Ensuring that nutrition and health form a major focus for the development of national food policy will be the aim of a national food conference in November, organised the Public Health Association of Australia...

Chinese food group Bright Food has reportedly agreed to buy a 75 per cent stake in Australian-branded food manufacturer and importer Manassen Foods. A Reuters report said yesterday (14 July 2011) the stake...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it will not oppose the proposed acquisition of P&N Beverages Australia by Japanese brewery group Asahi after competition concerns...

A new private member’s Bill to be tabled this week to Australian Parliament would, if passed, require Australia’s major supermarkets to reveal what percentage of the retail price of their fresh...

Plans by McDonald’s Corporation to expand its store network in China could spell good news for Australia’s beef producers. The fast food chain plans to bring the number of its restaurants in China...

The future of Sara Lee’s Australian frozen desserts business is hanging in the balance. In its fourth quarter global report, just published, the consumer goods company states that the Australian...

 Woolworths has announced it is offering its customers a more efficient way to do their grocery shopping with a newly launched iPhone application. Customers can personalise the app to their local Woolworths...

The South Australian Fisherman’s Co-Operative Limited (SAFCOL)’s new ‘pole and line’ range of tuna has placed SAFCOL near the top amongst food groups supplying major supermarkets for a sustainable...

Kellogg’s has modernised the packaging of one of its leading cereal brands, All-Bran. To help customers recognise the brand, the company has adopted wraparound packaging that features the original All-Bran...

The Australian live cattle export industry will receive Australian Government assistance to recover from the temporary suspension of live cattle to Indonesia. Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries...