a remarkable increase of more than[Read More…]
Kilcoy Global Foods acquires Tyson Foods Australia’s Coominya operation
Kilcoy Global Foods plans to invest in the Coominya facility, now rebranded as Kilcoy Global Foods Coominya, in preparation for the next wave of growth Kilcoy Global Foods has officially acquired Tyson Foods Australia’s Coominya Operation, located just an hour’s drive from our Kilcoy facility. This operation is the primary[Read More…]
China to resume imports of Australian rock lobster
The ban was imposed after China claimed to have detected heavy metal contamination in the lobsters—an allegation that both the government and industry have denied The Tasmanian Liberal Government welcomes the decision by Chinese authorities to lift the import bans on Australian rock lobster. Eric Abetz, Minister for Business, Industry,[Read More…]
Nescafé renews partnership with Foodbank
The partnership aims to provide Australians facing food insecurity with access to Nescafé Blend 43 and with it, the comfort that only a cup of coffee can bring Nescafé announced the renewal of its partnership with Foodbank, Australia’s largest food relief organisation. The partnership aims to provide Australians facing food insecurity with[Read More…]
