Brownes Dairy fined AU$100k for Australian waterway milk pollution
Western Australia's Brownes Dairy has been fined AU$100,000 (US$94,000, €70,000) over a major spill of unprocessed milk into a waterway.
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Insight
How military-owned companies have been silencing dissent in Burma
In what many say is an attempt to silence dissent against an allegedly military-orchestrated land grab, a Burmese court has been prosecuting hundreds of farmers who have been calling for the return of their property.
Pecans: America's forgotten nut?
Pecans are not top of mind for US manufacturers and ingredient players but the antioxidant-rich nuts can move way beyond the famous pie, says the head of Georgia’s Center for Pecan Innovation.
ABB opens robotics hub to drive productivity in Southeast Asia
ABB has opened a Regional Robotics Packaging Application Hub in Singapore.
India
Relatively new heat-and-eat segment to nearly treble by 2019
Although still young and relatively small, India’s heat-and-eat food industry is in the midst of tremendous growth that will see its size nearly treble by 2019, according to new research.
Fonterra slashes FGMP forecast citing 'continuing volatilty'
Fonterra has reduced its farmgate milk price (FGMP) forecast for the 2014/15 to NZ$6.00 (US$5.11, €3.80) per kg of milk solids (kgMs), citing "continuing volatility."
China and Co. driving New Zealand food and beverage exports
Consumer demand from East and Southeast Asia for high value foods and beverages is driving export growth and diversification for New Zealand’s food and beverage industry, a new government report has revealed.