Food technology stories

Cooee Native Superfoods' Indigenous-inspired cookies will be served on Qantas domestic flights, reaching over 500,000 passengers nationwide in the next year.

Toronto startup Nüu Catering launches a platform allowing office employees to order individual meals, easing group orders and boosting local restaurants.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Busy IT professionals can easily start cooking more at home by planning meals, involving others, and cooking in bulk, say experts.