Suez buys stake in Australian food repurposing venture Yume
Waste giant SUEZ Australia New Zealand has acquired a 20 per cent stake in award-winning Australian food redistribution company Yume Food.
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Investors get behind alt-meat firm Fable Food
Queensland-based Fable Food Co, a CRC participant, has raised $6.5m in seed funding to ramp up R&D and production of its fungi-based meat-substitute products.
New Decarbonisation Innovation Hub to help industry capitalise on sustainability opportunities in NSW
The CRC has registered an expression of interest in supporting the new NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Hub and its networks. The decision to establish the Hub followed the findings of an extensive Decarbonisation Innovation Study initiated in 2019.
Gippsland agrifood producers get grant funding boost
The winners of Food & Fibre Gippsland’s ‘What’s Your Food or Fibre Challenge, Gippsland?’ have been announced. The successful businesses will use the funding and support to help them surmount obstacles to sustainable growth.
Perfection Fresh acquires table grapes firm, eyeing export market expansion
National fruit and veg wholesaler Perfection Fresh has acquired a major table grapes operation as part of an ongoing push to diversify.
Putting Farmers at the Centre: realising gains from agricultural innovation and growth
To attain its 30×30 goal, NSW Farmers needs the state’s primary producers to expand their contribution to the state’s coffers. So it’s teamed up with UNE researchers in a farmer-focused project that aims to identify obstacles to growth and find ways to overcome them.
GS1 joins AFGC to help digitise and streamline Australia’s food supply chains
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has teamed with global standards group GS1 Australia to help Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry implement improved supply-chain standards and technology.
NSW DPI creates new role to boost ag industry adoption of science-based solutions
NSW DPI Agriculture has appointed the head of its Northern Horticulture division, Matt Adkins, as its new Leader for Industry Adoption in a bid to boost farmer uptake of its scientifically based business solutions.
Australia’s HydroREC joins world-leading Zero Carbon Certification Scheme
Innovative Queensland developer HydroREC, a spinoff from CRC industry participant Smart Trade Networks, has become a Founding Partner in the Smart Energy Council and Hydrogen Australia’s Zero Carbon Certification Scheme.
Costa Group acquires Central Queensland citrus operation in export push
CRC industry partner Costa Group has diversified its business further by acquiring Queensland citrus-growing company 2PH Farms.