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Australian innovation turns Jacob’s Creek into global success
27 Jun 2013
Australia’s commitment to innovation has helped turn Australia’s Jacob’s Creek into a global investment success story for the premium wine brand’s French owner, according to an executive from global wine and spirits group Pernod Ricard.
Australia names Food Precinct partners
13 Jun 2013
The Australian Government has selected RMIT and La Trobe universities to create a new Food Industry Innovation Precinct, part of a $505 million overall plan to boost the nation’s reputation for research and development (R&D), add value across the foo ...
Kraft opens R&D centre in Australia as foundation for Asian expansion
26 Feb 2013
Kraft Foods has opened the first stage of Australia’s largest food research and development (R&D) centre in a move aimed at expanding the food giant’s market to 1.6 billion consumers across the Asia-Pacific region.
Nestle opens medical nutrition facility in regional Australia
1 Nov 2012
Nestle Australia has opened a $17 million expansion of its factory in the town of Tongala, in regional Victoria.
New Zealand company chooses Sydney for its business expansion
18 Jul 2011
New Zealand’s A2 Corporation has chosen Sydney to expand its milk processing operations.
Australia continues to be an attractive destination for FDI
6 May 2011
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Australia continues to grow, demonstrating investor confidence in the strong Australian economy. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics* shows that, year on year, FDI into Australia grew by 7.5 per c ...
Swiss food giant expands Australian plant
22 Oct 2010
The Swiss-based global food giant, Nestlè, is to invest $17 million to expand its Tongala production plant in north-east Victoria into a nutritional food manufacturing hub for Oceania, Asia and Africa.
Dutch aquaculture feed company invests in Australia
6 Apr 2010
Nutreco Holding NV, the Netherlands-based animal nutrition and fish feed company, is investing EUR $20 million to upgrade its Tasmanian facility.
Qatar agribusiness invests in Australia
17 Mar 2010
The Hassad Food Group, based in Qatar and backed by the Qatar Investment Authority, has made a major agribusiness investment in Australia.
Australia ranked second in world for quality of life
14 Oct 2009
The United Nations Development Program’s just published Human Development -Report 2009 has ranked Australia second among 182 countries for quality of life.

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