Fonterra and Nestle confirmed today a proposal to expand their Dairy Partners Americas (DPA) joint venture into Chile.Fonterra subsidiary Soprole and Nestle Chile today filed an application with the local...

Melbourne’s streets were abuzz earlier this month as giant fruits delivered free Charlie’s Honest Quenchers and Smoothies to more than 3,800 workers across the CBD.Premium juice brand Charlie’s...

The UK’s Food Standards Agency has said that milk and meat from cloned cattle and their progeny is “hypothetically” safe. A meeting of the UK food watchdog’s Advisory Committee...

Spanish food group Ebro Foods has purchased Australia-based Ricegrowers, which trades as SunRice, for A$600m (US$578m).Ebro, which yesterday announced the acquisition of the rice division of fellow Spansih...

Western Australian Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman has welcomed today’s announcement that 2012 will be recognised as the Australian Year of the Farmer. Mr Redman said West Australian farmers...

The Northern Territory Government’s proposed container deposit legislation (CDL) will have a significant cost for consumers, according the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC). AFGC Chief...

Nestlé India has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC) to develop nutrition initiatives aimed at helping to manage diabetes.The collaboration...

Italy has broken EU regulations on labelling chocolate, a court in Luxembourg ruled yesterday (25 November).The European Court of Justice has ruled that consumers in Italy are being misled by local legislation...

SOS Corporacion Alimentaria is to sell its rice division to Spanish food group Ebro Foods for EUR195m (US$261m).The deal, announced yesterday (25 November), could also lead to Ebro taking a 10% stake in...

Coca-Cola Amatil, the Australian-based bottler and distributor for Coca Cola across Oceania, has announced plans to invest A$100 million in Indonesia over three years, doubling the company’s investment...