TORONTO — In the latest incident of foodservice operators showing aggression to ungrateful customers, a chef has reportedly stabbed a patron with a skewer in Australia following a complaint about the service, according to an Aussie police statement.

BALLARAT, Aus. — McCain Foods Australia has signed an agreement to purchase the Kitchens of Sara Lee (KOSL) frozen bakery business from Hillshire Brands.

“Sara Lee will be a great addition to our family of frozen foods, offering our customers an expanded range of products across desserts, meals and snack occasions. Sara Lee is a recognized and trusted brand that is highly complementary to our business." said Steve Yung, managing director of McCain Australia/New Zealand.

CANBERRA, Australia — Restaurant owners will soon be able to genetically identify the fish of the day with DNA barcoding.

In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration officially approved genetic identification using the Barcode of Life Database, which now includes nearly 167,000 species.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Scotch enthusiasts will be clamoring, albeit in vain, to get a taste of whisky that has spent the last century or so buried in the ice under the Antarctic outpost of early explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

According to an article in the Toronto Star, the case of antique liquor, uncovered in 2006, was only opened this week, to reveal 11 bottles of Mackinlay’s Scotch whisky, which one supposes was meant to help Shackleton keep warm during the long Antarctic nights.