Australian Pork Ltd’s annual Australian Ham Week, 3-10 July, kicks off again with the winners of the nationwide quest to name the country’s very best Australian ham. APL, the national representative body for pork producers, said the week was an opportunity to celebrate Australia’s excellent home-made ham, and for consumers to take advantage of its Australian PorkMark trademarked label to identify wholly Australian pork products. “Our research shows that 95 per cent of consumers want... ...Read more »

The latest offering in the organic yoghurt market, five:am, has launched with six new flavours and boasting a wholly natural manufacturing process, free of gluten, gelatin, preservatives, starches, artificial colours, flavours, stabilisers or sweeteners. Creator, surfer and long time yogi David Prior, said he was inspired to create a product that allowed him to have a clear ecological conscience during one of his early morning moments of clarity. “It’s just as much about what’s not in our food... ...Read more »

Agro Farma, the US company behind popular new yoghurt brand Chobani, has acquired Australia’s Bead Foods, maker of Gippsland Dairy and Rowena choc-tops. The deal, announced yesterday for an undisclosd sum, is a “major milestone” for Agro Farma, CEO and founder Hamdi Ulukaya said. “This acquisition marks a major milestone for Agro Farma as we expand our global reach into key international markets. And we couldn’t have picked a better partner to start with,” Ulukaya... ...Read more »

This year’s Annual Food and Grocery Executive Program, run by the Institute of Food and Grocery Management, will be held from the 18th through 23rd of September at the Mt Eliza Centre for Executive Education in Victoria. This program is for present and next generation leaders in the Australian and New Zealand fresh food, grocery, beverage and FMCG industry.  The course provides a unique opportunity for managers and entrepreneurs across all industry segments to network and address current issues... ...Read more »