120 years old Australian cheese dairy King Island shuts down
An iconic Australian cheese producer is closing its doors after, discontinuing the beloved brand after more than 120 years. Tasmania’s King Island Dairy will no longer operate from mid-2025, parent company Saputo revealed on Thursday. The dairy giant launched a strategic review of the facility 10 months ago, making the decision to retire the brand […]
Australia’s Dairy Problems Persist due to drought, heat and labour issues
Once a powerhouse on the global dairy trade circuit, Australia’s dairy industry has been contracting due to successive long-term droughts, numerous heat events, and an ongoing labor crisis. According to recent article in Bloomberg, Australia’s share of the world export market dropped from 18% in the 1990s to about 6% in 2018 as Australian producers […]