• Females in management will benefit from grants for leadership development.
    Females in management will benefit from grants for leadership development.
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Women & Leadership Australia has announced it will administer a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across all industry sectors.

The initiative will provide women in management positions with grants for leadership development. Senior management and executive level women leaders can apply for $12,000 individual grants to undertake the Advanced Leadership Program, and all women managers can apply for $5000 individual grants to undertake the Accelerated Leadership Performance Program.

The deadline for expressing interest for this funding ends on 29 April.

The form can be accessed by emailing Ian Johnson at the National Industry Scholarship Program, Australian School of Applied Management, here.

Food & Drink Business

Winemaking technology company, Bucher Vaslin, has launched its Pacific operation, to provide local resources to the Australian and New Zealand markets. The new entity will be led by industry expert, Paul Baggio, bringing decades of experience and a deep understanding of local winemaking needs.

Bega Group has allegedly joined forces with global dairy giant FrieslandCampina in its bid to acquire Fonterra Co-operative Group’s Mainland business. There are two other players in the ring for Mainland – Japanese food company Meiji Holdings Co and French dairy giant Lactalis.

Personalised food, sustainability, alternative protein sources, and the growing influence of private labels are major themes for the food and beverage sector. A recent webinar hosted by Anuga and its knowledge partner, Innova Market Insights, identified key trends currently at play and emerging.