This article has been written as a special briefing for Australian Food News readers on an important topic. The author Joe Lederman is the Managing Principal of FOODLEGAL.  He is  both a specialist lawyer and strategic consultant for food suppliers. He has expertise in food regulatory compliance and marketing law and is involved in all food sectors.   Experts from the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation are warning governments around the world... ...Read more »

Recently listed Australian fast food operator Collins Foods has announced a 1.2% drop in sales revenue for the first half of the 2011/12 financial year, up to 16 October 2011. Collins Foods, which was listed the Australian Securities Exchange in August 2011, operates 119 KFC outlets and 26 Sizzler restaurants, mostly in Queensland. Shares in the company fell by 24 per cent following the announcement, made on Wednesday 2 November 2011. The company reported an expected loss in Net Profit After Tax... ...Read more »

Queensland’s largest flour mill and only durum semolina mill, owned by Weston Milling, has recommenced production after an extensive rebuild that followed the devastating Brisbane floods in January 2011. The mill, located at Moorooka in Brisbane since 1954, is of strategic importance to Weston Milling’s supply of flour for domestic and international markets. Weston Milling produces a range of flours to make bread, cakes, biscuits, pastry, noodles. The company’s customers range from large Australian... ...Read more »

Australia may be considered the lucky country, but many households face “food insecurity” or the limited ability to access adequate amounts of nutritional-appropriate foods, according to new research by Queensland University of Technology (QUT). In a Brisbane study of more than 500 households, health researcher Rebecca Ramsey, from QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, found one in four households (25 per cent) in areas of Brisbane had insufficient access to food. “Globally... ...Read more »

The Brisbane take away and dining out market is suffering as Brisbanites stay home and cook, according to recent research by the local branch of global information and insight group TNS. Spending on take-away food and eating out over the past six months is down, with one in two Brisbane residents having spent less or put spending on hold in these areas over the past six months. While spend on take-away food and eating out is down, spend on groceries in Brisbane is up, with one in five spending more... ...Read more »