GS1 Recallnet, a new national product recall service to remove potentially harmful grocery, food, liquor and other products from the supply chain, was launched Australia-wide August 10, 2011. The new...

Nestlé has reported organic growth of 7.5 per cent, excluding exchange rates, and global profits of 15.1 per cent for the last six months, according to a half-year report released August 10 2011. The...

For the first, the National Heart Foundation has given an Australian supermarket group the Heart Tick endorsement an Australian retailer for an exclusive range of products. ALDI is launching a range of...

 Researchers from the University of Minnesota recently discovered and patented a naturally occurring lantibiotic, a peptide produced by harmless bacteria, that could be added to food to kill harmful...

Australia’s largest pizza-maker Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited today announced a A$21.4million 2011 full year net profit after tax, a 20.3% improvement on the previous year. This takes Domino’s...

Pressure from anti-palm oil campaigners on Australia’s distributors and retailers continues. The campaigns concern how palm oil should be labelled as a food ingredient. The issue is now before a Federal...

Sara Lee has entered an agreement to sell its North American refrigerated dough business to fellow US food group Ralcorp Holdings. The two companies said today (9 August) that Ralcorp would acquire ...

Rising diagnosis rates of coeliac disease, combined with an increased awareness of the perceived benefits of a gluten-free diet, are driving growth in the free-from sector in the UK. Euromonitor forecasts...

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has released its half-yearly financial results for the period ending July 1, 2011. The results show growth of CCA’s business with profits of $234.1 million, an increase of 5.5...

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has confirmed its decision y to close the SPC Ardmona (SPCA) plant in Mooroopna in a statement released today. The company will shift production of premium packaged fruit and vegetable...