The food and grocery manufacturing sector pays wages and salaries of $13.56 billion.
The industry’s workforce accounts for about 3 per cent of the population.
The food and grocery manufacturing industry consists of 30,104 businesses.
The industry provides around 24 million nutritious, affordable meals to Australians every day.
312,000 Australians are employed in the food, beverage and manufacturing industries, including half in rural and regional areas.
Australia’s $108 billion food and grocery manufacturing industry is the nation’s largest manufacturing sector.
Industry spends on average 0.5 per cent of turn-over on R&D – about $368 million a year.

AFGC is the leading national organisation representing Australia’s $108 billion food, drink and grocery manufacturing industry. Join AFGC The industry employs more than 312000 people across Australia including half in rural and regional areas.

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Welcome to AFGC's Media Centre!

Designed for print, broadcast and web journalists, this up-to-date resource features the latest information about announcements, news and issues in Australia’s food and grocery sector.

AFGC provides a wiide-range of breaking news, media releases, speeches, photographs, publications and industry fact sheets.

Media Contacts
All media inquiries and interview requests to be directed to AFGC Media Manager Brad Watts:

Phone: (02) 6273 1466
Mobile: 0437 379 818
Fax: (02) 6273 1477
Email: brad.watts@afgc.org.au

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