The Red Sea, a vital maritime artery, is in turmoil. Key players in global shipping, such as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, have halted Red Sea operations. For Australian importers, this might translate into potential delays and increased costs for essential imports like US Potato flakes, Italian processed tomatoes, Spanish dehydrated onions, and European starch. A shift towards products from other regions, such as ASEAN countries and China as a substitute can be a strategic move to minimise disruption impacts and bolster supply chain resilience.

So what was feared has come true. India banned the export of broken rice and imposed a 20% duty on the export of all Non-Basmati Rice on 10th September. India exports 40% of the rice that the world consumes. Hence there is a fit case for increased Basmati demand and prices in the coming days. We need to keep our fingers crossed to see if this increased demand will translate into an export ban too.

While rising inflation and shortages of various food products from different parts of the world are staring at us, Basmati seems to be no exception. Primarily grown and imported from India and Pakistan, the former being the bigger partner and major exporter in the world.

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has caused a significant impact on the world economy. Europe, especially Italy and Germany are facing the brunt more than others being situated very near to Russia and totally dependent upon Russian energy for its manufacturing.

Over 200 participants including chefs, apprentices, hospitality institutes & students attended the masterclass online

This year's International Women's Day theme is "Choose to Challenge", which encourages women to proactively pick up a new challenge or to actually challenge something they believe is wrong. Here are a few glimpses of the women who have broken glass ceilings, pushed boundaries, and keep challenging all odds to make Knoxx Foods the success it is today!

Knoxx Introduces a new initiative to benefit Australias local restaurants, eateries, and Chefs!

If you are a knoxx user and wish to get a professional photoshoot done for your restaurant at affordable prices, here is your chance!

A Christmas Contest for all professional/commercial Chefs, restaurants, and caterers where you can win up to $100 gift cards, kitchen use products, and free Basmati rice, tomato paste, and more! 

The Contest starts on 30th November 2020 till 23rd December 2020! 

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October 20th is a special day for all the Chefs and culinary professionals as Worldchefs celebrates International Chefs Day.

The beauty of this day is that on International Chefs Day the Chefs community across the globe conducts different activities to pass on their knowledge and culinary skills to the next generation of Chefs with a sense of pride and commitment to the future.

Knoxx along with the NSW Government, is highlighting the unsung culinary heroes who work tirelessly behind the scenes to bring us mouth-watering dishes, elevate our mood and satisfy our tummies-taste buds- The Chefs!

Australia has suffered its worst economic contraction since the great depression of 1929. The GDP has collapsed by 7 per cent through the June quarter and 6.3 per cent over last financial year. Should we be concerned? Yes, of course!

While most of the reports will analyse sector wise figures, I would rather concentrate on the silver lining, how to prevent large scale job loss and re-ignite the economy. I will keep my language simple and non-technical for everyone to understand.

The transaction has been boasted of as a landmark one by both Brad Banducci, the CEO of of the Woolworths and Kerry Smith of the PFD. As per Brad, “the investment will also unlock synergies for both businesses across the combined network and fleet’’. A grand use of vocabulary has been made by both the parties to justify the acquisition. Is this a first casualty as a result of the Covid 19 and it suited both the parties and the opportunity was quickly grabbed by them?

When Job-seeker program was announced in March 2020 my first reaction was, “despite the Governments best intentions, this might backfire. Why would someone work when they can get money, sitting idle at home”?

The team at Knoxx is putting it’s heads together to forecast the correct demand of the processed tomatoes in the coming year.

That’s a wrap for Fine Food Expo 2019