A joint venture between SPC and ingredients specialist Döhler will form the core of the its global expansion plans, SPC chair Hussein Rifai has told Food & Drink Business.

Longtable Group, owner of Maggie Beer, Paris Creek Farm and Saint David Dairy, will seek to change its name to Maggie Beer Holdings at its AGM, saying it would better reflect the principal brand of the company.

Accolade Wines has launched an on-premise support package – Your Venue, Our Shout – to replace its portfolio of wines sold across venues in the first month of their re-opening.

A cyber attack on brewer Lion has forced the company to shut down its IT systems. The company said the 9 June incident has caused some disruption to suppliers and customers.

Australia’s Four’N Twenty Traveller Beef & Cheese Pastry has made it in the top 10 of an American must-try sandwiches list for 2020, sitting alongside established US brands such as 7Eleven and McDonald’s.

Victorian distiller Apollo Bay Distillery has recalled nine of its gin products, discovering they had been filled with hand sanitiser due to incorrect labelling.

Sydney-based microbrewery White Bay Beer Co will have its Sunny Pale Ale stocked in 64 BWS stores across Sydney, as the beer makes its way from site to store within 72 hours.

Amazon Australia has launched a Wine, Beer and Spirits store, which features a wide range of emerging and well-known brands, from Curatif Cocktails to Penfolds.

Consumers will now be able to pay for items in Coca-Cola Amatil’s vending machines across Australia and New Zealand using cryptocurrency, following a new agreement signed by the beverage giant and digital asset platform Centrapay.

LJM Victoria has acquired Victoria-based OZ Connect Traders (OCT), a primary food packer that transports more than 10 million raw food packaged products annually for Australia’s food retailers and food exporters.

What is behind a “may contain” label? Romer Labs senior research scientist Adrian Rogers explains a new initiative to provide realistic risk assessment to enable scientifically informed decisions.

For agribusiness company AustChilli, 2020 started off full of promise. Sales were ahead of the 2019 corresponding period, there were new product launches in the pipeline and new opportunities seemingly lining up at the door. And then, COVID-19 arrived.

Unilever’s premium tea brand T2 has achieved B Corp accreditation, a certification focused on corporate, social and environmental responsibility to use business as a force for good.

The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation (CCAF) and Earthwatch Australia have announced a $600,000 partnership to deliver a first-of-its-kind marine pollution and wetland management program in the Lower Gulf of Carpentaria.

Since its commitment to put generational sustainability at the centre of its transformation strategy launched in June last year, Coles says it has become the country’s most sustainable supermarket.