Fonterra Australia has produced its first batch of Perfect Italiano ricotta at the official opening of its $6 million ricotta plant at its Stanhope site in northern Victoria.

With due diligence now complete, Goodman Fielder has accepted a $1.34 billion takeover offer from First Pacific and Wilmar International.

As the packaging and processing industry starts looking ahead to AUSPACK 2015, the trade show owner APPMA has added a new director to its board.

Coles has rejected unconscionable conduct allegations by the ACCC in a 34-page defence submitted to the Federal Court in Melbourne this week.

Australian food professionals will soon be able to gain international recognition for their application of scientific knowledge in the food sector thanks to a new program.

Foodbank is currently distributing Weet-Bix to relief charities around Australia, after brokering a chain of collaboration that stretches all the way back to the paddock.

foodpro organisers have named the three best stands at this year's show, have announced the return of Food Technology Queensland in 2016, and are still mulling over the location of foodpro 2017.

What would you value in a future food facility? That is the question Wiley is asking every foodpro 2014 attendee who visits its stand.

It may have been Sunday, but that didn’t deter visitors to the four-day food industry exhibition, foodpro 2014, when it opened its doors in Melbourne yesterday.

Mondelez Australia has launched a vending machine that matches a person to one of the flavours in the Cadbury block range based on their Facebook likes and interests.

The WA organic farmer who recently lost a court battle over compensation for the contamination by GM canola grown by his neighbour, has filed a notice of appeal.

The Federal Court has found Coles’ ‘Freshly Baked’ and ‘Baked Today’ marketing were claims were false, misleading and deceptive.

Food manufacturers have more clout than they think when it comes to the balance of power with major retailers, but they must learn how to capitalise on it, says Jean-Yves Heude.

Poultry company Inghams Enterprises will close its processing plant at Byron Bay in northern NSW in October following a review of its facilities in the region.

When the four-day triennial food industry exhibition, foodpro 2014, rolls into Melbourne on Sunday, it will bring with it a brand new dimension: free educational seminars.

The Annual HACCP Conference is heading to Sydney in August and the three-day conference, held at Doltone House, Pyrmont, will explore the latest issues in food safety.