Ritesh Kulkarni 
Forty-eight tonnes of plastic removed from a single brand’s packaging line annually is the kind of number that moves a sustainability claim out of the press release and onto the shelf brief. For Finish and its parent company Reckitt, that figure now has four years of engineering behind it — and more than 55 production … Read more
UV-protective apparel worn in extreme marine conditions is only as reliable as the testing behind it. When a four-person Swiss rowing team set out to cover 4,800 kilometres of open Atlantic Ocean over 31 days, the clothing on their backs was required to perform as technical protective equipment, not standard sportswear. Swiss rowing team 44west … Read more
When a business that has just banked $75 million in fresh capital makes two senior marketing appointments on the same day, the message isn’t subtle. Pet Circle is moving from a funding story into an execution story — and the people it has chosen to lead that shift say a great deal about where the … Read more
Pairing two heritage Australian brands in a limited-edition dark chocolate block and pushing it into national distribution from day one is not a tentative market test — it is a confident co-branding execution that removes friction for the shopper and delivers immediate shelf presence for both brands. Cadbury Old Gold and Bundaberg Rum have launched … Read more
Getting a food or beverage concept from bench to brief has always been expensive — and most of that cost lands before a single unit ships. A new facility at the University of Queensland is designed to change that calculus for Australian producers. The Faba Maker Space, developed under Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator (Faba), … Read more
The shift from voluntary to mandatory felt incremental on paper. In practice, it handed suppliers something they hadn’t held in years — a document with genuine enforcement weight sitting behind every trading conversation. Australia’s Food and Grocery Code of Conduct has been reshaped materially in recent periods, and the latest round of changes — including … Read more
Fuel surcharges of up to 65 per cent of shipment value are now hitting rural fresh produce growers, and if Australia’s major supermarkets fail to engage with price increase requests quickly, the growers making planting decisions today may not be there for the next harvest. That is the uncomfortable commercial reality sitting behind a formal … Read more
When the ITMF Global Textile Industry Survey shifts its top-ranked concern from weak demand to geopolitics, that is not a sentiment footnote — it is a signal that the operating environment for mills and brands has changed category. The 37th edition makes that shift explicit, and the data behind it is specific enough to matter … Read more
Non-latex personal care is one of the quieter growth pockets in the health and wellness aisle — and a new product from Life Styles Healthcare Australia is making a direct play for the top of that shelf. The claim is bold: the thinnest non-latex condom currently available on the market. Skyn Supreme Feel has launched … Read more
When a conflict thousands of kilometres from New Zealand starts showing up in an infant formula company’s freight bill, it is a reminder of how quickly geopolitical disruption converts into margin damage. For A2 Milk, the Middle East conflict has moved from background macro risk to a confirmed line item in a downgraded earnings forecast. … Read more
