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WCB says it expects its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation in the current financial year to be double that of the 2013 financial year.

The Rethink Sugary Drink group has released an advertisement of a man drinking a glass of fat in its latest campaign against sugary drinks.

A TV advertisement that implies the passengers of the Titanic could have survived the 1912 shipwreck if they had been drinking Red Bull is not going down well in the UK.

Coca-Cola is no longer the world's number one brand according to an annual report by Interbrand.

Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings is rebranding the Australian liquor business it bought 18 months ago, and is boosting its sales capacity to include Schweppes soft-drinks.

Choice has asked NSW Fair Trading to investigate potentially misleading free-range claims in a "Super Complaint" about the premium prices consumers are paying for eggs.

Woolworths' Farmers' Own milk, the result of a direct deal between the retailer and seven dairy farmers, is now on shelves in NSW.

The Cake Bake and Sweets Show, modelled on a British expo of the same name, is heading to Sydney for the first time in March.

Cheap imported fruit shouldn't be subject to emergency tariffs to protect Australia's processed fruit industy according to a report by the Productivity Commission.

US-based Greek-style yoghurt maker Chobani has chosen Australia as the launch market for a new range of yoghurts that are packaged in a flexible plastic pouch.

Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) has advised its shareholders to reject a takeover offer by Bega Cheese which its directors have described as "inadequate".

Sanitarium's Marmite will soon be back on sale in Australia following a break of almost two years, after production was halted by the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.

Coles has offered Simplot a contract offer to supply it with more frozen vegetables and potato as part of a move to boost its private label offerings in this category.

Struggling Tasmanian yoghurt company Tamar Valley Dairy has entered voluntary administration after a failed mission to resolve its financial problems.

Murray Goulburn has more than doubled its profit for the year to 30 June despite tough seasonal conditions, lower dairy ingredients prices and a high Aussie dollar.

The Productivity Commission's report on whether to introduce tariffs to stem the flood of cheap imported fruit is now in the hands of the new federal government.