Australian wine industry targeted by China in diplomatic spat, slapped with tariffs of up to 200%
CHINA – A cloud of anxiety has covered the skies of Australia’s wine industry after…
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Packaging manufacturer Alpla Group set to build high-density polyethylene recycling plant
MEXICO – Alpla Group, a packaging manufacturer, has announced that it is building a plant…
Coca-Cola Amatil invests in digital asset platform Centrapay
AUSTRALIA – Coca-Cola Amatil’s corporate venturing platform, Amatil X, has completed a minority investment in…
China Mengniu Dairy Company drops interest in acquiring Lion’s Dairy & Drinks
AUSTRALIA – The proposed sale of Lion’s Dairy & Drinks business to China Mengniu Dairy Company has…
Diplomatic tension set to bar China-Australia dairy purchase deal
AUSTRALIA – The government of Australia is on the verge of blocking China Mengniu Dairy’s…
Australian government commits US$2.8m for creation of new body to drive food waste reduction
AUSTRALIA – The Australian government has committed AUD 4 million (US$2.8 million) in seed funding to…
Asahi Beverage merges its two alcohol businesses Asahi Premium and Carlton & United Breweries
AUSTRALIA – Asahi Beverages, a leading beverage company in Australia and New Zealand, has announced that…
Nestle upgrades Australia based pet food manufacturing factory with US$65.5m
AUSTRALIA – Nestle S.A. has announced that its subsidiary Nestle Australia Ltd. Is set to invest…
CBH Group enters into an agreement with Wide Open Agriculture for distribution of carbon neutral grain
AUSTRALIA – The CBH Group has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the…
Amber Beverage Group acquires full ownership of Australian spirits distribution business
AUSTRALIA – Luxembourg-based spirits producer and distributor, Amber Beverage Group (ABG) has announced its acquisition…
ABInBev closes US$11bn sale of Carlton & United Breweries to Asahi Group
BELGIUM – Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has completed its previously announced sale of its Australian…
Barry Callebaut to acquire Australian chocolate manufacturer GKC Foods
SWITZERLAND – Barry Callebaut has signed an agreement to acquire GKC Foods, an a privately-owned…
Ethiopia purchases 500,000 MT of wheat from Australia, Russia worth US$150m
ETHIOPIA – The Ethiopian government has entered into a state to state level agreement with…
Costa Group appoints Wayne Johnston as new Chief Financial Officer
AUSTRALIA – Costa Group Holdings, Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and…
tna reaffirms aftermarket commitment with new appointment
AUSTRALIA – Food processing and packaging solutions provider, tna, has appointed Raj Singh as the…
Asahi Group’s acquisition of AB InBev’s Carlton & United Breweries gets approval
AUSTRALIA – The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has cleared the sale of acquisition…
Neogen acquires food safety assets of Australia-based Cell BioSciences
USA – Neogen Corporation, an America food safety test kits supplier has acquired the food…
Nestlé teams up with iQ Renew on soft plastic recycling pilot in Australia
AUSTRALIA – Nestlé has announced a partnership with Australian recycler, iQ Renew in a trial…
Australia’s competition regulator approves Mengniu’s acquisition of Lion Drinks & Dairy
AUSTRALIA – The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved Mengniu Dairy’s bid to…
Bubs Australia signs new supply agreement for its infant formula
AUSTRALIA – Bubs Australia has entered a new supply agreement with Woolworths, Australia’s leading supermarket…
Australian food company Soulfresh clinches US$34m investment to accelerate growth
AUSTRALIA – Victoria-headquartered health and wellness food brand, Soulfresh has secured a £26m (US$34.28m) investment…
Robert Spurway to take over as GrainCorp’s CEO post demerger of Malt business
AUSTARLIA – Grain and commodities storage company, GrainCorp has appointed Robert Spurway to take up…
Olam sells permanent water rights in Australia to PSP Investments for US$332m
AUSTRALIA – Olam Orchards Australia (OOA) has entered into an agreement with Public Sector Pension…
PepsiCo Australia switches to canola oil to reduce saturated fats content in Snacks
AUSTRALIA – PepsiCo has announced that it has changed the cooking oil for majority of…