Our weekly news bulletin on the Australian food and beverage manufacturing sector https://t.co/8Crg83u00r

With a focus on food waste transformation, sustainable packaging innovation, and the circular economy, Turning the Dial returns to Perth on 30 May, as a not-to-be-missed event for food and beverage manufacturers. #turningthedial #foodandbeverageWA https://t.co/famykGUc7K

Accolade Wines has presented the CCW Co-operative in SA’s Riverland Wine region with an offer to buy-out their supply contracts. It says the scheme is the only option that will allow CCW growers and Accolade to remain viable. #australianwine #wineglut https://t.co/VtD3gdSrza

Yowie Group has secured the licensing rights to manufacture and sell NBA themed Yowie toys in the US and ANZ until 2026. Meanwhile, Keybridge Capital says it now has more than 50% voting power in Yowie, extending its off-market takeover bid to 26 April. https://t.co/e2hIisTvyS

Since Mark Post introduced his cultured meat burger in 2013, the industry has attracted nearly US$3 billion in private investment and more than 150 founders have established new companies. https://t.co/yxEYDZE1n3

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says a number of changes to the leadership team is an “opportunity for executive renewal” and part of the commission’s “ongoing transformation towards being a modern, ambitious and confident regulator”. https://t.co/ygn2hADVkt

National science agency, CSIRO, has appointed Kirsten Rose to its newly created deputy chief executive position. https://t.co/is1G1GSyvj

Sustainable protein manufacturer, Harvest B, says its latest range is a world first, combining sustainable plant proteins with traditional animal proteins in a 50:50 blend to deliver a product with improved health, environmental, and yield claims. https://t.co/z0cTa31Ymh

The Sustainable Coffee Company and Parks Victoria have launched Coffee for Nature, a program to create habitat for critically endangered Victorian wildlife. https://t.co/dbiQIXHqQE

The Sunshine Coast’s Turbine precinct is seeking expressions of interest from potential tenants. There is a total area of up to 9100m2 available for lease for food and beverage production. Tenancies are expected to be available for occupancy from mid-2025. https://t.co/xJZfcBDPbO

D’Orsogna is celebrating 75 years of operation. Commencing as a butcher shop in 1949, the family-owned smallgoods business now employs 800 people. https://t.co/QnbQltGtJ1

A decision by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal for the Port of Newcastle to pay a one-off compensation of $10 million to the New South Wales government leaves just one regulatory hurdle before the port can become a container terminal. https://t.co/bme37nCppN

Two and a half years after Mighty Craft acquired the Adelaide Hills Group, it has sold the remaining brands – Adelaide Hills Distillery (78 Degrees gin) and Mismatch Brewing Co – to a consortium of pubs and high-profile industry investors for $7.2 million. https://t.co/6GFfyNjjhx

In partnership with a European plant-based engineering provider, Australian company Wide Open Agriculture is ready to commercialise its lupin fibre product, an alternative to traditional dietary fibres. https://t.co/utswmYHWGD

After 35 years of craft brewing, Victorian-based Grand Ridge Brewery has filed for voluntary administration, appointing Mackay Goodwin as administrators. The brewer said the decision followed mounting financial pressures and rising costs and taxes. https://t.co/1SPrdpSRoq

Suntory Oceania will be the exclusive ANZ manufacturer, sales, and distribution partner for the US energy drink, Celsius. The deal should see the functional beverages on the market in late 2024. https://t.co/18rPKdb1ka

A $1.85 million support package for the South Australian wine industry will help it prepare to re-enter China, South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, announced following the news China had lifted its tariffs on Australian wine. https://t.co/XjtZTf2IW6

The WA government is one of a number of states – and wine producers – expressing their relief at China officially dropping the heavy tariffs it imposed on Australia’s wine industry in 2020. https://t.co/qRvfXB9aGj

A $5 million grant from the Investment Attraction Fund will see Tassal expand its Yaloon/Cone Bay barramundi production in the Kimberley's Buccaneer Archipelago. https://t.co/EHURMHXDh9

Entries are now open for the annual Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards. Open to commercial food producers of all sizes, it is one of the largest programs of its kind. https://t.co/v2t0j2ZT2Q