MNFG partner creates a breakfast with impact Five years ago, Brite had never thought about food manufacturing. Today, thanks to the assistance of MNFG, Brite Muesli is sold in selected IGA/Ritchies supermarkets across Melbourne and has just started exporting to Malaysia. Brite is a social enterprise in Broadmeadows that provides genuine employment for 150 people…
Investing in research to grow our agriculture sector A Victorian Government funding boost will back La Trobe University to develop cutting-edge food and agriculture research for the benefit of industry now and in the future. Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas was at La Trobe University’s Bundoora campus today to announce $10 million in funding for…
Co-working spaces designed to help businesses grow When the original wool mill was built in Brunswick in the 1930s, no one would have guessed that almost 100 years later Melbourne’s North Food Group sponsor John Kallitsas would turn it into a top of the range, environmentally sustainable co-working and events space. After seeing the opportunity…
This first half of 2021 is shaping up to be a busy and exciting time in Melbourne’s north. A range of initiatives have been put in motion to tackle and strengthen the region’s economy, including growth in innovation, research, jobs and training. A newly funded innovation metacentre at La Trobe University will boost business access…