Despite the financial crisis, the food industry is continuing efforts to help consumers better manage their diets, an independent survey of over 1,500 food and drinks companies commissioned by the CIAA...

Winter wheat and barley crop production is likely to be higher this year despite recent rains ensuring the harvest will not quite meet expectations. Current summer cropping, however, is weaker than last...

Goodman Fielder has today confirmed the retirement of Gavin Walker from their Board of Directors. Mr Walker advised that, following the recent merger of Lion Nathan and National Foods, he has continued...

Campbell Soup Company is confident about its soup operations as they still see grocery shoppers looking for cost-effective meal solutions. Soup sales were not particularly strong in the first quarter,...

A commitment to reduce sugar levels in cereals advertised to children by an average of 20% has been announced by Cereal Partners Worldwide*, a global joint venture between food giants Nestlé and General...

China’s dairy sales are starting to recover from the damage done by the melamine scandal last year, Philip Turner, managing director at Fonterra China, has revealed. “Sales were substantially...

UK food and drink manufacturers have reduced their carbon emissions by 19% since 1990 – the equivalent of one million tonnes of CO2 – according to a new report published by the Food and Drink...

Australian winemakers and grape growers now have a formal way to highlight their green credentials nationally and internationally. EntWine Australia is a voluntary national environmental assurance scheme...

Companies planning to launch American food brands into the unique Australian market could be doomed to failure, a franchising expert has warned. Stan Gordon, Managing Director of Melbourne-based Franchised...

Simplot Australia has now taken over the frozen meals brands of Nestlé after reaching an agreement a couple of months ago. The Melbourne-based subsidiary of US firm J R Simplot took control of the licence...