Tag: food industry
Iconic liquorice manufacturer Betta Foods might stay in Australia
Four months ago we reported that Re:Capital, the international investment arm of British restructuring company Hilco Capital, announced the acquisition of confectionery manufacturer Betta Foods and the...
ACCC greenlights JBS’ $1.45bn takeover of Australian Primo Smallgoods
Affinity Equity Partners' Primo Smallgoods will be sold to JBS USA Holdings Inc for $1.45 billion after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...
SA Government announces AFM grants program to support development of new innovative food products
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister Leon Bignell has announced that expressions of interest for Round 2 of the Advanced Food Manufacturing (AFM) grants program,...
New ARC manufacturing training centre in Sydney to boost food manufacturing industry
The “ARC training centre for the Australian food processing industry in the 21st Century” (ARCFPTC) was officially opened last week at the University of...
Napthine Government helps Sun Health Foods to boost export
Victorian manufacturer Sun Health Foods will be part of the Coalition Governments trade fairs and missions, which are set to put the company “on...
Devondale Murray Goulburn opens new dairy plant in Melbourne’s west
Premier Denis Napthine and Prime Minister Tony Abbott officially opened the new state-of-the-art Murray Goulburn fresh milk factory in Laverton, Victoria that is aimed at...
Goodman Fielder accepts lesser First Pacific, Wilmar bid
Australia’s largest food producer Goodman Fielder has accepted a $1.3 billion joint takeover bid from First Pacific and Wilmar, which values the company at...
Fine Food Australia turns 30 this September
The countdown to the biggest event in the food industry has begun. Fine Food Australia, “the food capital of Australia”, will be celebrating its...
Fonterra appoints Robert Spurway as Managing Director of Global Operations
Fonterra Cooperative Group, New Zealand’s dominant dairy exporter, has appointed Robert Spurway as Managing Director of its Global Operations division.
According to the company’s press...
Anacacia strikes a deal to invest in Yumi’s quality foods
Private equity company Anacacia Capital has invested in Australian dip manufacturer Yumi’s Quality Foods in an attempt to diversify its production and repeat its...
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