ALDI has appointed BADGE and Georgiou Group Pty Ltd for the construction of its SA and WA Distribution Centres.
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Marketing campaign flips consumers perceptions of potatoes
An effective marketing campaign in Western Australia has successfully turned declining potato sales into a profitable market.
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Smallgoods warehouse fire causes $1m in damage
A fire at Westphalia Gourmet Fine Foods in Western Australia’s Bentley has caused $1 million in damage.
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Citrus producers enjoying 30 percent price boost
Citrus producers in Western Australia are experiencing a price boost due to a strong overseas demand.
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Rinehart enters joint venture to buy into WA cattle stations
Gina Rinehart has purchased up to a 50 percent stake in the Liveringa and Nerrima cattle stations in WA.
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Chinese noodles to trade on WA’s reputation for clean food
WA’s reputation for clean and green food has caught the attention of a Chinese company, who wants to build a flour mill near Perth to make noodles for children.
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Illegal workers found at WA chicken factory
Mt Barker Free Range Chicken in WA has been raided for allegedly using illegal workers, with one child and 14 other suspected workers removed from the facility.
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Illegal livestock operator fined $6,000
The operator of an illegal livestock slaughterhouse in Oakford, in Western Australia has been fined and charged under the Health Food Act.
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Forrest buys Harvey Beef for $40m
Harvey Beef has been sold to mining billionaire Andrew Forrest in a deal believed to be worth $40m.
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Woolworths dumps Lion for Fonterra and Brownes
Major dairy company Lion has lost $300 million worth of contracts in two states, with Woolworths opting to go with different suppliers for its Select milk.
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Business has never been better: Mrs Mac’s Pies
Business is booming at Mrs Mac’s Pies which is currently trialling a new robotic production line, and is also hopeful of entering the Russian market, with a shipment of pies currently on its way to Moscow.
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Progress for WA’s first abalone farm
Despite concerns it could threaten wild abalone stocks, Western Australia’s first commercial abalone farm looks set to go-ahead, thanks to environment minister, Albert Jacob.
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$12m robot dairy for “Gen-Y cows”
Northcliffe-based dairy, Bannister Downs, is working on a $12 million automatic milking operation that is expected to be the most modern robot dairy in Australia.
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WA’s canola case shows GM crops are still being demonised
The risks of GM crops have been talked about for 25 years and not a single shred of reliable evidence of significant harm to environment or human health has been found.
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Biosecurity job cuts puts our clean food reputation at risk: WA farmers
Australia's reputation as a clean, green food producer is under threat with the Federal Department of Agriculture announcing it's to cut 220 jobs, with biosecurity staff the first in line.
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Aldi continues aggressive rollout, launching into SA and WA
With an estimated five percent market share, Aldi is in the midst of an aggressive rollout of store openings, including the new markets of South Australia and Western Australia.
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Brownes launches new Save WA Dairy campaign [video]
The people of Perth are the guest stars of a new campaign aimed at promoting Western Australia's dairy industry.
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WA dairy struggles raise questions over industry’s future
The collapse of two West Australian dairies, now in the hands of receivers, has raised questions over the viability of Australia's dairy industry.
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State vs federal in WA grape gripe
A proposal to allow Californian grapes into Western Australia is seeing the state’s Department of Agriculture take on its federal counterpart in an effort to maintain its pest-free reputation.
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Brownes dairy praised for water savings
Dairy company, Brownes, has been praised for making some serious water savings, thanks to fairly basic operational changes at its Brunswick Junction site in Western Australia.
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