Cricket icon, Richie Benaud, has his BBQ tongs poised and at the ready to spruik lamb on Australia Day on behalf of Meat & Livestock Australia.

Choice is urging consumers to check quantity statements on similar looking products such as cereal and snacks if they want to get better value for money.

Fresh produce company Perfection Fresh will control a third of Australia's tomato market after buying the tomato business of its rival Moraitis.

SPC has applauded the investigation into the alleged dumping of canned tomatoes by two more Italian tomato exporters.

An energy audit report on the vegetable industry has revealed some winning strategies when it comes to cutting energy costs.

The University of Sydney Business School has joined with the University of Newcastle to establish a food and beverage supply chain training centre.

Australian Certified Organic has applauded a proposal that could reduce the time it takes some producers to achieve organic certification.

Australia's oldest chocolate maker, Ernest Hillier hopes to be purchased as a going concern after being placed into voluntary administration.

Acquisitions in the global food and beverage industry hit record levels last year according to business research firm Zenith International.

Coopers Brewery says it now sells five per cent of the beer consumed in Australia and the company has also reported record sales for the 2014 calendar year.

Strict new guidelines for egg producers have come into force in California and Australian egg producers are watching the move with interest.

Pie Face creditors voted to save the struggling bakery franchise from liquidation late last year - but now the company's administrator is in the spotlight.

The Victorian government has made a swift change to the laws relating to the sale of raw 'bath milk' products following the death of a child late last year.

Dairy Bell Ice Cream has blamed the "supermarket ice cream wars" and rising labour costs on its decision to close its doors in February.

Ausveg has welcomed moves by China’s food and drug regulator to step up regulation and monitoring, but says a spate of food safety lapses is “worrying”.

The 'water footrprint' of food and beverage production is set to become a key metric for manufacturers as the climate changes and the population grows, according to IchemE.