New Zealand dairy multinational Fonterra has sold its China farms for a total of $555 million after successfully developing the farms alongside local partners. [ + ]

Food Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on a genetically modified corn, which could be used to make starch, grits, meal, flour, oil and sweetener. [ + ]

The story of how a Melbourne-based team tapped into the niche vegan cheese market. [ + ]

Australian agribusiness SPC has taken a majority equity stake in the frozen ready meals and finger foods manufacturer The Kuisine Company. [ + ]

The 2000 m² facility in Malaga provides a significant boost to APS Industrial's ability to tap into the Western Australian market. [ + ]

Some 26,000 workers are needed in the Australian horticulture industry over the next six months after thousands of fruit and vegetable pickers head back overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic, a report found. [ + ]

A report on Australian lemon myrtle has unveiled the native plant's potential to drive a range of product development opportunities for food and beverage companies. [ + ]

Purina launched its recyclable plastic wet pet food packaging in September. [ + ]

The food and beverage industry is set to receive a boost as part of the Australian government's $1.5 billion Budget plan for manufacturers. [ + ]

The new feature provides an important platform to assist start-ups, students and scientists with bringing products from ideation to commercialisation. [ + ]

With 70 speakers from seven countries over four days, the virtual edition of the 2020 AIP Australasian Packaging Conference is running from 27 to 30 October. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a non-destructive way to analyse the quality of fresh spinach, bypassing the need to destroy testing samples. [ + ]

Australian-owned organisation IPD, which has a foothold in the electrical industry, has acquired sales and support specialist company Control Logic. [ + ]

A new onsite solution could help dairy farmers detect the A1 protein and the purity of their product in less than 50 minutes via DNA testing. [ + ]

A free event that will showcase emerging technology and research about the wine sector will be held online on 28 October. [ + ]