Food and Beverage Processing Industry

The loss of James Boag's brewery and Hawthorn Football Club to northern Tasmania's economy could cost the region a million dollars a week, local leaders say.

The famed northern Tasmanian brewer announces it will cease production in the state by November and repay a government loan it secured to keep its Launceston brewery visitor centre open.

Endeavour Group, which owns Dan Murphy's and BWS, announces it will step away from some key vineyards and wineries in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, and close a major South Australian bottling plant.

Australia's emerging agave industry is attracting interest from distillers, farmers and scientists who believe the spiky plant could transform everything from tequila production to sustainable aviation fuel.

Australia's largest organic meat company has agreed to buy the family-owned meatworks, subject to conditions and regulatory approvals. 

A Kiwi couple in a remote port town on WA's south coast have shared an unlikely discovery, a live frog in a bag of Woolworths lettuce.

A recently restored, hand-powered mill that revolutionised cider-making has crushed its first batch of apples in more than 100 years.

In an Australian first, two South Australian wine grape growers are trialling an ancient variety from Cyprus that is reducing water consumption and reconnecting them to their Mediterranean roots.

One of Australia's biggest dairy manufacturers, Bega, is warning about soaring food inflation, as the war in the Middle East disrupts global supply chains.

Companies that use plastic packaging are facing price pressures and supply disruptions, which they warn will likely mean higher costs for consumers. The cost of food-grade resin out of Singapore, which is used in milk bottles, has increased 110 per cent since the start of the Middle East war.

The maker of one of Australia's best-known wine brands, yellow tail, says rising costs and global factors such as tariffs are behind the sharp drop in profits.

The once-abundant pale octopus has not been caught in lower Spencer Gulf for more than a year, and what happened to the species remains a mystery.

Suppliers are charging more to deliver groceries to supermarkets as fuel prices increase, putting pressure on smaller retailers.

Farmers battling cheap imported produce want a review of food labelling laws to highlight what Australian produce is included in products.

An oversupply of chicken meat has been blamed for the collapse of Tasmanian agrifood business TasFoods.

Australian dairy farmers say the plant-based drinks industry has "stolen" the word milk, and they are pointing to a recent court ruling as an opportunity to claim it back.

A tiny island off the coast of Tasmania is embracing old and new techniques to keep food on the table. 

As record numbers of Australians continue to visit Japan, Japanese brewers have come to dominate our domestic beer market.

Gunnedah butcher Bernard Etheridge has hung up the knives, marking the end of an era for the Etheridge family, which has worked in the meat industry for more than 150 years.

Cocoa substitutes are entering the chocolate market as the confectionery industry responds to volatile bean prices and supply.