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2024 key facts about the food and agribusiness sector
This snapshot of the latest Australian food and agribusiness sector data, includes key statistics including value added, employment, number of businesses and number of exports.
07/03/24 01:05 PM - Comment(s)
WE ARE CONTINUING
Today, FIAL grows from a federally funded Food and Agribusiness Industry Growth Centre to an independent, industry-led, not-for-profit organisation. Australian agrifood businesses will continue to benefit from the decade of knowledge and experience built by the FIAL team.
04/10/23 08:02 AM - Comment(s)
Accelerators and Incubators
Australia's Incubator and Accelerator (I&A) industry is a crucial innovation and commercialisation partner for the Food and Agribusiness sector. FIAL undertook a top-level review to update the Australian Food and Agribusiness I&A landscape post-COVID-19.
24/05/23 02:38 PM - Comment(s)
Updated Sector Data
Australia's Food and Agribusiness Sector is diverse, dynamic, and complex. It comprises of two distinct but interconnected sub-sectors: Agriculture, and Food and Beverage. This update includes a snapshot of the latest sector data, including value-added, employment, number of businesses and exports.
10/05/23 11:32 AM - Comment(s)
Change of Leadership for Food Innovation Australia Limited (FIAL)
FIAL has appointed a new Chair after the previous Chair, Dr Michele Allan stepped down to pursue other Board opportunities. Dr Allan will be replaced by Emeritus Professor Roy Green, highly regarded for his leadership in innovation, manufacturing and regional growth and diversification.
03/04/23 11:19 AM - Comment(s)
TCI Oceania Conference 2022
The power of collaboration through Clusters was unleashed at the 2022 TCI Oceania Conference in Cairns - ‘Clustering for Scalable Impact’. The 2022 event provided the perfect platform to connect, share ideas and network face-to-face with stakeholders far and wide.
26/05/22 09:53 AM - Comment(s)
Connecting Australian export-ready suppliers with qualified buyers in a virtual setting
FIAL’s Virtual Meet the Buyer events provide export-ready Australian food and agribusinesses the opportunity to secure a one-to-one virtual meeting with interested buyers in key markets around the globe.
30/04/22 12:49 AM - Comment(s)
Integrated Agribusiness
Austgrains is evolving, capturing a forward-looking mindset and an emphasis on innovation to focus on the core strategic environmental, social and governance principles of its clients.
09/12/21 09:59 AM - Comment(s)
Social Glue
Social glue is the invisible threads or soft infrastructure that create community-driven interconnections between people within a region, to share tacit knowledge and develop deep personal linkages to build foundations for regional development and economic growth.
03/12/21 02:14 PM - Comment(s)
Sustainable Beer Supply
KegSwappa is an online marketplace where breweries list kegs for sale in both 10 L and 20 L options, allowing customers to buy beer and swap out their empties. The overall aim is to minimise waste in the beer industry, particularly that associated with beer packaging.
01/12/21 02:03 PM - Comment(s)
Food Production Wastewater Management
Bioaction is treating wastewater from food processing plants by utilising ultrafine bubbles to promote lasting oxygenation, reducing costs and the associated environmental impact.
01/12/21 02:02 PM - Comment(s)
Food Heavy Metal Composition Testing
Macro Group is a supplier of wild game — chiefly kangaroo — meat, offering a range of products worldwide for both human and animal consumption in manufacturing, foodservice and retail forms.
01/12/21 02:02 PM - Comment(s)
Gourmet Finishing Sauces
With the guidance of FIAL, Boutique Sauces upscaled production and created a range of shelf-stable products. The Boutique Sauces range comprises six savoury and two sweet gourmet finishing sauces, with more tasty creations currently in development.
01/12/21 02:01 PM - Comment(s)
Happy Snack Healthy Snackfoods
Partner Foods has been developing and supplying their allergen free range of snacks products for over 20 years. Their products are developed to supply nutrient dense wholefood snacks derived using sustainable crops and processes.
01/12/21 02:00 PM - Comment(s)
GUTHEALTH+
Krista and Rob Watkins have a history of turning waste into profits. Known fo their Natural Evolution brand of products including a gluten-free green banana flour, the pair have extended the line to deliver GUTHEALTH+, to support, enhance and promote gut health.
01/12/21 01:59 PM - Comment(s)
Energy-Efficient Barrel Room Environment Conrol
Cape Byron Distillery has mastered controlling the barrel room environment to ensure their aged whiskey has the best flavour profile possible. With the help of FIAL, Cape Byron Distillery could replicate ambient temperatures and produce a cooler, more oxygen-rich environment.
01/12/21 01:58 PM - Comment(s)
Upple Whole Drinkable Fruit
Upple stands alone in a new beverage category of drinkable whole fruit. Through innovation, whole apple seconds, lower-grade fruit and processing waste has been converted into a value-added everyday product that is rich in apple nutrients.
01/12/21 01:55 PM - Comment(s)
Kelp and Seaweed Products
Although Kelp farming is common in other parts of the world, Sea Health Products owner Jo Lane believes her investigate farming is an innovative undertaking in Australia. The goal is to find a more reliable and consistent supply of Kelp for market.
01/12/21 01:54 PM - Comment(s)
Bio Colostrum Powder
Thought to boost immunity, improve gut health and accelerate healing, bovine colostrum has proven to be a viable option for milk producers seeking alternative ways of delivering value to consumers direct from the farm. South Gippsland Dairy is currently the only colostrum manufacturer in Australia.
01/12/21 01:54 PM - Comment(s)
Seaweed Snacks and Condiments 
Sarah Leung founded Alg Seaweed to address iodine deficiency by developing seaweed snack products. Although COVID-19 may have delayed the initial product launch, it gave Sarah time to step back and undertake solid customer research, rationalise the supply chain and finesse the product details.
01/12/21 01:53 PM - Comment(s)