Nestlé and Lion Dairy & Drinks are the latest producers partnering with Australian charity R U OK?, releasing limited edition packaging of popular products to support the cause.

Mitolo’s proposed acquisition of Thomas Foods International’s (TFI) potato business has received the green light from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.

The ACCC has approved cooperation between Ingham’s Group and several chicken processors to help minimise the impact of COVID-19 stage four restrictions in Victoria.

General Mills is among the first producers involved in Foodbank Australia's latest production model to combat food insecurity, with its Rooty Hill plant set to produce 10,000 dedicated meals of Latina Fresh pasta each month for the next year for people in need.

Fresh produce industry bodies have rejected calls from a union alliance to axe the Working Holiday Visa program. AUSVEG said claims made by the Retail Supply Chain Alliance were “ridiculous”.

Sydney-based tech start-up Floteq Technologies is aiming to help brewers, suppliers and venues control wastage with its data-driven technology, which gives real-time insights to the flow of beverages, liquids and gases.

There is more to the alternative protein category than the plant-based patties taking over burger joint menus and supermarket aisles – the Vow Food team is making meat from cells.

David Bortolussi has been announced as the new CEO for The a2 Milk Company. He will start in early 2021. Company chair David Hearn said Bortolussi's experience at leading companies through major growth secured the offer.

A partnership between online surplus food marketplace Yume with waste and recycling company SUEZ has delivered major waste reductions.

Michael Perich has been announced as the interim CEO for Freedom Foods Group, as investigations continue into how the company amassed more than $60 million in inventory write-downs.

The 2021 Halliday Wine Companion Awards celebrated the best of Australia’s wine industry, with Barossa Valley’s Henschke taking out Winery of the Year, and Hunter Valley's 2018 Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz awarded Wine of the Year.

Asahi Beverages will combine its two alcohol businesses – Carlton & United Breweries and Asahi Premium Beverages – and operate as Carlton & United Breweries.

Keytone Dairy has received $1.1 million in orders from Walmart China, the company’s largest order to date. It coincides with the launch of Keytone Dairy’s first vegan, ready-to-drink protein product, Tonik Plant, which aims to tap into the plant-based, better-for-you and on-demand trends.

HelloFresh is on track to become the first global carbon-neutral meal kit company as it commits to offsetting 100 per cent of its direct carbon emissions from 2020 onwards.

SPC and the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) have signed a new three-year agreement.

Consumers are being told to be patient and sensible as Stage 4 restrictions take effect in Victoria. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said there was no "playbook when it comes to a pandemic".