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Survey finds Australians are ‘supermarket grazing’ culprits

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Research findings published today by market researcher Newspoll suggest that almost half of Australians are ‘supermarket grazers’, who admit helping themselves to free produce while shopping in supermarkets. In...

Euromonitor sheds light on Australia’s packaged food retailer market sector

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A market report on Australia’s packaged food sector from market research consultancy Euromonitor predicts that ongoing economic uncertainty and weak consumer confidence could provide Australia’s packaged...

Study questions health benefits of reducing sodium in diet

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New Danish research published today in the American Journal of Hypertension claims that, contrary to previous findings, reducing the amount of sodium in one’s diet may not have an overall positive impact...

Thai sugar giant has sweet tooth for Australia’s public-listed MSF Sugar

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Australia’s only ASX-listed sugar miller, MSF Sugar (formerly Maryborough Sugar Factory Limited), is the latest Australian company to be targeted by a foreign investor, with Thai sugar company Mitr Phol...

Chobani hopes to bring U.S. Greek yoghurt boom to Australia

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One of the U.S.’s leading Greek yoghurt brands, Chobani, has launched its flavoured Greek yogurt range in Woolworths’ stores this week throughout New South Wales. In August 2011, Australian Food News...

Energy drinks tackled by Canadian Government and energy drinks hit headlines elsewhere

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The Canadian Government has announced it will reform the way it regulates energy drinks in Canada. Energy drinks are non-alcoholic beverages characterised by the addition of ‘energy enhancing’...

Red Rooster to benefit from Australian biotech ‘low-fat’ and ‘less sodium’ ingredients

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Quick Service Restaurant Holdings Pty Limited (QSRH), which operates the Red Rooster chain of restaurants in Australia, has entered into a two-year agreement to develop healthier food ingredients with...

Australian parents’ activists attack Kelloggs and McDonalds in ‘Fame and Shame Awards’ but McCain is acclaimed

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Australian parents’ activist group the Parent’s Jury has slammed two major food companies, Kelloggs and McDonalds, claiming that their marketing campaigns in Australia are misleading. Both companies...

U.S. restaurant trend predictions for 2012

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U.S. foodservice research and consulting firm Technomic has published a list of trends it predicts will shape the American restaurant industry in 2012. Based on its own market research, Technomic claimed...

Chinese product recalled nationally: Concern over excessive iodine

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has announced the recall of ‘Good Luck Dried Seaweed Stripe’ following concerns over high levels of naturally occurring iodine in a batch of the product. The...