Australia-based dairy company Murray Goulburn (MG) is partnering with Indonesian health and infant nutrition company Kalbe Nutritionals and US-based Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), to set up $300m infant formula processing facility at Koroit ...
Tags: MG, Kalbe Nutritionals, MJN, Nutrion infant powders
A South Australian collector has donated a sizeable array of Australian packaging to the industry to preserve for posterity, and the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is co-ordinating the collation of this important archive. The ...
Early bird pricing is still available for FoodLegal’s “The Future is Here” April Symposium. To be hosted in Melbourne, the half-day morning event will include eight expert speakers and will cover the following topics: ...
Tags: FoodLegal, Early bird pricing, Education
A higher proportion of Australians living in rural and regional parts of the country are more likely to purchase cheese than consumers living in the bigger Australian cities says a new report from Roy Morgan Research. In the 12 months to ...
Tags: Cheese, Cheese-buying habits
Genuine Parts Company has announced that is has completed one automotive acquisition and two industrial acquisitions, effective March 1, 2016. GPC Asia Pacific, the Company's wholly-owned automotive distribution company based in ...
Tags: automotive, Motion Industries
Melbourne antipasto manufacturer Pronto e Fresco entered into voluntary administration last Wednesday after more than 15 years in business. It is unclear at this stage why the business went into administration. The company is one of ...
A 23-year-old Chinese national has been arrested and charged in relation to the alleged importation of approximately 44 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine hidden in gel push-up bra inserts. On 25 February 2016, Australian Border Force ...
Nestlé's Kit Kat has launched a number of "limited edition" Kit-Kat's in Australia plus a gold leaf option selling for the hefty price of $88. The new Kit Kats coincide with the celebration of the approaching Chinese New Year. The ...
Tags: Kit Kat, Retail Outlet
Design and packaging firm Graphic Packaging International has agreed to acquire 100% of Australian folding carton supplier Colorpak. Under the agreed terms, Graphic Packaging would pay $0.68 per share inclusive of a fully franked dividend ...
Tags: Graphic Packaging, Folding Carton
A Melbourne dairy processor is embedding laser coding into infant formula tins heading to China to reduce the risk of contamination. The tins from Camperdown Dairy International (CDI) will each have a unique identifier showing details of ...
Tags: Camperdown Dairy International, Laser coding, Packaging
Australian ASX-listed fast food chain Domino’s Pizza has announced it is acquiring Germany’s largest pizza chain Joey’s Pizza. Following the October purchase of Western French chain Pizza Sprint, increasing the presence ...
Tags: Domino's Pizza, Joey's Pizza, Food
US instruments and services provider Mocon, which has a laboratory based in Melbourne, has released technology for measuring oxygen transmission rates (OTR). The OX-TRAN Model 2/22 L is designed for those who want to push the shelf life ...
Tags: Mocon, OX-TRAN Model 2/22 L, packages
Creative agency M&C Saatchi has joined with textile group Australian Weaving to launch an absorbent cotton towel packaged in an unexpected format - a 2L soft drink bottle. The message in this bottle is that the Australian Weaving towel is ...
ASX-listed Collins Foods, which owns KFC and Sizzler restaurants in Australia, has reported profit growth for the six months ending the 18 October 2015. Total revenue was reported as AUD$269.7 million, a 5.1 per cent increase on the same ...
Tags: Collins Foods, KFC
Dun & Bradstreet’s latest Business Expectations Survey indicates a fairly subdued outlook for the first quarter of 2016, as results continue to fall short of expectations. As the new year approaches, businesses are reporting lowered ...