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Double-digit coffee price hikes loom after Arabica bean prices double
Coffee roasters such as Lavazza, Illy, Nestle and Douwe Egberts maker JDE Peet's are in talks with retailers about passing on costs from a near doubling of Arabica coffee prices over the past year, according t...
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Podcast: Lamb Weston’s GM Simone Anderson on trust, failure and diversity
More flexible working environments that allow staff to balance family and work commitments have helped make the food ind...

Building experience and safety into food is key to standing out
“At the heart of what we do, we're trying to build brands that bring trusted moments to life for our shoppers."

Scapegrace opens New Zealand’s largest distillery
The 3000sqm plant has a head office, bottling facility, warehouse, barrel hall, and a newly completed distillery.

Coca-Cola invests $100 million in Queensland canning facility
The $22.2 million can line expansion will produce up to 2000 cans per minute

Cocoa price crunch threatening chocolatiers globally
Manufacturers may have to resort to shrinkflation and 'skimpflation' – using less cocoa and more fillers.

FMCG companies are thriving on cross-border expansion
Overseas revenue of FMCG companies are growing nearly 50 per cent faster than their domestic revenue, a report shows.

King Island Dairy to be closed down after no buyer found
SDA has invested over $40 million in all of its Tasmanian operations during the past five years.

Coca-Cola invests $105.5 million in Australian beverage plant
The development will be capable of producing up to 17.8 million cases of beverages annually.

Edenvale opens $5 million de-alcoholisation plant
The de-alcoholisation system was put into operation in June.

NZ can manufacturer Recorp appoints Bruce Parton as CEO
Parton most recently served as CEO of House of Travel.

Otis returns alt-milk making to New Zealand
Free Flow announced the opening of the first NZ oat milk manufacturing facility in East Auckland last year.

Mondelēz opens regional snacks research lab in Singapore
Te new facility reaffirms its commitment to innovation in Australia and New Zealand.

Priestley’s Gourmet Delights opens AI-powered facility in Brisbane
Located in Brisbane's Acacia Ridge, the site uses mobile autonomous robots to streamline operations

Suntory Oceania achieves green milestone at new multi-beverage facility
From V Energy to green energy, Suntory Oceania is installing 7000 solar panels to power its new multi-beverage facility ...

Suntory Oceania boosts sustainability with solar panels at Ipswich
The company said the new facility will be critical in delivering innovation and full end-to-end control of its portfolio...