Australian food manufacturers are under threat from a controversial European Union free trade agreement demand that would ban local companies from using common names such as “feta”, “parmesan”, “balsamic” or even “kransky”...
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) is urging the federal and state governments to act on soaring energy prices and reduce pressure on food and grocery manufacturers facing energy cost rises...
The Australian Food and Grocery Council welcomes the Albanese government’s commitment to building a strong, technology-driven and future-ready Australian manufacturing sector with its $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund.
Federal Minister for Industry and...
Industry bodies have commended the federal government’s first budget for its social reforms, including greater access to child care and paid parental leave, which will help families with the rising cost of...
The federal and Victorian governments will jointly invest $3 million in funding new soft plastics recycling infrastructure in Victoria. The grant funding to recycler iQ Renew will see a new recycling facility...
Cadbury has announced its Cadbury Dairy Milk, Caramilk and Old Gold family blocks range in Australia will be wrapped in 30% recycled plastic.
In a world-first for Cadbury, the chocolate-maker is supporting emerging...
New figures show Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry increased its value to $$133.6 billion in 2020/21. The increase came as companies weathered the disruption wrought by Covid-19, however ongoing pressures on...
The peak industry body for Australia’s food and grocery manufacturers, the Australian Food and Grocery Council, warns unrelenting cost pressures on the sector could drive annual inflation close to seven per cent...
