Australian consumers are going online to stockpile groceries as concerns grow around the coronavirus, according to analysis by Nielsen.

Kate Stewart, Nicole Garofano and Krista Watkins have this in common: passion and purpose are their guiding principles, and they'll be sharing their insights at the upcoming Women in Packaging breakfast forum in Melbourne on 2 April.

Food and beverage manufacturing is the leading industry in this year’s Australia's Top 100 Manufacturers, with 35 companies included. The list was compiled for Advanced Manufacturing Expo by research company IBISWorld.

T&G Global CEO Gareth Edgecombe says the CY19 results show the company's underlying performance is showing improvement despite a difficult operating environment.

Bega Cheese said growth in its branded consumer and food service business, as well as ongoing diversification has contributed to its 1H20 results, reporting a 14 per cent revenue increase.

Fonterra Australia has signed a sale agreement for its Dennington milk processing plant to Australian-owned animal nutrition manufacturer ProviCo.

PepsiCo is changing its global policy on sourcing sustainable palm oil in an effort to help lift production standards across the broader palm oil sector.

Automotive group AP Eagers has announced it will sell its AHG Refrigerated Logistics division (Scott's, Rand, JAT and Harris) to Anchorage Capital Partners for $100 million.

The Risk Management Institute of Australasia (RMIA) is running a series of one-day workshops to help businesses minimise the operational, financial and reputational risks in relation to COVID-19.

A Central Queensland University researcher has received a $180,000 innovation grant for a project with Perfection Fresh Australia to help optimise mango harvesting.

Four of Australia’s potato producers are partnering with the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) to save up to 100,000 tonnes of potatoes going to waste each year, aiming to convert the waste into commercial opportunities.

Nestlé and Australian recycler iQ Renew will collect soft plastics from more than 100,000 homes through kerbside recycling in a trial programme.

The coronavirus COVID-19 is spreading around the world. To date more than 82,000 people are infected and more than 2700 people have died. On 27 February, nine countries reported their first cases.

A new partnership for Greening the Green, a three-year program aimed at educating consumers on soft plastic recovery and increasing soft plastic recycling across Australia has been launched by PepsiCo and Clean Up Australia, together with REDcycle and Replas.

Asahi’s proposed acquisition of Carlton United Breweries continues to be monitored by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. It is seeking feedback from the beer and cider industry on a proposed divestment by Asahi.

Group infant formula sales soared in China for The a2 Milk Copmany, with China label formula sales doubling in 1H20. It also sent 12 pallets of product to Wuhan in a mercy flight organised by Wiseway Logistics.