The peak food growers body AUSVEG and the Australian Greens and have both expressed disappointment over a Senate committee's rejection of draft country of origin (CoO) labelling laws.

Australia's cider makers are bracing themselves ahead of the May budget as their counterparts in the spirits industry call for a higher tax on their products.

Bulla Dairy Foods is the latest food manufacturer to invest in cogeneration to improve its green credentials and reduce its energy bill.

Patties Foods, which owns the Four'N Twenty brand, has defended the future of the meat pie category following the release of a report that found sales had fallen.

Unilever is the latest food manufacturer to spruik its environmental credentials as it moves to source more sustainable raw materials.

The CEO of the AFGC, Gary Dawson, outlines his position on Country of Origin Labelling.

Coca-Cola Amatil has announced an upgrade to its Richlands plant that will bring it closer to achieving its $450 million PET bottle conversion strategy.

The Australian Beverages Council has criticised a proposed ban on the sale of energy drinks as mixers in bars and clubs across Western Australia.

Mackay Sugar has opened a $120 million cogeneration plant that will use processing waste to sell renewable energy back into the national electricity grid.

Tough conditions in the Australian market have cast a shadow over otherwise strong half year results from NZ dairy products company Fonterra.

Parmalat is expected to be one of the few milk processors to benefit from Woolworths new 'Farmers Own' milk venture which will see it buy milk direct from farmers.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) is poised to launch an interactive toolkit to educate marketing professionals on sustainable packaging design.

The energy drinks and alcohol debate has hotted up with many prominent commentators contributing their views. While open and frank debate is important, a lot of the discussion is lacking context.

Another business from the failed Gourmet Food Holdings stable has been secured following the sale of Pitango to Beak and Johnston.

Inghams Enterprises has sacked five workers for cruelty and installed video monitoring in live-bird handling areas at its plant in Tahmoor in Sydney's southwest.

Fonterra Brands NZ has repackaged its Anchor brand milk in new triple-layer high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic bottles that shield it from light spoilage.