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Innovation

Kiwi Incrediballs concept set to disrupt beverage category
The product, Incrediballs, consists of non-plastic effervescent drink tablets.

Kiwi Incrediballs concept set to disrupt beverage category

A New Zealand startup will launch a tablet-format beverage product aimed at reducing plastic use in the drinks sector. Incrediballs' product marks the commercialisation of research developed over seven years. ...
A hands on approach to kids’ hygiene
Entrepreneur harnesses fermentation to fuel food innovation in Tasmania
Seedlab kicks off 12th Cultivate program with 13 FMCG participants  
‘Sharing the pleasures of Italy’: How Bottega Tasca embraces community spirit

Innovation Archives

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‘Please Swipe’ trolley sanitisation device targets supermarkets

The device will automatically swipe a thin layer of alcohol-free sanitiser along the full length of the trolley handle. 

Tara Croker is bringing Aussie native flavours to life with Yaala Sparkling

“It's truly encapsulating the land, Australian cuisine, the plants, and the flavours that we have here.”
Image of person holding Drink Dodge can.

Seedlab reveals 11 FMCG startups chosen for incubator program

The next phase of the program will see the selected brands present their products directly to buyers and category manage...
Store worker checks stock on grocery store shelf with Upstock app visible on his phone.
Inside FMCG & Upstock

Upstock transforms FMCG by automating wholesale ordering and logistics

For a typical FMCG supplier, receiving wholesale orders through late-night voicemails, emails that might end up in spam ...
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Sydney startup All G cleared to sell fermented lactoferrin – without using cows

Chinese regulators approve sale of animal-free lactoferrin using innovative fermentation process.
Oat-Lupin yoghurt set to challenge conventional dairy blend

Oat-Lupin alt-yoghurt set to challenge conventional dairy blend

The formula, which uses Lactobacillus plantarum and Bifidobacterium probiotics, claims to offer a dairy-like mouthfeel a...

Berries at scale: World’s first vertical indoor berry farm opens

Plenty applied proprietary software and AI to oversee ideal temperature, light and humidity across its grow rooms.

Woolworths invests in FMCG incubator Seedlab

The three-year funding will enable the company to assist the expansion of 500 companies.
Inside FMCG & Turbine

Collaborative Turbine Precinct set to help F&B companies scale up

The precinct will provide comprehensive support spanning the entire lifecycle of food and beverage SMEs, from initial pr...

How can a repeat of Foodstuffs’ facial recognition failure be prevented?

When Foodstuffs North Island announced its intention to trial this technology in February, as part of a strategy to comb...

Interview: Kagan Williams, founder of Peg Paste, the toxic-free toothpaste

Sustainable toothpaste brand Peg Paste contains a mineral called Hydroxyapatite, a natural and toxic-free alternative th...

China’s CellX pilots lab-grown meat production, eyes US market

As part of an event on Wednesday for government, investors and media, the cultivated meat company CellX served up meat d...

New study finds “sweetness gene” that makes Lupin beans tastier

Lupins are very high in protein and fibre, low in carbs, have a low glycaemic index, and they’re easy to grow in a varie...

CSIRO program to support SMEs with innovative plastic waste solutions

George Feast, Deputy Director of CSIRO’s SME Connect, encouraged SMEs to join the Innovate to Grow program so they can b...

Seedlab Australia reveals latest progressive accelerator cohort

Seedlab Australia founder and CEO, Dr Hazel MacTavish-West, said the latest cohort has produced “incredible products” an...