The UK Government has sent a strong warning to alcohol companies via a proposal to implement extensive legislation changes if the industry doesn’t adhere to its’ own voluntary standards. Mandatory...

A proposal to prevent new fast food establishments from opening in the south of Los Angeles is one step closer to becoming reality. The area is one of the poorest in LA and the high number of fast food...

The NSW Government’s Name and Shame Website has been embraced by the public with more than 25,000 hits since the website was set up on July 1, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald reported yesterday. The...

Allan Bremner has been named the 2008 winner of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Keith Farrer Award of Merit. The Keith Farrer Award of Merit is the AIFST’s most prestigious...

The five year association between Schweppes and Red Bull GmbH is about to come to an end. In July 2003 Red Bull Australia and Schweppes formed a distribution alliance, with Schweppes to assist with sales,...

The latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures, for the 12 weeks ending 13th July 2008 reveal that the success of the UK discounters is continuing. The discount supermarkets now account for a...

Despite the wettest summer since records began in 1914, UK soft drinks consumption dipped by less than 1% in 2007 to 14,215 million litres, achieving a retail value of £12,940 million, according to the...

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, yesterday released new data showing a 27 per cent increase in the temporary skilled migration (subclass 457 visa) program for 2007-08. Senator...

Honey Amber Rose, a craft beer trademarked as the ‘world’s first beer for women’, is up for sale on August 15th via eBay. Despite success in the Florida beer market, Beautiful Brews Inc....

Sydney’s Good Food & Wine Show broke new records not only for visitors, but also for waste management, with the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre recycling more than 80 per cent of the...