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Food & Drink Business

Sydney deep tech venture ALBON is pitching a low-energy, algae-based system to dairy, meat, rendering and other food processing operations facing rising water costs and tightening discharge rules. It has just been named as one of the Cicada x Tech23 2026 cohort.

Foundation FSSC has incorporated Save Food Packaging design requirements into Version 7 of its FSSC 22000 Certification Scheme, extending food loss and waste measures to organisations that design primary packaging and packaging materials.

Infant nutrition company, Bubs Australia Limited, has appointed Chris Rowe as its new chief financial officer. He takes over from Naomi Verloop, who has resigned after holding the role since 10 February 2025.