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25.01.2022 Once upon a time, two entrepreneurs met in an Uber. Soon they were creating vegan cheese in a cafe’s kitchen, working through the night while the cafe was closed: this is the story of how a new vegan cheese company Hello Friend Foods was founded in Melbourne...

25.01.2022 Coles is using recycled soft plastic to seal a new supermarket car park in Victoria, a move which may be repeated in other locations.

25.01.2022 Jacky Magid, MD at Charlie’s Fine Food Co , describes how the company was ready to hibernate at the onset of Covid-19 before she recognised an opportunity...

25.01.2022 The freshest beer in supermarkets? Heineken is to trial pour-your-own draught beer dispensers in four European countries primarily as a means to reduce packaging waste: customers refill their own bottles

25.01.2022 TipTop bread says it will save 11 million plastic bread tags from waste in the next year alone as it introduces recycled paper tags in South Australia. A nationwide rollout will follow. says it will save 11 million plastic bread tags from waste in the next year alone as it introduces recycled paper tags in South Australia. A nationwide rollout will follow.

24.01.2022 Australian startup Pregnancy Chef has developed a range of dietitian-approved pre-cooked meals designed by Sydney’s popular Bitton cafe chain menu creator David Bitton in part as a response to research that reveals that virtually no pregnant women in Australia are taking the recommended daily intakes for the five food groups, even as 61 per cent of those surveyed feel their diet is not healthy.

23.01.2022 Having already removed plastic carry bags from stores, Woolworths is now progressively switching to using locally made paper bags across all of its stores for occasions when shoppers do not bring their own reusable bags.

22.01.2022 Western Australian avocado grower Delroy is so confident that its eight years of research into ensuring product quality from orchard to shelf has worked, it has promised to refund customers if their fruit arrives bruised.

22.01.2022 Plant-based meat brand V2Food is launching two products in more than 600 Woolworths stores across Australia

21.01.2022 SodaStream owners who miss their Pepsi or 7Up now have a solution: PepsiCo, which owns the home-carbonating company, is to sell branded syrups

21.01.2022 Two supermarkets - one of them an ALDI Australia - have opened in the former BIG W space at Auburn Central shopping centre after a revamp completed by Mainbrace.

20.01.2022 Mars has unveiled a new brand name for Uncle Ben’s after acknowledging residual racist overtones

19.01.2022 After a bumper year for Australia’s leading producer of allergen- and gluten-free foods fuelled by high demand for staple items like pasta and flour during the pandemic Roma Foods has made the move into the mainstream aisle. [Premium]

18.01.2022 In a move to reduce environmental impact, Nestlé ’s Purina division is replacing some animal proteins with insects in pet foods.

17.01.2022 Melbourne coffee roaster Veneziano has tested locals’ knowledge of the beverage and the results are intriguing

15.01.2022 The New Zealand Natural ice cream brand will join Hansells, Gregg’s, Hubbard’s and others under the Walter & Wild group after the Hart family bought Emerald Foods from Hong Kong owners.

14.01.2022 17 of the world’s largest FMCG manufacturers and retailers - including Walmart and Tesco - are collaborating in an initiative aimed at reducing deforestation for the expansion of plantations growing palm oil and soy

14.01.2022 Wingara Wine Group has sold three Australian brands to Calabria, switching its focus to imported brands including Freixenet and Henkell.

13.01.2022 A new premium Dan Murphy's store in Frenchs Forest is selling a rare 1952 half bottle of Penfolds Grange for $17,500

13.01.2022 Allen Zelden looks at how plant-based foods, once a niche diet for vegetarians settling for some semblance of a meat-eating experience, are now increasingly embraced by Australians as a healthy, delicious and modern lifestyle.

11.01.2022 Pepsi is taking a step into the functional beverages market planning to release a product in the US which helps people sleep - a useful tonic in the uncertain post-Covid world

10.01.2022 Bega has confirmed a binding agreement to purchase Kirin’s Lion Dairy business in a deal which boosts its supply chain, factory assets and brand portfolio.

10.01.2022 Chinese shoppers are becoming more and more demanding - so relying on our 'clean and green' credentials will no longer work because that’s now a baseline expectation there. Here’s how Australian food companies can respond to the huge opportunity in the world’s most populous country.

08.01.2022 Woolworths says it is investing millions of dollars in reducing prices of popular Christmas lines between tomorrow and Christmas Eve

07.01.2022 Chicken producer Lilydale has launched a masterclass series with celebrity chefs in a move to increase digital engagement with customers

06.01.2022 Woolworths Australia has stepped up its commitment to sustainability and reducing waste in its business, introducing paper-based recyclable meat trays in supermarkets which will reduce plastic waste by 2.2 billion tonnes annually

04.01.2022 Covid-19 has created the most serious disruption to the FMCG market we’ve seen in the last 100 years, with consumers entering and exiting categories faster than ever before as their needs and circumstances rapidly changed. - Ed Faith of News Corp Australia talks about research showing six key shifts in Australian grocery shoppers’ traits.

04.01.2022 Mustard makes meals - in more ways than one. Premium brand Vander has launched a program in partnership with OzHarvest where it gives a meal to a person in need for every jar sold

04.01.2022 With plant-based meat sales soaring 32 per cent in Woolworths stores alone, manufacturers like Made With Plants are quickly expanding their product ranges to satisfy demand

03.01.2022 Kiwi cosmetics company Me Today has secured three overseas distribution deals in as many weeks including one with Australia’s Adore Beauty

03.01.2022 Foodland is planning a massive $300 million expansion program over the next five years which will see its network grow by 25 supermarkets and existing stores refurbished.

03.01.2022 100,000 Coles staff across Australia are set to get an early pay rise at the beginning of next month, recognition of their role during the Covid-19 pandemic

03.01.2022 Coles’ newest iteration of its Local store format, just opened at Chatswood in Sydney, includes an Eco refilling station and a pet section with ice cream for dogs and a pick n pix pet foods.

03.01.2022 Unpacked, a new data venture launched by flybuys , will sell information about the purchasing habits of 8.6 million members

02.01.2022 Dan Murphy’s needs more staff as 100,000 customers use its direct-to-boot service in just one week

02.01.2022 Retailers think they know what consumers want - but new research from Manhattan Associates suggests they are wrong