South Korea is the fourth-largest export destination for Australia’s processed food and beverage sector, recording year-on-year growth of 20% in 2019.  In April, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), supported by the Australia-Korea Foundation (AKF), is holding a webinar to help exporters understand and take advantage […]

Join us for an information session and Q&A with the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources on funding opportunities for Food and Beverage manufacturing projects. The Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) is the centrepiece of the Australian Government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy (MMS). The MMI Translation and Integration streams […]

Welcome to the first AFGC Legal Forum meeting for 2021. We look forward to having you join our network of in house legal counsel to discuss the key issues facing our industry. The Forum will include a guest expert, an update on relevant AFGC matters, including the Food and Grocery Code of […]

Government and community pressure on packaging and plastics is continuing to increase. In December, the Australian Greens’ were narrowly defeated in their attempt to introduce legislative amendments to mandate product stewardship on all plastic packaging and to mandate the National Packaging Targets. This pressure remains. In the EU, […]

  WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE NATIONAL ECONOMY AND THE FOOD AND GROCERY MANUFACTURING SECTOR Join AFGC CEO Tanya Barden and Economist Warren Hogan for a post-Federal Budget Briefing to hear what the top lines are about the state of the economy and also more specifically what […]

    Thursday 20 May and Friday 21 May, 2021 Food and Grocery Australia remains, however, the premier annual event for the nation’s food and grocery sector and in 2021 the AFGC will be hosting the Food and Grocery Australia Conference in person and virtually. The CEO’s from […]

The Australian Food and Grocery Council invites members to attend a webinar providing a quarterly update on agriculture commodities by Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) experts. DATE:          Thursday, 17 June 2021 TIME:           2.00 - 3.00pm AEST   […]

Wednesday 21 July 2021 9.00am - 3.30pm Virtual Event The Australian Food and Grocery Council’s 2021 Symposium is a one-day, multi-stream, online event designed to give our members relevant, real-world insights into the challenges, changes and opportunities that exist for our vitally important sector. Industry experts from around […]

• Join likeminded small to medium-sized food, beverage and grocery manufacturers. • Discuss issues and opportunities relevant to your business. • Hear keynote presentations on industry insights and forecasts. The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) offers CEO’s from our SME member base an opportunity to meet and […]