Americans drank 3.345 billion cases of alcohol last year — yet their total beverage alcohol consumption declined. [ + ]

Pet owners are more likely to be vegetarian or vegan than members of the general population, and some have expressed interest in feeding their pets a plant-based diet. [ + ]

tna has named Jonathan Rankin as Chief Executive Officer, promoting him from his role as Chief Sales Officer. [ + ]

The AU$6.5 million state-of-the-art catering facility in Canberra will help the company create capacity for further growth in Australia. [ + ]

Carrfields Livestock will take over Fonterra's Farm Source livestock division on 1 March 2019, following a review of the co-op's assets and investments. [ + ]

The two belting technology suppliers have announced their joint operations name will be AMMEGA. [ + ]

Veolia Water Technologies will supply Kraft Heinz China with a wastewater treatment solution for its new soy sauce plant in Guangdong. [ + ]

Arbon Equipment is set to open a high-speed door manufacturing facility at Laverton North, in Melbourne's west, in January 2019. [ + ]

Servicing of SPX's heat exchangers, separators, homogenisers, pumps and valves will now be available from Victorian company FDPI. [ + ]

In 2018, search interest in 'vegan' information was at an all-time high in Australia. [ + ]

A valid and efficient cold chain is essential if chilled and frozen goods are to be delivered from online retailers. [ + ]

An app called Snap Send Solve is being used to help protect the Mornington Peninsula wine industry from biosecurity threats, namely phylloxera. [ + ]

Australian and New Zealand companies and individuals are encouraged to enter the 2019 Packaging Innovation & Design Awards. [ + ]

Woolworths has just been told it can't have 5000 people stacking shelves on Christmas morning. [ + ]

A UK bakery has been fined for exposing its staff to flour dust. [ + ]