Bega Group will shut its cheese processing and packaging plant in Strathmerton, Victoria, to consolidate operations at its Ridge Street factory in Bega. The decision impacts around 300 employees in Strathmerton and will create 100 jobs in Bega. Read more
PepsiCo has spent $37m upgrading its Regency Park manufacturing facility in South Australia. Over the last three years, new technology has been installed and legacy equipment replaced to increase capacity and improve environmental performance.
With growth in the functional beverage space showing no slowing down, Australian Beverages Council CEO Geoff Parker takes a closer look at the sector.
Global ingredients and premix company Prinova has set up a subsidiary in Australia to better service the Asia-Pacific market. It comes as a direct response to customers wanting production support in APAC, the company said.
Coles has unveiled its first convenience-focused supermarket in Glen Waverley, Melbourne. The new ‘store of the future’ format caters to increasing consumer demand for easy meal options including prepared ingredients and ready meals.
Metallic coatings in food packaging are often difficult to recycle, but UK researches have developed a new transparent film that could replace some metallic layers.
The latest issue of Food & Drink Business has arrived. It is packed with stories on the latest trends, industry insights, case studies and product news.
Data analyst firm GlobalData looks at trends that could reignite consumer interest in the non-alcoholic beverage sector.
Bugs, mushrooms, and native superfoods are three of the six Australian food start-ups that have been selected in Mars Food Australia's inaugural Seeds of Change accelerator program.
Five food and beverage companies have made the top ten most innovative manufacturing and consumer companies in Australia, in The Australian Financial Review’s annual Most Innovative Companies Awards.
A company reorganisation was the perfect time for Danone to bring its science-based specialised nutrition portfolio together under the Nutricia brand. Kim Berry spoke with Nutricia Oceania managing director Rodrigo Lima.
Australian SMEs will be featured on the Amazon Launchpad platform designed to give them access to the company’s retail expertise and infrastructure.
Labelmakers Group is set to acquire the country's biggest linerless labels producer, Le Mac Australia. The transaction, for an undisclosed sum, is expected to be completed next month.
Red tape will be cut and the granting of licences increased for medicinal cannabis, Health minister Greg Hunt has announced.
Australian company Made By Cow has launched the world’s first cold pressed raw milk. Using its new, patented method, approved by the NSW Food Authority, Made By Cow uses milk from a single Jersey herd on the New South Wales south coast.
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has expressed preliminary competition concerns about Saputo's proposed acquisition of the Tasmanian-based cheese business of competitor Lion Dairy & Drinks.
The Chinese State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) has proposed five changes to the registration process of the country's infant formula milk powder.