The annual AltProteins Conference, which was held in Melbourne on Thursday for the third time, will move to Sydney in October 2025. In a statement from Investment NSW welcoming the news, it said alternative proteins – produced from plant or animal cells and consumed as substitutes for meat and seafood – could be a sector…
Following last week’s hearings in Hobart, the House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources heads to Melbourne to listen to witnesses including Pact Group, Australian Dairy Products Federation and Food Frontier on Wednesday. The eighth public hearings in the inquiry into food and beverage manufacturing will run from 9:00 a to 2:30 pm (AEST)…
Australian Plant Proteins’ voluntary administration highlights the lack of forward thinking by government, says Food Frontier CEO Dr Simon Eassom. In a regional area where employment and value-added industries are essential, it’s disappointing that a significant manufacturing plant has announced its potential closure after eight years of operations. Horsham based Australian Plant Proteins (APP) went…
