Australian dairy exports will increase by nearly eight per cent this year, but a major challenge still lies in maintaining international and domestic competitiveness says IBISWorld.

The Australian dairy industry is teetering on the brink of a new era of demand for dairy products in Asia. Can Australian processors can gear up in time to take advantage?

Murray Goulburn plans to become the nation's most efficient producer of daily milk with the construction of two identical milk processing plants in Victoria and NSW.

Freedom Foods has entered the liquid breakfast market with a snack milk product it hopes will get the seal of approval from critics of the category as well as parents.

Organic Dairy Farmers of Australia, which supplies 80 per cent of all Australian certified organic milk, this year began processing two new product categories.

Nestle has embraced cone valve technology from Matcon for the handling of base powder and additives in infant formula.

Embattled processor, SPC Ardmona, says its future looks sunnier than ever thanks to a five year, $70 million deal with Woolworths that will see an extra 24,000 tonnes of fruit, tomatoes and navy beans sourced locally.

A series of advertisements that tackled tough topics like cheese slice rage; soy after-taste face; and hard butter mess won ad campaign of the year in the 2014 AdNews Awards.

Work has started on a new Western Australian warehouse facility for food relief agency Foodbank to help it provide food resources to the State's community sector.

Ever tapped the top of your beer bottle with another bottle? If so, you probably ended up wearing most of its contents. Researchers now know why and the discovery could have important implications for brewers and beyond.

Groceries and liquor are the fastest growing online retail sector with sales rising 27 per cent in the year to January, according to a National Australia Bank survey.

Coles has announced plans to open 70 new stores in the next three years as part of a $1.1 billion investment in the local food retail sector.

A major label redesign for family-owned jam, condiment and sauce maker, Beerenberg Farm has resulted in a significant sales spike, according to the company.

The Victorian premier has launched a new multi-million dollar Food to Asia Action Plan to enable the state to capitalise on export opportunities in Asia.

The exhibitor list for Australasia's largest food manufacturing trade show, foodpro 2014, is just 40 stands shy of a full house.

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