Published: Apr 09, 2013 By: Sophie Langley

Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. will invest $19.1 million in its facilities at Leongatha in Victoria, to lift the site’s Ultra High Temperature (UHT) milk manufacturing output by approximately 70 million litres a year.

Published: Apr 09, 2013

The wine industry likes to promote the claim of a health correlation for red wine consumption. Yet this view is disputed by many health experts.

Published: Apr 08, 2013

US-based Mocon and Inspection Systems have collaborated to set up a certified lab for permeation, seal strength and leak detection testing for food and pharmaceutical packaging structures in Australia.

Published: Apr 08, 2013

Qantas has removed pork from its in-flight menu on flights to and from Europe as a result of its partnership with Middle Eastern airline Emirates.

Published: Apr 07, 2013

island2island Beverage Company (i2i), an Australia-based beverage firm that involves in importing, sales, marketing and distribution of alcoholic beverages, is to distribute Broker’s London Dry Gin in Australia.

Published: Apr 07, 2013

Brown-Forman Australia announced that it has been appointed the exclusive distribution rights to Jägermeister, effective July 1, 2013.

Published: Apr 07, 2013

A new toolkit is being launched by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) to help businesses have a greater knowledge of and positive influence on decisions about sustainable packaging design.

Published: Apr 07, 2013

The consumption of soft drinks and fruit juice in Australia declined in 2012, compared to figures from 2008, according to a recent study by market research organisation Roy Morgan Research.

Published: Apr 03, 2013 By: News Editor

FORMER Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says Australia has missed an opportunity to become a major supplier of food to Asia.

Published: Apr 03, 2013 By: News Editor

WOOLWORTHS' trial to deal directly with a farmers group to secure milk supplies has upset the dairy industry, who want an end to $1 a litre.

Published: Apr 02, 2013 By: News Editor

FISH-and-chip shops should be forced to display signs revealing whether cooked fish is top-quality Australian seafood or a cheap import, says veteran Nationals senator Ron Boswell.

Published: Apr 02, 2013 By: News Editor

Alexandrina Cheese Company has recalled four feta cheeses from fruit and vegetable shops, Foodworks, IGA and other independent supermarkets in SA and NT (Alice Springs only) due to E.coli contamination. Any consumers concerned about their health should se

Published: Mar 29, 2013

Supermarket giant Woolworths this week announced plans to trial buying milk directly from dairy farmers in the Manning Valley in New South Wales.

Published: Mar 29, 2013

A representative of the National Heart Foundation of Australia told a national conference of planning professionals that agricultural land around Australian cities should be protected by city planners.

Published: Mar 29, 2013

Dairy processor Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (WCB) and Kraft Foods Australia have announced that they have entered into a long term supply agreement.

Published: Mar 29, 2013

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, has announced a drop of 32 per cent in earnings in the Australian arm of its business, although the Company saw a stronger-than-expected overall half yearly result.

Published: Mar 28, 2013

The State’s top food safety organisation is looking for a creative take on its food safety agenda at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show.

Published: Mar 27, 2013

Olam International has opened a new A$62m ($62.8m) almond hulling and processing facility in Carwarp, Victoria.

Published: Mar 26, 2013

Australian supermarkets have been responding to growing consumer activism in favour of ‘sustainable’ fish and ‘free range’ eggs.

Published: Mar 26, 2013

Australian researchers have found that caffeine-drinking long distance drivers of heavy vehicles are significantly less likely to crash than those who do not drink caffeinated substances.