food and beverage

​Coca Cola Amatil shareholders have heard the company’s new Coke Life product has been well received though price wars are hurting profitability.

​Meat processing business Midfield Group has received approval to build a milk factory in Warrnambool, Victoria.

​Meat processor JBS Australia has reportedly cut “hundreds” of jobs at two sites, with the meat workers’ union claiming two other sites may also see cuts.

PepsiCo’s Australian snacks division, The Smith’s Snackfood Company, has given Dematic an order to build a high bay warehouse in Adelaide.

A Toowoomba construction company is seeking council approval to build an $80 million beef and milk processing facility on Queensland’s Darling Downs.

The rise in the Asian middle class presents enormous opportunities to exporters globally.

When Diageo Australia compares itself with the company’s global operations it ranks very well.

​Ninkasi Brewing Company of Oregon, USA, has brewed a stout beer using yeast that has been to outer space and back.

​David Jones has recalled its Hotel Chocolat milk-free chocolate eggs, because there is a chance they may contain milk.

​Coca-Cola Amatil is hoping the upcoming launch of a new product this month will reverse the company’s falling Australian revenues.

Kraft has agreed to a merger with Heinz, which will create the third-biggest food and beverage manufacturing company in North America.

In not much over a decade, Frosty Boy has increased exports from almost nothing to three-quarters of its business, selling into nearly 50 countries. Brent Balinski spoke to CEO Dirk Pretorius about how they’ve done it, and why he sees 15 – 20 per cent growth per year as sustainable.

Brazil’s JBS has been given approval to acquire Primo Smallgoods.

​Australian Tartaric Products grape waste-powered biomass reactor has saved the company over $2 million in power bills so far, according to the company.

​Betta Maid’s bakery at Unanderra was temporarily shut yesterday, with the company applying for and passing a re-inspection related to salmonella.

​An agreement has been reached between Darrell Lea’s owners and the union representing former workers over redundancy entitlements.

​Blocks of Cadbury family-sized blocks of chocolate will be reduced by one row, with high manufacturing costs blamed.

IBISWorld has released the latest version of its beer manufacturing industry research figures.

​Workers at the International Flavors and Fragrances factory in Dandenong are in the second day of a sit-in.

​Confectionery business Betta Foods is in voluntary administration, only three months after it was acquired by Re:Capital.