Food & Beverage Processing Feature Articles

The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) remained in contractionary territory in June, down slightly by 0.3 points to 48.9 ...

The AMWU has pressed federal MPs to ride the wave of public goodwill shown in the SPC saga to reform misleading food labelling laws so "Made in Australia" has real meaning.

The most detailed financial health check of Australia's $111 billion food and grocery sector has found suppliers being squeezed between high manufacturing costs and dominant retailers. ...

Australian vegetables have gone under the global spotlight with over 40 international produce buyers convening at the 2014 AUSVEG National Convention, Trade Show and Awards for ...

The AMWU marked national TAFE Day this week by taking the fight for our apprentices' rights to quality training to the heart of the problem – Canberra.

A new study has found jobs in which people have a formal agreement to work from home are generally seen as 'good jobs' by employees in Australia, but the picture is less clear for ...

Independent Senator for South Australia, Nick Xenophon, has officially launched the AUSVEG SA Office, which has been established by the National Peak Industry Body AUSVEG to represent ...

As the End of Financial Year approaches, The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is encouraging businesses to review their existing systems and processes to prepare for a successful ...

Manufacturing made slight progress but remained in negative territory in May, according to the latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian ...

Despite cutbacks in consumer expenditure and problems in some countries with regard to health claims legislation, it appears that interest in healthy options is continuing unabated. ...

The not-for-profit organisation that administers Australia's only country-of-origin certification trade mark, the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo, will launch a new initiative ...

Tackling key production issues affecting Queensland potato producers will be the focus of a special potato research and development (R&D) workshop to be held in the Lockyer Valley ...

With just four weeks to go until the 2014 Vinnies CEO Sleepout, over 900 business leaders have already registered nationally, raising close to $900,000 so far.

In its first budget, the federal government has attempted to reduce its deficit. IBISWorld forecasts the potential effects of the new federal budget on key Australian industries.

Glenn Cooper AM, Executive Chairman of South Australian icon Coopers Brewery Ltd, has been announced as the new Chairman of Australian Made Campaign.

It's not a problem unique to Australia's farm sector, but supermarkets wielding their market power to the detriment of suppliers is amplified by the overwhelming dominance of our ...

There was a time in Australia's history when the Australian economy rode 'on the sheep's back', now in 2014 the agriculture sector needs the favour returned, but does Canberra have ...

A joint research project involving Charles Sturt University (CSU) has examined how Australian farming industries are responding to demands for more sustainable production.

Small to medium businesses and construction firms are set to benefit from Treasurer Joe Hockey's first budget, delivered on Tuesday (13 May).

The Liberal Democratic Party has released its own federal budget in an attempt to demonstrate that a return to surplus can be achieved in the next 12 months without harming the ...