Australia’s Fresh Produce Group has announced the appointment of Mano Babiolakis as CEO-elect, effective 1 June. Babiolakis previously served as CEO of CostaExchange and Chiquita Brands South Pacific. “This...

Fosters Group Ltd today announced its plans to demerge its beer and wine businesses in a move to separate the thriving beer side from the globally unstable wine market. “We are increasingly seeing the...

A Senate report on competition and pricing in the Australian dairy industry has slammed the results of a deregulated dairy industry, with dominance by the two major supermarket chains and a handful of...

The young chefs, waiters and restauranteurs shortlisted for the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence awards face a gruelling Masterchef-style road to victory. In Sydney later next month, the chefs will participate...

Western Australian farmer Sue Middleton has won the RIRDC Rural Women’s Award in recognition of her work turning piggery waste into usable energy. Middleton, who runs a diverse pork, citrus and grain-farming...

Centro Properties Group will roll out a new consumer rewards card, Freebies Rewards, across their 42 shopping centres after successful trials at Brandon Park and Bankstown. Consumers can swipe the card...

Australian café franchise The Coffee Club is expanding its presence in Thailand, with four outlets now open and a fifth in the works. The company opened its first location in Febuary 2009, and has since...

New Zealand-based dairy firm A2 Corporation is eyeing expansion in Australia and beyond following its merger with ASX-listed Freedom Nutritional Products. Previously, Freedom Nutritional had produced A2...

A device designed to stop the growth of weeds by destroying their seeds before planting will be trialled this harvest by the University of Western Australia. The device, the ‘Harrington Seed Destructor’,...

The Western Australian state Budget, announced Thursday by Premier and Treasurer Colin Barnett, has a number of provisions for food in WA, including livestock, irrigation, biosecurity and food charities. Agriculture...