This initiative aims to provide over 3 million meals to Australians in need over the next two weeks alone Red Tractor, Foodbank, and ALDI Australia have joined forces to launch a “Buy One, Give One” initiative aimed at alleviating food insecurity among Australians. This partnership, driven by a shared commitment[Read More…]
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Visy commissions Australia’s glass furnace in Sydney
It produces over 800 million glass containers every year in support of Australia’s world-class food and beverage companies like Vegemite, Cottee’s Jam, Toohey’s New and Bundaberg Ginger Beer Visy is now operating Australia’s most energy-efficient glass furnace at its recycling and remanufacturing facility in Sydney. The $150 million state-of-the-art investment[Read More…]
Australia’s Coles and SecondBite unite for food relief
All funds raised by Coles, its customers and suppliers will enable SecondBite to deliver unsold, edible fruit, vegetables, bread, and other grocery staples to more than 1,000 charities Coles launched its annual appeal for national food rescue charity SecondBite to help feed Aussies doing it tough this winter. The Coles[Read More…]
Pernod Ricard to sell international strategic wine brand to Australian Wine Holdco
Pernod Ricard will sell its wine division to a player of global scale, with a route to market solely dedicated to the wine industry Pernod Ricard (Paris: RI) announced the signing of an agreement to sell its international strategic wine brands to Australian Wine Holdco Limited (AWL), a consortium of[Read More…]
Australia’s winegrape crush up by 9%
Vintage 2024 follows a 23-year low crush in 2023 and, despite the growth, this year’s crush is still well below the 10-year average of 1.73 million tonnes The Australian winegrape crush increased year-on-year by 9 per cent in 2024 to an estimated 1.43 million tonnes according to the National Vintage Report[Read More…]
Australia’s red meat exports hit record high
Lamb, mutton, and goatmeat reached record-high volumes During the past financial year, Australian export numbers for red meat hit a record high, with over 2 million tonnes exported. Lamb, mutton, and goatmeat reached record high volumes, while beef exports matched the levels seen during 2019–20. Sheepmeat exports reached 587,262 tonnes[Read More…]
Australian MFC oranges introduce to Chinese market
This recent import of Australian MFC oranges marks a breakthrough in the Chinese company’s fruit import business A container truck loaded with fresh oranges arrived at Shanghai Huizhan Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market in east China, marking fresh oranges of Australia’s Mildura Fruit Company (MFC) officially entered the Chinese market. Bright Food International Trading[Read More…]
Wine Australia introduces educational tool
The aim is to provide budding viticulturists, winemakers, innovators, agtech specialists, marketers, cellar door managers and more with a hands-on opportunity to hear directly from those with grape and wine sector expertise, nurturing their career interests Wine Australia has launched a transformational asset for students, teachers, and primary and high[Read More…]
AI tool launches to help producers reach markets
The project was commissioned by the Adelaide Business School at the University of Adelaide, and created in collaboration with Hydra Consulting and Web Design Café, with funding from End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and Food South Australia The University of Adelaide and Food South Australia have launched AskSASI, a[Read More…]
Australia’s Casella Family Brand partner with Trinasolar
The solar farm also marks a paradigm shift as it’s the first in the entire Asia Pacific region to fully integrate Vanguard 2P trackers with these large format low voltage 650-655W modules Trinasolar, a global leader in smart PV and energy storage solutions, has partnered with Casella Family Brands, one of Australia’s largest family-owned[Read More…]
