WCB to acquire Lion’s cheese business Victorian-based dairy business Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the everyday cheese business of Japanese-owned...

Bega Cheese result “very positive”, despite reporting profit drop Australian dairy manufacturer Bega Cheese has announced an 8 per cent increase in revenue to $552.5 million for the first half of the...

Food Ministers take further action to prevent raw milk consumption The Ministers who met last Friday at the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation have said they are “extremely...

Raw milk controversy continues even after bath milk recall The debate around raw milk continues after dairy company Mountain View Farm recalled its Organic Bath Milk product. The recall came after the...

Warrnambool Cheese and Butter announces leadership changes following Saputo takeover Australian-based dairy company Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (WCB) has announced that...

Productivity Commission calls for sellers of dairy products to share in on-farm investment Australia’s federal government Productivity Commission has found that on-farm investment was “crucial” to...

Consuming high-fat dairy products may lower risk of type 2 diabetes, study People with the highest consumption of high-fat dairy products (8 or more portions per day) had a 23 per cent lower risk of developing...

Murray Goulburn reports record revenue for 2014 financial year Australia’s largest dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited (Murray Goulburn), has announced record sales revenue of...

Bega Cheese makes record profits Australian dairy manufacturer Bega Cheese has reported record profit, and revenue of $1,069.4 million for the year ended 30 June 2014, up 6.5 per cent on the previous year. Bega...

Lion to focus on dairy business and “health and wellness” credentials Food and beverage manufacturer Lion has announced it will separate its dairy and juice businesses and devote more resources to...