Published - 23 April 2021 By Woolworths investment arm to launch online marketplace Supermarket giant Woolworths has made a multimillion-dollar investment in Melbourne startup Marketplacer as part of its plans to compete with the likes of Amazon through the launch of its … Read More Marketplacer, online marketplace, Woolworths Retail and Supply Chain, Technology and Innovation
Published - 12 April 2021 By Australian Guide to Implementing Food Traceability (AGIFT) Launch A new initiative to build trust in Australia’s food supply chains launches on Thursday 29 April 2021, 10am – 12pm. Australian food companies supply quality, safe … Read More supply chain, Supply Chain management, traceability Retail and Supply Chain
Published - 30 March 2021 By Food and Beverage National Manufacturing Priority road map The Australian Government recently released the Food and Beverage National Manufacturing Priority road map, outlining growth opportunities for the sector. It anticipates that the value of Australia’s … Read More agriculture and food, Commonwealth, Federal, strategy Capability Building, Consumer Trends, Retail and Supply Chain, Sustainability, Technology and Innovation
Storage solution for savings, safety FOOD ingredient manufacturer Australian Plant Proteins (APP) has implemented a new storage and transport solution that it says is delivering significant safety, sustainability and efficiency benefits. APP produces and supplies plant protein … Read More Logistics, Supply Chain management, UniBox Retail and Supply Chain, Technology and Innovation
Published - 3 March 2021 By Shanna Wong, Food & Beverage News Visy injects $2bn into Australian green manufacturing Visy executive chairman, Anthony Pratt, pledged an additional $2 billion investment into Australian manufacturing over the next 10 years at a Penrith-based press conference last … Read More Recycling, Sustainable packaging, Visy Retail and Supply Chain, Sustainability
Published - 26 December 2020 By Ekim Continuing our case studies of food innovation, French start-up Ekim is building 24-hour automated fresh-pizza kiosks that are each equipped with a pizza-making robot called PAZZI … Read More pizza, process innovation, retail innovation Retail and Supply Chain
Published - 23 December 2020 By Board of Innovation Food innovation case studies – Souvla Fast-fine eateries, like modern Greek restaurant Souvla in San Francisco, are offering chef-made meals at lower prices. How? By eliminating a few steps in the chain. For … Read More business model, retail innovation Retail and Supply Chain, Technology and Innovation
Door shut on wine copycats A wine export label directory is set to safeguard wine brand owners from copycat labelling. Approved by Federal Parliament on December 9, the new online database will be developed by … Read More wine export label directory Retail and Supply Chain
Published - 16 December 2020 By Teal Petri and Caroline Barrett, DJPR Traceability in action – Tracing citrus from tree to table Agriculture Victoria partnered with Citrus Australia to trial innovative traceability technologies along the citrus supply chain from tree to table – demonstrating the benefits for … Read More citrus, supply chain, traceability Capability Building, Latest News, Retail and Supply Chain, Success Stories
Understanding Maximum Residue Limits Victorian produce including table grapes and other summer fruit are exported around the world. As the value of these exports increase, it is more important than ever to understand what … Read More maximum residue limits, MRLs Retail and Supply Chain
Published - 16 December 2020 By Impact of COVID-19 on air freight The Victorian Government is working closely with the Australian Government and the food and fibre sector to help exporters restore global supply chains and keep vital international air freight links with key trading … Read More air freight, Covid-19 Retail and Supply Chain
Published - 16 December 2020 By Linda Allison, Port of Melbourne Port of Melbourne – supply chain efficiencies to support Victoria’s economy It has been a challenging year for exports starting with drought and bushfires, closely followed by COVID-19. Port of Melbourne has continued to operate in a COVIDsafe environment throughout the pandemic. The critical role of the port … Read More Australian horticultre exports, Port of melbourne Retail and Supply Chain
