Located in the Victorian dairy belt, Jindi Cheese, the largest private Australian-owned specialty cheese maker received international acclaim last week, winning four gold medals at the prestigious annual...

Bakers Delight has been awarded the ‘Franchisor Social Responsibility Award’ at the Franchise Council of Australia MYOB Excellence in Franchising Awards, held last week at the 2009 FCA Gala...

Some of Australia’s leading food and grocery companies will this week be honoured by Foodbank Australia for their efforts to reduce food waste and alleviate hunger through donations of significant...

Clean Seas Tuna has announced the appointment of John Ellice-Flint to the role of non-executive Chairman of the Australian aquaculture pioneer. The news comes as Australia’s share of the worldwide...

Coles has said that it will change the name of its private label biscuit product Creole Creams amid assertions that the name is racist. A University of Queensland academic yesterday advised that the word...

All McDonald’s restaurants in the country of Iceland will be closed by month’s end as franchise holder Lyst ehf saw profits eroded by the collapse of the Icelandic kroner. The plummeting currency...

Lion Nathan will officially be delisted from the ASX at the close of business tomorrow. An employer of over 3,000 in Australia and New Zealand, Lion Nathan’s roots trace back to New Zealand with...

Consumers who are buying more private label brands say they won’t return to name brands in the foreseeable future, the yearlong shopper experience study currently underway by American-based The Integer...

The roll-out of food labels designed to help US shoppers eat more healthily has been halted after food safety officials started an investigation on whether nutrition claims within the labels were misleading. The...

The latest meeting of the Food Regulation Ministerial Council has seen the confirmation of a food labelling review, concerns raised about the impact of energy drinks, and the update of fortification guidelines. Food...