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Another perfect score for Australian macadamia industry in 2020-21 National Residue Survey
Australia’s macadamia industry has once again been awarded 100% compliance in the National Residue Survey (NRS), taking its unbroken record of perfect scores into its 24th year. Our macadamia industry has participated in the survey every year since its inception in 1996, scoring 100% compliance on every occasion – a record that remains unmatched by any other Australian fresh product. Read More >>
Macadamias take centre stage at live ‘Chill Day’ event in Taiwan
The benefits of Australian grown macadamias were on show at a recent live event in Taiwan that attracted a 25,000-strong crowd. ET Today Chill Day is an all-ages outdoor festival featuring a range of attractions including a foodie market, photo booth, and live music performances. Read More >>
Reinventing chocolate macadamias with plant-forward flavours
Brigid Woolnough lets her chocolate do the talking. Best known for her Australian confectionery brand, KOKOPOD, Brigid’s handcrafted chocolates are a delicate blend of edible art and science, combining the highest quality European couverture chocolate with the best Australian-grown flavours. Read More >>
New research shows consumers find moments of small pleasure beat big experiences when it comes to wellbeing
Burnout is not a new concept, but the pandemic has reinvented it, making our day-to-day wellbeing more difficult to manage than ever before. It’s forcing consumers the world over to reconsider what makes them happy, while redefining the concept of indulgence, and the way our daily food choices can support this. Read More >>
‘Nude Nutritionist’ Lyndi Cohen visits Australia’s largest macadamia growing region
There was a buzz around the macadamia growing region of Bundaberg last month when Lyndi Cohen, best-selling author of The Nude Nutritionist, flew in for an action-packed two-day tour. Read More >>
Australian macadamia crop forecast revised
The 2021 Australian macadamia crop forecast has been revised down by 4.5% from 50,770 to 48,500 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture (from 54,440 to 52,000 tonnes at 10% moisture), announced the industry’s peak body, the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS) today. Read More >>
June 2021 market report
In February, the 2021 Australian macadamia crop was predicted to reach 50,770 tonnes in-shell @ 3.5% moisture (54,440 tonnes in-shell @ 10% moisture), according to a census-based forecast produced using scientific modelling developed by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. However, Australia’s east coast experienced extreme and prolonged rainfall during March and April. Read More >>
Macadamia Change Makers take centre stage in new campaign
Marc Harrison is a ‘wood whisperer’. A problem-solver, artist and furniture maker, he turns macadamia shell and timber into desirable, beautiful objects that have become icons of Australia under his brand Husque. Read More >>
Under the influence: how influencer marketing is spreading the macadamia message in key Asian markets
Influencer marketing has been a successful element of Australian Macadamias’ consumer promotion for some time, with campaigns executed internationally in partnership with bloggers, key opinion leaders, celebrity chefs and food, beauty and lifestyle influencers. Read More >>
Meiji launches high-cacao macadamia chocolate for increasingly health-conscious consumers
Iconic Japanese food company Meiji recently announced a new macadamia variant of their much-loved high cacao chocolate “Chocolate Koka” range Read More >>