The energy drinks and alcohol debate has hotted up with many prominent commentators contributing their views. While open and frank debate is important, a lot of the discussion is lacking context.

Another business from the failed Gourmet Food Holdings stable has been secured following the sale of Pitango to Beak and Johnston.

Inghams Enterprises has sacked five workers for cruelty and installed video monitoring in live-bird handling areas at its plant in Tahmoor in Sydney's southwest.

Fonterra Brands NZ has repackaged its Anchor brand milk in new triple-layer high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic bottles that shield it from light spoilage.

Manufacturers have been urged to support the industry-backed GS1 GoScan consumer app which hit the iTunes store yesterday.

Tasmanian Dairy Products has opened a new multimillion dollar processing facility to produce milk products for export.

Coca-Cola Amatil has announced that its chief executive Terry Davis will retire in August 2014.

Cowra cannery Windsor Farm Foods has been placed into voluntary administration and its 70 plus workers dismissed without pay.

The Right Food Group has won an international award for its Organic Noodle Kitchen product at the world's largest organic trade show.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council has rejected claims by Choice and the George Institute that salt levels in children's snacks and breakfast cereals are too high.

Meat company Teys Australia has snared government grants worth more than $7 million to cut energy costs and reduce carbon emissions at three sites.

Simplot has revamped its Birds Eye potato chip range and added new products amidst a slowing of growth in the market for Australian frozen potatoes.

Poultry producer Bob Ingham will sell the 95-year-old family business Inghams to US-based private equity group TPG Capital for $850 million.

A $6 million grant scheme to encourage businesses to enter the Asian market will be up for grabs from 1 July.

Byron Bay Cookie Company has entered into voluntary administration though the business plans to try to trade its way back into financial health.

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has launched the next phase of the 8700kJ initiative, which introduces mandatory kilojoule labelling for ready-to-eat foods in supermarkets.