Despite increased warnings, Australians are placing convenience and value for money over their health and well-being. According to lunchmeal group, SumoSalad,  its  National Lunchtime Habits Survey has revealed that 46% of Australians place convenience and value for money as the main drivers for their lunchtime decisions, with health and nutrition only driving 31% of choices. South Australians, ACT residents, Victorians and West Australians were found to “make some of the healthiest lunchtime... ...Read more »

The Australasian Sandwich Association continues its search for Australia’s best sandwich maker, with Matt Wilkinson of Pope Joan in Brunswick East, Melbourne, crowned the winner of the Southern Final of the Great Australian Sandwichship. The competition, held at the FSA Expo in Melbourne, is sponsored by George Weston Foods’ foodservice arm, and run by the Australasian Sandwich Association, a newly-formed café and sandwich industry body. Competing against four of the best sandwich makers... ...Read more »

A newly-formed industry body for the café and sandwich shop industry, the Australasian Sandwich Association, has kicked off in style with two major industry partners, GWF Foodservice (a subsidiary of George Weston Foods) and New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra. GWF Foodservice and Fonterra will assist the industry body’s efforts in liaising with government and regulatory bodies over issues affecting the café and sandwich sector. In addition, the industry alliance will formulate a calendar of specific... ...Read more »

It’s the curse of picnickers, school kids, and anyone else who packs a sandwich to eat later in the day – tomatoes that end up making the sandwich soggy.But that is set to change as the world’s first non-leaking tomatoes go on sale at Tesco stores across the UK. “The arrival of the non-leaking tomato may well be heralded by sarnie fans as the best thing to hit the sandwich world since sliced bread,” Tesco tomato buyer, Emma Pettitt, said. “As one of the most universally... ...Read more »