Lorna Raine has been announced as the new chief financial officer of George Weston Foods, one of the largest food manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

Frozen dessert and beverage manufacturer Frosty Boy Australia has doubled its production capacity with the opening of a new factory at Yatala, north of the Gold Coast. [ + ]

Auto-Bake has been highly commended for manufacturing excellence in the Manufacturing Export Awards category of the Premier's NSW Export Award. [ + ]

Agrifood demand is set to rise by 136% in India between 2009 and 2050, according to a new ABARES report, What India wants: Analysis of India's food demand to 2050. [ + ]

As of today (26 November), all eggs produced in NSW must be stamped with a unique identifying mark so they can be traced back to the farm of origin should a food-poisoning outbreak occur. [ + ]

Eagerly awaiting the 2015 APPMA Industry Excellence Awards? Never fear - the APPMA has announced the date for the awards. The winners will be announced on 25 March at the Crown Complex Melbourne. Submissions are now open for the awards. [ + ]

Emerson Process Management has opened the first manufacturing and integration centre in Asia for its Rosemount Analytical technologies. [ + ]

Emerson Process Management has opened its first Pervasive Sensing Centre of Excellence in Singapore. [ + ]

Cardia Bioplastics has announced a proposed merger with privately held Australian company Stellar Films Group. [ + ]

Rydell Industrial (Belting) Co is celebrating 40 years of supplying and servicing the Australian food industry. [ + ]

Researchers at Washington State University have studied the impact of mechanical harvesting of cider apples. [ + ]

Ebola isn't the only potential biosecurity threat troubling Australia: the decline of our European honey bee population and a devastating wheat disease are also threats we need to watch out for, according to a new CSIRO report. [ + ]

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has issued advice for grain growers preparing to store grain on-farm from this year's harvest in the hope of cashing in on higher prices in the future. [ + ]

Smallgoods producer Primo Group is set to be acquired by Australia's largest fresh meat processor, JBS Australia, for $1.45 billion. The deal includes Primo's five processing plants across Australia and New Zealand, which employ more than 3000 staff. [ + ]

Australia's 'bush tucker' industry needs a new business model that includes commercial cultivation in order to reach its potential, according to a South Australian academic. [ + ]