PLAY PKN: Video News Bulletin 17 July

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Food & Drink Business

The New South Wales government has awarded more than $10 million to businesses, organisations and Councils who are rescuing food waste across the state, as well as charities including SecondBite, Plate It Forward, and Albury Wodonga FoodShare.

Suntory Oceania has committed $1 million to a three-year research partnership with Griffith University’s Australian Rivers Institute, its largest local water investment to date. While corporate philanthropy reached an all time high of $1.8 billion in 2025, there were few food and beverage companies among the top contributors.

Leading wholesaler and distributor, Metcash, has awarded its top-performing supply partners of the past year at its 2026 Food Supplier of the Year Awards, with Asahi Beverages taking home the top award.