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Krispy Kreme Australia has launched a "Grilled" doughnut range: the Krispy Slider and Glazed Dog, available for a limited time only.

The Australian pork industry has been granted contracts under the federal government's Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) following four successful biogas projects.

Fifty Coles Online customers are trialing a new in-home digital device 'hiku' which seeks to make shopping easier.

Red Bull Australia's profitability is losing its buoyancy with the company reporting its third annual profit fall in a row.

JBS Australia blamed a weak lamb market on its decision to halve production and stand down 260 workers in Victoria and South Australia.

Coca-Cola Amatil has appointed the former head of Bulla Dairy Foods as the new managing director of SPC.

The wine sector’s development has been characterised by long boom and contraction cycles, around an upward growth trend.

Top of the shelf

Consumers worldwide are rapidly embracing spirits from boutique distilleries, but especially so in Australia, helped along by the budding small bar scene.

The bottled water industry has grown strongly over the past five years, along with population growth and a growing focus on healthy beverages – and so has competition.

Juice makers have had to face changing fruit prices, cost pressures and a challenging retail environment, including competition from private labels in recent years.

Beer gets crafty

Premium and craft beers have stolen market share from the big mainstream brands in a big beer manufacturing shake-up.

Aggressive pricing and changing consumer trends have restrained growth in the soft drink sector, according to IBISWorld.

Latin Americans and Asians have been swigging coconut drinks for years, but marketers are cleverly capitalising on the Western health craze of consuming coconut-everything.

Liquid water enhancers are the latest thing to hit the Australian beverage market, with concentrated flavours in an easy-to-use format.

Retailers and FMCG manufacturers will benefit from the products and ideas at The Naturally Good Expo, opening this Sunday at Sydney’s Moore Park.

Alcohol companies are using the power of social media to to merge drinking culture with sport culture, according to an Australian study.