Alto, a subsidiary of Australian packaging company Pact Group, has designed a new bottle for Goodman Fielder’s Meadow Fresh brand for their permeate free milk range. Developed by collaborating with Goodman Fielder’s Meadow ...
Tags: Milk Bottle, Meadow Fresh
A key challenge for food companies is to create a continuous stream of new products which are “UNIQUE” in the eye of the consumer. The pressure from periodic range reviews drives an “in with the new” and “out ...
Tags: Incrementalism, New product, Food
Kellogg’s responds to CHOICE’s sugary cereals accusations and Health Star ‘failings’ Breakfast cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s has responded to the recent accusation by consumer group CHOICE, which claimed the ...
Goodman Fielder CEO departs as sale to Asian giants settles It was announced today that Scott Weitemeyer will be appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Goodman Fielder, replacing Chris Delaney. The announcement ...
Tags: ASX delisting, First Pacific, Food
Australian food marketing and distribution business Menora Foods is reportedly set to be sold to Filipino food conglomerate Monde Nissin Corporation. Menora was established in Melbourne in 1967 and is Australia’s largest ...
Tags: juice company, Agriculture
Earlier in December 2014, Australian Food News reported that food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
Food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI). Food manufacturing expansion Among the ...
Tags: Dairy Products, beverages, tobacco
Hong Kong-based investment management and holding company First Pacific and Wilmar International expect to complete the acquisition of Australian firm Goodman Fielder by 2015. Goodman Fielder owns brands as Medow Lea, Praise, White Wings, ...
Tags: Goodman Fielder, First Pacific, Agriculture
Bread and snack food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has announced it expects its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) in the 2014 financial year to be approximately 10 to 15 per cent lower than the previously expected $180 million. The ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Growing investor interest in the Australian processed food sector and divestments by large Australian food manufacturers are becoming more frequent. The recent drop in the Australian dollar and export market opportunities may be driving ...
Australasian food company Goodman Fielder is set to sell its biscuits business in Australia to Green’s Food Holdings in a A$17m deal. The unit offers various sweet and savory biscuits including, cookies, creamies and fancies, ...
Tags: Biscuit, Goodman Fielder
Australian stocks recovered from a steep intraday fall to close only marginally lower yesterday, as the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a record low. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 12.5 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 5143.7, after ...
Tags: Stocks Lift, Australian stocks
In the event of a product recall, relying on slow, inefficient and costly faxes, emails and phone calls to communicate timely and accurate information is a thing of the past. Following the recent success of GS1 Recallnet information ...
Tags: product recall, GS1 Recallnet information, food recall
Australian dairy-to-bakery group Goodman Fielder has reported a mixed first half, with a jump in net profit but lower adjusted operating profit and sales. Goodman Fielder said today (13 February) that net profit more than doubled to A$51m ...
Tags: dairy, Goodman Fielder, net profit
One of Australia’s biggest transport and logistics firms, the Wettenhalls Group, has been placed in receivership. The Wettenhalls business has operated for nearly 90 years and has annual turnover of about $120 million. It operates ...