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An Australian grape-export company has been fined more than $1 million dollars for trying to bypass controls to export table grapes to New Zealand. The case was prosecuted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) after a referral from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Read more
The government has set 16 goals to help capitalise on the rising demand for food in Asia in Australia's first ever National Food Plan.
Food industry regulatory burdens will become the subject of a Productivity Commission review as part of the National Food Plan which will be launched on Saturday.
CUB's Victoria Bitter, is back in the flow, with its parent, SABMiller, announcing sales had grown for a second quarter in a row after more than a decade of decline.
The Beverages Council has joined the AFGC in voicing concern over a proposed container deposit scheme being spruiked by environmental groups.
Elements of the federal government's long-awaited National Food Plan have been revealed ahead of its expected launch this weekend.
Struggling South Australian pickles and preserves company Spring Gully has postponed a creditors meeting to buy more time to negotiate with investors.
The AFGC has weighed in on the controversial Container Deposit Scheme issue, describing a petition by environmental lobby group, The Boomerang Alliance, as misleading.
A new attempt to simplify Australia's food labelling Country of Origin laws has struck opposition from The Australian Made Campaign.
PepsiCo is launching a new range of air-popped snacks that use a less oily production technique to tempt back customers back into the snack aisle.
Under a revised bill introduced to federal parliament by the Australian Greens, Country of Origin labelling could be simplified to just three claims.
Fonterra Australia has forked out for two new milk silos to boost the efficiency of its Western Star butter manufacturing site at Cobden in southwest Victoria.
Business was among the losers in the 2013 federal budget with the removal of tax concessions, while industry commentators also pointed to a lack of measures to stimulate the sector.
Organisers of last week's AUSPACK PLUS show have expressed satisfaction with the final tally of visitor numbers which were 20 per cent higher than the last time the event was held Sydney.
Queensland egg producer, Sunny Queen Australia, is set to build a new $13 million egg production facility to kick start a new era of development.
Mars subsidiary Wrigley has taken its new gum 'Alert' off the market in the US following news that the FDA plans to investigate the safety of caffeine in food products.
Australian food and drink packages were among those honoured in Sydney last night when the international WorldStar Packaging Awards ceremony took place at AUSPACK PLUS.
