Deregulation strategy announcement silent on Australia’s Food Safety Standards The strong focus on boosting industry competitiveness in the Australian Government’s Industry Innovation and Competitiveness...

Red Bull to pay more than US$13 million to settle false advertising lawsuit Global energy drink company Red Bull GmbH has agreed to pay more than US$13 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the US...

AFGC State of the Industry report finds industry is ‘resilient’ but still facing challenges Food and grocery suppliers’ industry representative body the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC)...

Glenn Cooper retires as Coopers Executive Well-known Adelaide businessman, Mr Glenn Cooper, has retired from his executive role at South Australian brewery Coopers Brewery. Mr Cooper, who was the Director...

The AFGC has released reports on market opportunities in Asia for food and beverage manufacturers The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) in partnership with Austrade has published a series of reports...

Magnetised wine sparkles in less time, a study has found Food and drink researchers have found a new way to produce sparkling wine using magnetised yeast – a process that they said reduced the time taken...

Australia's first paper water bottle, Do Water Australian beverage brand Do Water has launched the country’s first paper water bottle. Do Water said its packs are lightweight, collapsible and can...

Food and drink manufacturers may hold key to increasing fruit and veg intake Manufacturers of food and beverages may be the solution to low intake of fruit and vegetables, according to UK-based global...

Chamellia Iced Tea Iced tea manufacturers Somage Fine Foods have launched two Chamellia Iced Tea flavours — English Breakfast with Lemon and Mint and Lemongrass and Ginger — into the Australian...

New Zealand-based bottled water brand Nakd has launched in Australia. Sourced in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty, Nakd said its water is bottled directly from an 1,800 aquifer and that is was “one of the...