The Melbourne Royal Food Awards are gearing back up for 2026, introducing several major category additions and returns. Entries are now open for leading food producers across Australia to benchmark their products against the nation’s best.
Pure Foods Tasmania (PFT) has appointed Robert (Rob) Knight as CEO and managing director, effective 1 July. He takes over from Malcolm McAully, who has led the company as executive chairman since the resignation of former CEO Michael Cooper in July 2024.
Adelaide-based Creative Native Foods has secured one of the season’s final Kakadu Plum hauls through Larrakia harvester, Shannon Motlop, extending a supply chain built on direct relationships with Indigenous harvesters working on Country.
