Cadbury Australia is changing its Easter packaging to achieve savings in plastic and cardboard from some chocolate eggs sold in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

More than halfway into the current dairy season in Australia, Rabobank reports there is widespread growth in milk supply across all dairying regions. [ + ]

Australia-based poultry supplier Inghams has announced plans to buy NZ-based organic chicken supplier Bostock Brothers for NZ$35.3m. [ + ]

Australian Grape & Wine CEO Lee McLean has welcomed the formation of a viticulture and wine sector working group following a meeting of the commonwealth, state and territory agriculture ministers last week. [ + ]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking additional steps to address concerns about elevated lead levels in cinnamon following a recent recall of certain cinnamon apple sauce pouches in the US. [ + ]

Australian-based 'yeast innovation as a service' provider MicroBioGen has appointed yeast biotechnology and genetics researcher Dr Heinrich Kroukamp as its Deputy Head of Research.   [ + ]

Fortifi Food Processing Solutions has acquired MHM Automation (MHM), a New Zealand-based provider of post-harvest processing, protein processing and packaging solutions. [ + ]

SMC Corporation Australia New Zealand (ANZ) will be exhibiting a custom-built demo unit on Open IIoT’s stand at APPEX 2024 to showcase the company's latest in Industry 4.0 'smarts'. [ + ]

A review of Australian SMBs by software firm Unleashed showed beverages have champagne on ice, while the food manufacturing sector remains in a tough spot. [ + ]

JBS Australia is ramping up the operational capacity at its red meat processing facility in Dinmore, Qld, to eventually double its daily processing capacity. [ + ]

Nestlé Australia has announced a $32m investment in its Smithtown factory in NSW, in order to boost production capacity of the company's Milo product here in Australia. [ + ]

The Australian Agricultural Traceability Protocol is being developed to improve the accuracy, verifiability and confidence in ESG reporting and accreditation. [ + ]

Chadwicks is set to showcase its latest sustainable lidding solutions at APPEX in Melbourne from 12–15 March. [ + ]

The Australian Parliament's Agriculture Committee has commenced an inquiry into the role of Australian agriculture in Southeast Asian markets and is calling for submissions from interested stakeholders. [ + ]

Result Group has announced the inclusion of additional associations in the Sustainability Corner at APPEX 2024. [ + ]