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Mead Johnson to Buy Bega Cheese's Spray Drying and Finishing Capabilities in Australia

Mar 1, 2017

US-based infant formula manufacturer Mead Johnson has agreed to acquire spray drying and finishing capabilities from Australian food group Bega Cheese for A$200m. The deal includes one of Bega Cheese's spray dryers at Tatura and an infant ...

Tags: Cheese, infant formula

Arnott's Slices Into War with Unilever's Mint Slice Ice Cream

Jul 28, 2016

Biscuit producer Arnott's has lodged Federal Court action against ice cream manufacturer Streets, owned by Unilever, in an attempt to block the sale of its mint slice ice cream. The two companies had previously engaged in deals to ...

Tags: Biscuit, Ice Cream

Bindaree Beef Takes Home Four Medals From Australian Food Awards

Jul 28, 2016

The ASX-listed Bindaree Beef Group has won four medals at the 2016 Australian Food Awards held in Melbourne this week. From a field of over 25 entries, Bindaree’s Cape Byron Angus Beef won the gold medal for the Branded Beef ...

Tags: Bindaree Beef, Beef

Lenard's Chicken Kicks off Expansion Plans

Jul 18, 2016

Lenard’s Chicken has kicked off its expansion plans, opening eight new redesigned stores across Australia. The stores are the first in a plan to open a further 10 by the end of the 2016 calendar year. Lenard’s says it is ...

Tags: Lenard's Chicken, Expansion Plans

McDonald's Turnaround Plan Starting to Pay off

Jul 18, 2016

McDonald’s global turnaround is coming to fruition. The global re-vitalisation is being driven by the new management headquartered in Chicago. There are numerous lessons that can be learnt on how big companies can successfully ...

Tags: McDonald, food

Pepsi US to Bring Back Aspartame as Sweetener

Jul 18, 2016

Pepsi in the US has decided to re-introduce aspartame sweetened soft drink after axing it a year ago. In August 2015, Pepsi Co US decided to remove the artificial sweetener from its diet Pepsi beverages after it said consumers wanted the ...

Tags: Pepsi, soft drink

The Latest US Food Trends Report by JWT Intelligence Show Move Towards Meat-Based Products

Jul 18, 2016

A J.Walter Thompson Intelligence (JWTI) report on the Summer Fancy Food Show, North America’s largest speciality food and beverage event held annually in New York, shows a mix of new and retro in the latest in food trends. Protein ...

Tags: Meat-Based Products, beverage

Clean Seas Tuna Significantly Increases Its Sales

Jul 18, 2016

ASX-listed Clean Seas Tuna has increased its sales for the 2016 financial year by 83 per cent when compared to the2015 financial year. Clean Seas Tuna, Australia’s only commercial producer of kingfish, said its sales volumes ...

Tags: Clean Seas Tuna, Kingfish

What Will Brexit Mean for Australian Food and Beverage Producers?

Jul 5, 2016

Despite indications the poll would be close, the London financial community has been dumbfounded by the decision of a majority of British voters to leave the European Union (EU). However, advocates of the 'Remain Case' were not ...

Tags: Food Producers, Beverage, Brexit

ACCC Takes Heinz to Court Over Nutritional Claims

Jun 23, 2016

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated legal proceedings against Heinz over nutritional claims made on its Little Kids Shredz infant food range. Little Shredz have been sold in major Australian ...

Tags: young children, Shreadz products

A2 Milk Company Suing Lion Over “Naturally Contains A2 Protein” Claim

Jun 23, 2016

The A2 Milk Company is suing beverage company, Lion, for using the statement, “naturally contains A2 protein”. The A2 Milk Company markets its milk and dairy products based on the fact it only contains the A2 milk protein, ...

Tags: A2 Milk Company, protein

Survey: Australian Food and Fmcg Companies Are Investing in NPD

Jun 21, 2016

A new joint survey from UBS and the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has found Australian supermarket suppliers are investing in new product development as a top priority. In releasing the results of the latest ‘UBS-AFGC ...

Tags: grocery sector, export opportunities, offshore wind farm

China Delays Restrictions on Foreign Online Food

Jun 21, 2016

China has announced it is delaying the introduction of regulations which would apply to cross-border e-commerce purchases of Australian food products. e-commerce product distribution compliance The new laws are to be delayed until May ...

Tags: cross-border e-commerce, distribution

Aussies Continue to Drink Beer During Winter, Roy Morgan Research

Jun 21, 2016

Cold beer usually goes hand-and-hand with summer but at least 38.1 per cent of Australians continue to drink beer every month no matter the weather, says new data from Roy Morgan Research. Three-quarters of these beer drinkers are men, ...

Tags: beer, drinking habits

Jun 21, 2016

New data from IBISWorld shows the Australian egg farming industry is expected to generate AUD $759.6 million in revenue in 2015-16. According to IBISWorld, in the five years leading up to 2015-16, Australia’s free range egg ...

Tags: egg, farming industry, cage egg