Family-owned chocolatier Robern Menz is celebrating one year of Violet Crumble production, with a 50 per cent increase in sales, new formats, and international success since acquiring the brand from Nestle.

The New Zealand dairy company behind The Collective brand has been fined NZ$483,000 for failing to report positive listeria results, following an investigation by the NZ Ministry for Primary Industries.

As part of World Vegan Day, Australians can now proudly declare Vegemite as one of their favourite spreads, with the brand now officially vegan.

Barambah Organics Labna has won Best Australian Cheese at the 32nd World Cheese Awards in Bergamo, Italy.

APCO has launched its Food Services Packaging Sustainability Guidelines, to help food service businesses achieve the best sustainability outcomes for packaging.

Beverage start-up Shine+ Drink has won the Small & Succeeding Award at the NSW Telstra Business Awards. We spoke to co-founder and CEO Steve Chapman.

Australians are expected to spend around $159 million on chocolate and confectionery products this Halloween, according to new research from Mars Wrigley Australia.

Casella Family Brands, Australia’s largest family-owned winery, has signed on as a customer of integrated logistics, trading, and order management platform Winedepot.

A Woolworths' internal review has found the retailer underpaid approximately 5,700 employees in its supermarket and Metro stores by $200-$300m over nine years.

Kellogg’s is lifting prices across its cereal range due to the drought, which has increased the cost of grains across Australia.

Sunny Queen Farms celebrates 50 years in business this November. MD John O’Hara speaks to Food & Drink Business about how the company has diversified with meal solutions, and its contribution to the $7.4 billion out-of-breakfast market.

Synlait will acquire Dairyworks for NZ$112m (approximately AU$104m), a move which it says will bolster its Everyday Dairy strategy.

Australia’s First Families of Wine (AFFW) has returned from a tour promoting Aussie wine in the USA, and has called on the Australian government to boost support for the sector.

Yowie Group says its first quarter results show it is on track to deliver net sales growth, improved EBITDA and a positive operating cash run rate in the full year.

Saputo has completed its acquisition of Lion Dairy & Drinks’ speciality cheese business for $280 million within weeks of the ACCC clearing the sale.

Compac, part of Tomra Food, will partner with manufacturer and service provider Sienz to supply produce grading solutions across a range of categories in Australia and New Zealand.