Trends and innovation in the global food and beverage sector are being shaped by a volatile economic and geopolitical environment, changing consumer lifestyles, and rapid advances in nutrition science.
Western Australian produce companies, Fruitico Pty Ltd and Fresh Express Produce Pty Ltd, have each paid the maximum penalty of $99,000 for alleged breaches of the Horticulture Code – which the federal government recently initiated an independent review for after almost a decade without update.
The federal government has invested an additional $55.8 million through the 2026 budget to address border and biosecurity threats from illegal foreign fishing in Australia’s northern waters.
