Lion has weighed into the takeover battle for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory (WCB) by buying a 10 per cent stake in the company.

UK food company Symington's has appointed David Cherrie as managing director of its Australian subsidiary.

Eight products were named at Choice's annual Shonky Awards in Sydney, and two of them were in the food and beverage industry.

Heinz will close its Golden Circle beverage manufacturing plant at Mill Park Victoria and will instead ramp up manufacturing its Northgate, Queensland plant.

ASX-listed winemaker Treasury Wine Estates could face a class action lawsuit over the financial performance of its US operations.

Mondelez International has announced it will donate one jar of Vegemite to Foodbank for every 'like' received during the month of October on the Vegemite Facebook page.

The retail trade may be in for a challenging trading period this Christmas, though food retailers will fare the best according to the latest AFGC CHEP Retail Index.

Murray Goulburn has said it will continue to battle on in its bid to take over WCB despite Canadian contender Saputo bettering its offer.

Negative public opinion and taxes relating to sugar usage are on the way and food and beverage companies should prepare now, according to a new study.

The administrators of Tasmanian yoghurt company, Tamar Valley Dairy, have been given more time to explore proposals that could save the company.

Simplot has announced its vegetable operations at Bathurst, NSW and Devonport, Tasmania will continue to operate for now, but there will be changes.

Patties Food's frozen desserts brand, Nanna's, is moving beyond fruit pies and into European-style doughnuts with the launch of a new 'special treats' range.

An exotic premium home-grown honey product sourced from beehives at The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney is now commercially available.

The latest findings on how to design food to make it more nutritious are being revealed at The Food Structures, Digestion and Health Conference which kicks off today.

Woolworths will source all of its Select private label range of frozen vegetables from Simplot in a move that will see it source all frozen vegetables from Australia by May next year.

Dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn has joined the takeover battle for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter with a higher bid than both Bega and Saputo.