One of NSW’s largest wholesale coffee roasters, Schibello Caffe has completed its dual acquisition to acquire the business and intellectual property assets of Cleanskin Coffee Co & Artecaffe Coffee Roasters.
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Food and grocery manufacturing booming in western Sydney
The food and grocery sector in western Sydney is “booming” according to research released today.
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Freedom Foods to acquire Ringwood Mill for $5.9 mill
Freedom Foods has added Ringwood Mill to its list of acquisitions announced in the past couple of months.
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Manufacturing error sees David Jones chocolate eggs recalled
David Jones has recalled its Hotel Chocolat milk-free chocolate eggs, because there is a chance they may contain milk.
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Former Darrell Lea workers to finally receive redundancy pay
An agreement has been reached between Darrell Lea’s owners and the union representing former workers.
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New levy to help fight oyster mortality syndrome
The ACCC will allow Australian Seafood Industries to collect a levy, in conjunction with hatcheries, on the purchase of Pacific oyster spat.
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Simplot at loggerheads with unions as protests continue
The future of Simplot’s Devonport plant again seems uncertain, with staff planning industrial action for later this week.
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Farmers look to a second Cootamundra abattoir
With the Manildra Meat Company heading towards export, NSW farmers are looking into a second Cootamundra abattoir for the domestic market.
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Wheat production plant to be built in Tamworth
OGL Resources Limited has signed strategic agreements with Henan Lotus Flower Gourmet Power Co and Gezhouba Xinjiang Co.
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Disease resistant oyster gives hope to producers
Producers in the Hawkesbury are fighting to overcome an outbreak of Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome.
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Another manufacturer in administration: The Week in Focus [video]
Get the latest news with Food mag's Week in Focus news round-ups.
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Edlyn Foods acquires Majestic Foods [video]
Dessert, beverage and bakery preparations manufacturer, Edlyn Foods has acquired Majestic Food Products.
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Food and beverage brands recognised at NSW Telstra Business Awards
Chai latte pre-mix manufacturer, Bondi Chai, and brewing company, Stone & Wood, have been recognised in this year’s Telstra NSW Business Awards.
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Abattoir workers sacked over mistreatment of pigs
Rivalea, Australia’s largest pork producer has dismissed two of its workers following evidence of the mistreatment of pigs at the company’s abattoir in Corowa.
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Primo abattoir embroiled in $41k staff underpayment case
The Fair Work Ombudsman is alleging that 10 employees at a regional NSW abattoir have been underpaid more than $41,000.
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Bluetongue Brewery to close
Sixty-four employees at the Warnervale Bluetongue Brewery site have been told the site will be closed down by the end of the year.
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New $3.5m research centre to focus on grain growth
A new $3.5 million research centre, the Australian Research Council Centre for Functional Grains, aims to make the country’s grain industry a high value export market.
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New $70m facility to make Riverina the “hazelnut captal of Australia”
Agri Australis, a subsidiary of the Ferrero Group, has announced the establishment of a $70 million hazelnut production facility in the Riverina, providing up to 50 permanent and 50 seasonal jobs.
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Wally’s Piggery to face court over animal cruelty claims
The owner of Wally's Piggery, based north-west of Canberra at Murrumbateman, has been served with 53 court notices relating to horrific acts of animal cruelty.
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NSW to introduce Australia’s toughest CSG controls
In what is being described as the "toughest coal seam gas controls in Australia", the NSW government is pushing to protect another one million hectares of agricultural land from mining activities.
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