Saputo has increased its offer to acquire all the shares of Warrnambool Cheese & Butter (WCB) to $8.00 cash per share. The WCB board has once again unanimously recommended that WCB shareholders accept the offer. [ + ]

Sunrise Meats has been fined $41,250 for a number of food and hygiene breaches. The company was convicted and sentenced for various breaches of the Food Act 2003 and ordered to pay professional costs of $10,000. [ + ]

The Australian seafood industry's highest achievers have been recognised at the 7th National Seafood Industry Awards. The awards also launched the biennial Seafood Directions Conference. [ + ]

Puratos has opened a Sourdough Library at the Puratos Center for Bread Flavour in Belgium. The library contains a world-first collection of authentic sourdoughs from around the world. [ + ]

A two-month consultation period on the wine industry has closed. Individuals and wine organisations were asked to submit feedback on 33 recommended actions aimed at restoring the wine industry’s profitability. [ + ]

The Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency's 'Food and beverage workforce study' has found that our agrifood industry is in transition and needs to attract skilled workers to grow new export markets in the Asian region. [ + ]

Simplot will downsize operations at its Bathurst vegetable processing plant, cutting around 110 jobs in the process. The plant will produce only frozen and tinned corn and Chiko Rolls. [ + ]

Vegetable prices have dropped more than 10% from last year's price, the Consumer Price Index from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown. [ + ]

Chocolate is set to be the next big thing in China, according to Canadean. The market research firm says that, although sugar confectionery remains the largest category in the Chinese market, chocolate is set to be the fastest growing. [ + ]

The release of the South Australian Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan has been welcomed by the ALC. The plan aims to achieve a greater level of integration between the public and private sectors in the provision of port and freight networks. [ + ]

BASF has been presented with the 2013 Product Line Strategy Leadership award from Frost & Sullivan, based on a recent analysis of the European resins for protective coatings market. [ + ]

A paper produced by Washington State University will help advertisers to more effectively target the fast-growing organic food market, the authors say. [ + ]

Tesco, the first major UK retailer to publish its own total food waste figures, claims that 68% of bagged salad is wasted and 35% of this waste occurs in the home. [ + ]

NSW's best exporters were recognised on 16 October at the 2013 Premier's NSW Export Awards. The awards showcased a range of innovative companies across all export sectors, including those with links to the food industry. [ + ]

A 'traffic light' food labelling system appears to be working at a US hospital, with customers who noticed the labelling - and are influenced by nutrition information - opting for healthier options more often. [ + ]