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Campbell Soup Company announced it signed a definitive agreement for the sale of Arnott’s and other international operations to global investment firm, KKR, for US$2.2 billion.

FoodTech Qld wrapped up in Brisbane this week with more than 130 exhibitors showcased the latest manufacturing, technology and product development for the food and beverage manufacturing sector.

The rise of the flexitarian means people are eating more plant-based foods and less meat. Doris Prodanovic speaks to v2food founder and CEO Nick Hazell about the trend.

Allied Pinnacle, the largest bakery supplier to Coles and Woolworths, will eliminate cage eggs from its supply chain by 2023. It uses more than 40 million eggs a year.

Roy Morgan has released its latest research on chocolate consumption, revealing 14.2 million Australians aged 14 and older eat bars, blocks or boxed chocolates in an average four weeks.

On the eve of The Ashes, the iconic Carlton & United Breweries' Victoria Bitter has released a new... tea.

What started as two friends having a go, became Australia’s premier ice cream sandwich company. With the market now looking very different, Pat and Stick’s Homemade Ice Cream Co. is on the cusp of a whole new era. Samantha Schelling writes.

Danone will invest NZ$40 million towards achieving carbon neutrality as it installs a new biomass boiler at its Nutricia New Zealand facility, which aims to reduce the plant's CO2 emissions by 20,000 tonnes per year.

Coca-Cola Oceania and Coca-Cola Amatil have announced all plastic bottles smaller than one litre made in New Zealand will be made entirely from recycled plastic by the end of this year.

Craig Garvin, former CEO of dairy manufacturer Parmalat, will take over from Neil McGuigan as CEO of wine group Australian Vintage.

Krispy Kreme Australia has shared its challenges and successes of its Throwback Party campaign launched in store and on Instagram in April at the 2019 Advertising Week forum in Sydney. The campaign will be rebranded as Krispy Kreme Arcade in the coming weeks.

A report says corporate transparency on deforestation lags behind other environmental issues despite deforestation being the second largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions on the planet.

The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation has announced a new grant for environmental organisations seeking funding to help tackle marine pollution in Australian coastal and inland waterways.

The artificial sweetener aspartame has not been adequately proven to be safe for human consumption, a University of Sussex study said. The report is also highly critical of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and EU food safety processes.

Teresa Cutter was a well known chef and media identity before she realised a gap in the market for ‘clean’ health and wellness products. Doris Prodanovic spoke with The Healthy Chef about her self-titled product range.

The plant-based foods trend is an opportunity for every type of business. And it is a great example of how product development skills can create new markets. Julian Mellentin writes.