A top European minister has warned that changes currently being debated on food labelling could force consumers to read more information than they can take in. Renate Sommer, the MEP coordinating the European...

Standards Australia has today announced the publication of the first Australian Standard for organic and biodynamic products. The standard (AS 6000-2009 Organic and biodynamic products) outlines the minimum...

A NSW Government crackdown on illegal “backyard ” meat processors in Sydney has today shutdown seven unlicensed operators from selling high-risk smallgood products. Inspectors from the NSW...

PepsiCo has beaten Wall Street’s profit expectations for the third quarter despite revenue falling short of forecasts. The food and beverage giant was, like many American-based global manufacturers,...

A new global grocery shopping survey has revealed that six in ten grocery shoppers would go out of their way to shop ‘green’, 36% of shoppers want nothing more than to ‘get in and get...

New research from America has shown the burger industry outdoing the fast-food sector in general as premium burgers reign supreme. The solid results by chains like McDonald’s and Burger King were...

A new report by Leatherhead Food Research has highlighted that, in addition to preparing fun and easy-to-cook recipes, frozen food manufacturers are serving up healthier products for kids. Children have...

The addition of iodised salt to Australian bread from tomorrow (October 9) will help address the re-emergence of iodine deficiency across most of the population, the nation’s food regulatory body...

Many Australian dairy farmers are currently operating at or below break-even levels with 95% having their farmgate price significantly reduced in 2009, a Dairy Australia survey has found.Analysis undertaken...

Kraft Foods is confident that their turnaround strategy will position them for strong growth in coming years, with or without Cadbury. The maker of Oreo and Vegemite began a corporate overhaul soon after...