Thai cheese: SA producer's Asian mozzarella move

A South Australian dairy firm has sold a $10m stake in its business to a major Thai food importer and developed a speciality cheese in a bid to stretch Asian sales.

Beston's $21 million loss set to stretch SA cheese maker

Dairy and meat company Beston Global Foods has blamed a $21.87 million net loss for the 2020-21 financial year on reliability issues with its Jervois mozzarella plant, export delays and sluggish demand from the Australian food services sector during lockdowns.

Beston Global Foods' mozzarella production line at its Jervois factory. Picture: Walter Bulyga.

Beston's mozzarella millions as CEO resigns

SA cheesemaker Beston Global Food Company has announced a contract worth more than $20 million a year to supply mozzarella, moments after announcing the resignation of its CEO this morning.