With the support of iconic dairy company, Frosty Boy Australia, a new protein shake concept store has launched in Australia, with two new Nutrition Station stores opening in Sydney, and another six due to open in May 2013. The protein shake stores are the brainchild of business partners Richard Sergeant and Jake Farragher, and offer ready-to-drink protein shakes using locally-produced frozen yoghurt from Frosty Boy Australia. “Frozen yoghurt is a huge trend right now,” said Richard Sergeant,... ...Read more »

With cooler weather on the way,  Australian pie franchise, Pie Face, have introduced a new winter range. The new Classic Pie Range will include three new flavours: Classic Mince Beef, Mince Beef and Cheese, and Bacon, Egg and Cheese (also known as The Breakfast Pie). The Classic Mince Beef pie is made with Australian Angus beef and comes with a homemade gravy mixed with onion and fresh garlic. The Mince Beef and Cheese pie is also made with locally-sourced Angus beef, with added tasty cheese, onions,... ...Read more »

Author of one of Australia’s best-selling cookbooks, 4 Ingredients, Kim McCosker, has unveiled a range of Australian mandarin recipes to celebrate the start of the Australian mandarin season. The recipes, which have been released in collaboration with citrus growers’ representative body, Citrus Australia, include entrees, main meals, desserts and children’s dishes. “Aussie mandarins are a wonderful snack as well as a fantastic cooking ingredient, that will instantly add a deliciously sweet... ...Read more »

The usage of digital technologies such as mobile apps, data mining, group sharing networks and techno grocery shopping are opening the door to new food supply formats and distributorships and supply chain franchises. This article explores some recent developments. Mobile apps Mobile apps including social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram, and restaurant rating apps are being used by food consumers to make buying decisions on a daily basis. Consumers are increasingly relying on these... ...Read more »

Kraft Foods Australia has been pleased with the market take up of  its belVita Breakfast biscuits.  Launched in March 2012, research conducted in June 2012 by AC Nielsen Homescan showed market penetration of 10.9% (or more than one in ten) Australian households having tried the product. Following on from this success, Kraft Foods Australia is introducing a new flavour to extend this biscuit range, which is specially designed for breakfast, to include a new Honey & Nut with choc chips flavour. The... ...Read more »

Manufacturers of food products with high moisture content may be interested in the latest with Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s Profile Select metal detector.  The new rectangular metal detection system offers sensitive detection system capabilities for both wet and dry products on food production lines is based on Variable Frequency technology. Traditionally, only dry products can be successfully inspected at metal detectors’ maximum sensitivity setting. This is because wet or “conductive” products... ...Read more »

A challenge to the Australian icon Vegemite has been mounted, with the national supermarket launch of AussieMite—a 100% Australian owned yeast-based spread. The non-GM, gluten-free premium spread launched nationally in Coles this week, pitting itself against Vegemite, the top-selling savoury spread, which is made by American-based Kraft and found in some 9 in 10 Australian households in a market worth AU$137M. AussieMite’s success in gaining representation in the Big Two supermarkets has been... ...Read more »

Cadbury has launched a television, print and digital campaign to support new varieties of its dairy milk Mousse range – a chocolate experience designed especially for women. The two new Mousse flavours  -  Raspberry Chocolate and Double Chocolate  -  are the next two products described as coming from the mythical land of Joyville, made especially for women. The two new 15 second television commercials – one for each flavour – were developed by Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney and... ...Read more »

Two new Australian-grown apple varieties, Kanzi and Greenstar, will be available throughout Australia as of early April 2012. The Greenstar and Kanzi Marketing Group, made up of several key Australian growers in conjunction with Giston Consulting Services, are responsible for the new apple varieties. They have been collectively working towards this season’s harvest for the past five years. Both apple varieties are grown in Australia’s apple-producing regions including Batlow and Orange in NSW,... ...Read more »

Coles has announced that it will be the first Australian supermarket group to apply a sustainable seafood message to all fresh fish in stores giving customers an option of sustainability when shopping for seafood. The new Coles sustainability message will be introduced to fresh fish counters at the end of February 2012 and follows a year-long review of all Coles’ fresh fish by leading marine experts from World Wildlife Fund (WFF) – Australia. The WWF made nearly 300 assessments covering every... ...Read more »