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A new bite-sized savoury pie product from Patties has captured an eight per cent share of the party category in just eight weeks.

Fonterra has officially opened its NZ$126 million UHT greenfield plant in Waitoa, New Zealand, which is equipped with the latest processing and packaging equipment.

South Melbourne Market is banning the sale and use of all caged hen eggs by its traders as part of its 'We Care about the Chicken and the Egg' campaign.

Coca-Cola Amatil plans to sell almost a third of its Indonesian business to its US partner, The Coca-Cola Company, for $US500 million.

Global demand for seafood is outstripping supply with Australia's seafood sector a major beneficiary of the trend, according to Rabobank.

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) will close its soft drink bottling plant in the Melbourne suburb of Bayswater over the next 12 months.

The ice cream market has stabilised after four years of decline and Bulla is the most popular brand according to Roy Morgan Research.

Coca-Cola Amatil and the Coca-Cola Co are expected this week to launch Coca-Cola Life, their first new cola product for seven years.

Franchise giant Retail Food Group has significantly boosted its roasting capacity with the acquisition of coffee chain Gloria Jean's Coffees for $163.5 million.

Companies are churning out new chilled ready-to-drink (RTD) or iced coffee products with global launches trebling in just one year, according to Innova Market Insights.

The latest AFGC CHEP Retail Index suggests a slowing in year-on-year growth in retail sales in the last quarter of the year.

West Australia’s pork industry is on track to meet national industry target of becoming 'Gestation Stall Free' by 2017, according to the WA Pork Producers’ Association.

Consumers can now recycle used Nescafe Dolce Gusto coffee capsules thanks to its new partnership between Nestle and TerraCycle.

McGuigan Wines' BIN Series has overhauled its packaging to attract attention as it jostles for prominence in the high volume, low price point wine category.

Coca-Cola South Pacific has launched ZICO coconut water into Australia just after its parent company reported falling profits on the back of declining soft drink volumes.

A new report shows that a profit transfer of $3 billion from food and grocery suppliers and smaller retailers to Coles and Woolworths has taken place over the last seven years.