The organisation behind Australia’s most recognised organic logo has changed its name. Biological Farmers of Australia, owner of the Australian Certified Organic ‘bud’ mark, is now known as Australian Organic. [ + ]

The AFGC has extended congratulations to Kraft and the Victorian Government on the official opening of Stage One of the Kraft Foods Asia Pacific Centre of Excellence. [ + ]

Golden State Foods has acquired majority ownership of the Groenz Group, a manufacturer of sauces, dressings, condiments and powders for the quick service restaurant and food service industries. [ + ]

Grundfos Pumps (Australia) and Grundfos Pumps NZ will be supporting and selling the DAB brand in Australia and New Zealand from January 2013. [ + ]

CCL Industries has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Office & Consumer Products and Designed & Engineered Solutions businesses of Avery Dennison on a debt-free basis for $500 million. [ + ]

The Minister for Home Affairs Jason Clare has introduced legislation to establish the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission, which will commence operation on 1 July 2013. [ + ]

A New South Wales abattoir has been added to the NSW Food Authority’s Name and Shame register after being convicted of large-scale lamb substitution. [ + ]

HeatGenie has expanded its joint development agreement with packaging products supplier Crown Holdings for beverage and shippable soup packaging as part of its plans to expand its HeatGenie self-heating technology to the market. [ + ]

Bulk handling specialist Matcon is celebrating after being awarded two PPMA Group Industry Awards at the Processing & Packaging Machinery Association Show in Birmingham recently. [ + ]

Millions of people in developing countries may benefit from a breakthrough in chickpea farming thanks to an international project involving a researcher from The University of Western Australia. [ + ]

Husky Injection Moulding Systems has kicked off its Husky World Tour 2013, a series of customer events that will take place throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. [ + ]

The popularity of breakfast drinks has gradually increased in recent years, with the percentage of Australians purchasing them in an average four-week period growing from 4.1% to 7.7% since 2008. [ + ]

The Standard for Nutrition, Health and Related Claims became law on 18 January 2013. The Standard creates stricter controls about on-pack nutrition content claims and health claims and restricts the use of health claims to just those foods and beverages which meet specific levels of both positive and less desirable nutrients, measured in the nutrient profiling scoring criterion. [ + ]

The latest AFGC CHEP Retail Index indicates that retail growth will remain steady as we head into 2013. [ + ]

Natureworks will open its first Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Bangkok and expand its team of senior commercial, managerial and technical personnel. [ + ]