Three semi-naked male food handlers working in a kitchen at a Sydney restaurant are the latest in a record list of 127 fines to appear on the NSW Government’s Name and Shame website yesterday, Primary...

The head of global marketing and innovation at brewer Foster’s has resigned this week to take up a new role with a different company, according to reports. Anthony Heraghty controversially joined...

Pie and sausage roll lovers can tuck into their favourite fare with confidence, after a new food safety survey gave a selection of bakery products an almost perfect score, NSW Primary Industries Minister...

The new international crop year begins 1 October and sugar is facing a global deficit, while corn, soybean and wheat prices may have a soft end to the year. If sugar prices rise too high, demand could...

Federal Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has announced a two-year, $2 million funding program to help Foodbank Australia address the growing problem of...

After years of mediocre sales, the potato chip market came alive again during the global downturn, according to market research firm Mintel, with sales jumping 22%*. In addition, other salty snacks experienced...

UK retailer Sainsbury is pitting its own-brand products with branded equivalents as part of a major in-store sampling spree for its Switch and Save campaign. ‘Taste Test Challenge’ stalls will...

The world’s largest food manufacturer, Swiss-based Nestlé, has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons this week thanks to a link to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Nestle has admitted...

A number of pizza chain operators are finding success through a strategy of focused positioning, according to US-based foodservice industry consultant Technomic. In Australia, some of our most prominent...

Golden Eggs, Western Australia’s largest egg production and manufacturing company, is donating 20 cents from every one of its specially marked packs of 800 gram jumbo eggs to Make-A-Wish Australia. The...