The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced it will oppose the proposed acquisition of P&N Beverages Australia Pty Ltd by Asahi Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd. Asahi owns Schweppes...

Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings has posted a 300% leap in first half net profits and insisted that its prospects for the remainder of this year are significantly better than they...

UK poultry and fish group Boparan Holdings has decided to table a takeover bid for Northern Foods, the maker of Goodfella’s pizza and Fox’s biscuits planning to merge with Ireland’s Greencore. On...

The ACCC revealed on Tuesday that it has begun monitoring press speculation regarding a possible merger between Cargill and Teys Bros. James Packer’s 51% stake in Australia’s second-largest...

The lockout of workers at the Swift meatworks in Brooklyn, Victoria, has entered its second month, after NUW members again voted to reject the company’s 2% annual pay offer. One hundred and forty...

CSR Limited announced today that it has successfully completed the sale of Sucrogen to Wilmar International for a total payment of $A1.843 billion. The underlying enterprise value of Sucrogen remains at...

US food group Sara Lee is understood to have rejected a takeover offer for its US business from Brazilian meat giant JBS, who also own Swift Australia, due to a disagreement over price. Sara Lee’s...

Nestle has announced it will soon complete the takeover of weight-loss organisation Jenny Craig. The chocolatier and multinational food company said today it would acquire, at an undisclosed price, all...

Australian salmon firm Tassal on Friday (10 December) put itself on the block and said it was ready to discuss takeover bids for the business.Tassal, which has already turned down one offer from Pacific...

Murray Goulburn has announced that it will purchase enough of the newly diluted Warnambool Cheese and Butter shares to bring it back to its original percentage stake in the company, following WCB’s...