26-27 May 2025 | ICC SYDNEY, DARLING HARBOUR

Gut health

For an industry already worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year in Australia, what does the future hold for the plant-based sector and its customers? Here’s some food for thought.
The Oz Medicann Group (OMG), Australia’s most exciting medicinal cannabis and hemp health and wellness start-up has been recognised as Best Hemp Health and Wellness Company Asia Pacific 2020 in the AI Global Media GHP Fitness and Nutrition Awards.
You probably know they’re good for digestive health, but what else do you know about probiotics and prebiotics? A leading dietitian offers all you need to know.
Committed to developing ‘new-age health stuff’ rooted in old-world wisdom, That Hippie Co. has gone from strength to strength since launching its first product a little over a year ago. And it’s only the beginning.

Consumer attitudes, expectations and priorities have changed markedly over the years in Australia as the nation’s demand for healthy, natural and organic products has matured. Clement Hery from analytics group IRI Australia revealed some fascinating insights into this topic at the 2019 Naturally Good Expo in his packed seminar session

Coeliac disease affects around one in 70 Australians, although another seven per cent of the population reports being gluten intolerant, suffering from bloating and cramping when ingesting foods containing wheat, rye and barley, among other grains. “Between the 1990s and the 2000s, there was a huge increase in the number

Environmental awareness, Millennial tastes, and improving health and wellness education, are all creating unprecedented demand for natural and organic personal care products worldwide with the global health and wellness industry now worth an estimated $400 billion. In such an expanding market, the hunt for the “next big thing” has now

Top Image Photo Source: Uplift Food Australian early-stage start-up Uplift Food has secured investment from Mondelēz International to help the food giant expand into prebiotic functional foods and grow its healthy snacking offer. This is the first venture investment the company is making as part of SnackFutures, the company’s innovation

The stage was perfectly set for an innovative and fresh-thinking brand like Hemp Oz to launch Australia’s first Hemp Kombucha when hemp prohibition ended in Nov 2017 after 83 years. The meteoric rise in the popularity of kombucha, coupled with the legalisation of Hemp, meant the demand for both could

2018 saw many new and creative trends hit the health food industry. From veganism and digestive health, to collagen and functional beverages, the health food industry welcomed many innovative options for consumers when it came to food and drink. This forward way of thinking isn’t stopping any time soon, with