Plant protein pioneer Proform Foods enters voluntary administration

Australia’s first commercial plant protein manufacturer, Proform Foods, has gone into voluntary administration. Gayle Dickerson and James Dampney from KPMG Australia have been appointed administrators. The appointment of administrators covers Proform Food Group, Proform Innovation, Proform Gourmet, and Proform Foods. The company manufactures plant-based protein products under the MEET, Protein Plate, and Bad Hunter brands.…

Bidders fly in, final offers due mid-September

Two former directors, turnaround specialists and an opportunistic crypto investor. Welcome to the eclectic bidder fray for embattled airline Regional Express, better known as Rex. Street Talk understands a fleet of parties has lobbed indicative offers for Rex three weeks after the airline was plunged into voluntary administration, fanning the debate about whether Australia can…

MediSecure collapses into administration and liquidation after cyber ransom attack

A national medical script provider has collapsed less than three weeks after it was hacked. On Tuesday, digital prescription company MediSecure Limited went into administration while a subsidiary of the business, Operations MDS Pty Ltd, went into liquidation. Vaughan Strawbridge and Paul Harlond of restructuring firm FTI Consulting have been announced as the joint administrators…

National recruitment firm Collar Group collapses into administration with 20pc of its workforce axed

A national recruitment and employment agency has collapsed into administration, with 32 people already told they had lost their jobs. WA-headquartered Collar Group appointed David Ross and David Ingram of I&R Advisory as administrators early this week, a decision the company said was a necessary step “to align expenses with our current revenue realities”. Read…