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Manufacturing Archives

My Muscle Chef opens $55 million plant in Western Sydney

The new facility can house 600 workers producing more than 1.2 million meals a week.
Mars Wrigley's chocolate bars transition to paper-based packaging

Mars Wrigley adopts paper-based wrappers across all chocolate bars

Consumers will be able to recycle their wrappers via kerbside recycling bins.
The Pye Group opens $45m potato packing facility

The Pye Group opens $45m potato packing facility

Mark Pye, director, Pye Group, said the multi-million project took 18 months to complete and was a critical investment f...

Saputo Dairy Australia to close one factory, streamline others

The production and packaging functions at three sites will be absorbed into the company’s other facilities, increasing c...
CUB Solar Energy Abbotsford Brewery

CUB marks solar energy milestone – 50 million beers made by the sun

The sustainability milestone was achieved after the 118-year-old brewery installed more than 4000 solar panels in 2020.

Australia’s largest food manufacturing trade event returns to Melbourne

Foodpro continues to expand and offer new and exciting opportunities for the industry to look forward to at upcoming eve...

Fonterra to retain Australia business, shares long-term strategies

Kiwi dairy powerhouse to return an estimated $1 billion to shareholders and unit holders after divestments.
Mighty Craft sells its Sparkke business

Mighty Craft sells its Sparkke business

As part of the transaction, Mismatch Brewing Co – acquired by Mighty Craft last year – will take over The Whitemore brew...

Investment firm PAG takes control of Patties Foods, Vesco Foods

The deal follows PAG's investment in Craveable Brands and The Cordina Group.

Cale & Daughters, Vgarden open manufacturing facility in Brisbane

The joint venture will establish a manufacturing facility in Darra, Brisbane where vegan mozzarella, cheddar, parmesan, ...

Remedy Drinks opens giant fermentary in Melbourne

Spanning 18,268sqm, the fermentary allows the company to consolidate production “under one roof” and streamline its supp...
Mars Wrigley announces another plant expansion

Mars Wrigley announces another major Ballarat plant expansion

Latest move takes total invested in M&M's factory to nearly $100 million in two years.
XXXX Brewery expands production with $5m investment from Lion

XXXX Brewery expands production with $5m investment from Lion

Patrick Donohue, sales director for XXXX, described the brewery as "a Queensland icon" having operated on Milton Road fo...
Australian food and grocery industry weathers disruptions, value reaches $133.6 billion

Food and grocery industry weathers disruptions, value reaches $133.6bn

Supply chain disruptions were reported to affect sales to significant export markets in the US and Asia.
King International to produce local textured vegetable protein

King International to produce local textured vegetable protein

TVP, also known as “soy meat”, is made when oil is extracted from whole soybeans. The remaining soy meal can be converte...
Aussie farmers, retailers warned of global sunflower oil shortage (2)

Aussie farmers, retailers warn of global sunflower oil shortage

Ukraine and Russia account for an estimated half of the world's supply of sunflower oil, and Russia's invasion has stall...

New CEO to take helm of Craig Mostyn Group

Neil Kearney, CMG executive chair, said Crofts was a “values-based leader” who understands business drivers and critical...

George Weston Foods to invest $133m in Victorian plant expansions

New flour mill will enable the company to continue to grow its brands and better serve the needs of its Mauri customers,...

Simplot makes $105m investment to upgrade Bathurst production

Expansion plan will "transform the Bathurst site into a frozen vegetable centre of excellence,” said MD Graham Dugdale.

Why the US baby formula shortage is deja vu for Aussie brands

Retailers across the United States are struggling to keep shelves full of baby formula, and Australian players are stepp...