National science agency CSIRO and the Western Australian government’s department of primary industries are inviting applications for 20 paid internships for tertiary students via the WA Food Industry Education Collaboration Program. According to a statement from CSIRO on Thursday, the program is open to STEM students at university, TAFE and VET institutions. Facilitation and financial…
Baking supplies manufacturer Allied Pinnacle has held a ceremonial cherry blossom planting and ribbon cutting with parent company Nisshin Seifun Group at its Ravenhall Distribution Centre in Victoria, ahead of the site’s official opening next month. According to a statement from the company, the event on Friday celebrates the new facility’s opening – which will…
Dairy trading house and manufacturer Pure Dairy has confirmed that its new cheese factory in Dandenong South (pictured) is on schedule for a production launch in 2025. Structural work has been finished, and most internal fitouts are also nearing completion – including the installation of specialised automated processing equipment. The 13,000 square metre facility will…
The Western Australian government has announced $1.13 million in funding for nine projects under round seven of the Regional Economic Development Grants program, including to Rockcliffe Winery to assist in production of low- and zero-alcohol wine. According to a statement from regional development minister Don Punch on Tuesday, Rockliffe was awarded $225,000 to help purchase…
Three Australian owned food and beverage businesses are to merge to form a $400 million a year food business with big export plans to be known as SPC Global. Fruit and canned products manufacturer SPC, powdered milk business Nature One Dairy and The Original Juice Co. are to merge, eyeing off synergies between the businesses…
Canadian owned Saputo Dairy Australia has announced the last operating season of King Island Dairy, planning to close the facility and retiring the brand in mid 2025. The decision comes after a 10 month review that ‘sought to maximise value for the business by conducting an intensive review of all commercial and financial alternatives for…
McKenzie’s Foods innovates in food products Australian owned baking and cooking manufacturer McKenzie’s Foods has partnered with packaging and processing company Tetra Pak to release a new range of pulses packaged in Tetra Recart. The convenient packaging solution has the lowest CO2 footprint on the market in Australia and New Zealand. The range includes five…
By Peter Roberts Well, it has finally come to this. Manufacturing in Australia really has sunk to a low ebb when this nation blessed with rich agriculture regions can barely make even the most humble of products. I confess to being an occasional eater of baked beans – they must have been something my dear…
Food producer and manufacturer Ingham’s Group has reported an EBITDA of $471.1 million for FY24 up 12.6 percent on FY23 as it focused on acquisitions and capability, capacity and network resilience. NPAT was up 68 percent to $101.5 million on revenue up 7.2 percent over the previous corresponding period to $3.3 billion. Inghams CEO and…
The Australian Food and Grocery Council has released its latest State of the Industry report, which it says highlights the industry’s resilience in the face of rising costs, growing 11.6 per cent by value in 2022/23 though seeing a 7 per cent decrease in operating profit. Among highlights in the report: – The sector’s total…
