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Cooee Native Superfoods brings Indigenous cookies to Qantas
eCommerce

Cooee Native Superfoods brings Indigenous cookies to Qantas

Cooee Native Superfoods' Indigenous-inspired cookies will be served on Qantas flights, bringing inclusive native Australian flavours to passengers nationwide.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025
AI tech boosts Kilcoy & MEQ partnership for beef insights
Agricultural Technology

AI tech boosts Kilcoy & MEQ partnership for beef insights

Australian agtech firm MEQ and Kilcoy Global Foods have expanded their partnership to enhance decision-making with advanced AI technology across processing plants.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Oct 2024
Chipotle invests in AI supply chain firm Lumachain
Data Analytics

Chipotle invests in AI supply chain firm Lumachain

Lumachain, an AI supply chain platform from Sydney, secures a minority investment from Chipotle's USD $100 million Cultivate Next fund to enhance food supply transparency.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Oct 2024

Global Stories

Food technology stories

NZ firm eyes export boom with catnip wine for pets, owners
eCommerce

NZ firm eyes export boom with catnip wine for pets, owners

NZ's Muttley's Estate launches catnip-infused pet wine, aiming to boost exports with increased global demand and plans for large-scale catnip farming.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 28th May 2025
Kilcoy Global Foods expands partnership for AI decision-making
Agricultural Technology

Kilcoy Global Foods expands partnership for AI decision-making

Kilcoy Global Foods has expanded its partnership with DecisionNext to enhance AI-driven pricing and forecasting, boosting agility in volatile global markets.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 1st May 2025
New Zealand & Canada boost food innovation partnership
Agricultural Technology

New Zealand & Canada boost food innovation partnership

New Zealand and Canada have launched a partnership to boost the commercialisation of Kiwi food innovations, addressing global market demands effectively.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2025
Fresho raises AUD $17 million to enhance AI & expand
Artificial Intelligence

Fresho raises AUD $17 million to enhance AI & expand

Fresho has completed a Series B funding round, securing AUD $17 million to strengthen its AI capabilities and expand across multiple international markets.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Dec 2024
Fresho raises USD $17m for US expansion & tech growth
Digital Transformation

Fresho raises USD $17m for US expansion & tech growth

Fresho has secured USD $17 million in Series B funding to expand into the US, transforming the fresh food supply chain with innovative technology.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Nov 2024
Dematic launches Australian-made 3rd generation freezer-rated AGVs
Storage

Dematic launches Australian-made 3rd generation freezer-rated AGVs

Designed and built in Australia, Dematic's full range of AGVs are now all rated for deployment in freezer environments.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jun 2023
Hermetic packaging market to be US$5.2 billion by 2033: FMI
Space

Hermetic packaging market to be US$5.2 billion by 2033: FMI

The hermetic packaging market, with a 4.2% CAGR from 2023 to 2033, is expected to be US$ 5.2 billion by 2033, up from US$ 3.4 billion in 2023.

By Gaurav Sharma • 6 min read • Wed, 17th May 2023
Restaurant Brands consolidates operations on the SAP Cloud
Private Cloud

Restaurant Brands consolidates operations on the SAP Cloud

The company has implemented multiple SAP solutions, including SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition, across its ANZ, Hawaii and California operations.

By Gaurav Sharma • 5 min read • Tue, 9th May 2023
Why QSRs need to 'cook up' a perfect customer loyalty solution
Semiconductors

Why QSRs need to 'cook up' a perfect customer loyalty solution

Competition is heating up in APAC's QSR industry. To stay profitable, restaurants must embrace digital transformation and personalized marketing.

By Sara Coghlan • 9 min read • Tue, 11th Oct 2022
Will the good times continue to roll for Singapore's food and beverage industry?
Supply Chain

Will the good times continue to roll for Singapore's food and beverage industry?

Whilst some in the sector struggle to stay afloat and many are shutting their doors for good, others are booming in the most trying times.

By Rob Stummer • 5 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Food technology stories

Canadian foodtech awards honour innovation & create 1,763 jobs
Digital Transformation

Canadian foodtech awards honour innovation & create 1,763 jobs

Canada's inaugural Foodtech Frontier Awards honour 35 companies driving innovation in foodtech, creating 1,763 jobs and generating CAD $440 million in sales.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
Canadian foodtech startups awarded CAD $2.35M boost
Supply Chain

Canadian foodtech startups awarded CAD $2.35M boost

Canadian Food Innovation Network awards funding to five startups pioneering foodtech in automation, packaging, waste reduction and digital manufacturing.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
Lunchonline delivers 3.3 million school lunches in 15 years
Payment Technologies

Lunchonline delivers 3.3 million school lunches in 15 years

Lunchonline, based in Napier, has delivered over 3.3 million school lunches across New Zealand in 15 years, easing parents' routines and supporting local food providers.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 20th Aug 2025
New Zealand tech turns surplus crops into high-value exports
Supply Chain

New Zealand tech turns surplus crops into high-value exports

New Zealand tech transforms surplus fruit and veg into high-value exports, boosting grower income, cutting waste and supporting local jobs with AI-driven processing.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 6 min read • Tue, 24th Jun 2025