February results for McDonalds showed a 4.8% increase in sales worldwide.  The results included a 10.5% rise in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and African region, on the back of strong sales in Australia,...

Simplot Australia, in association with Tasmanian vegetable growers, have announced a new Australian-grown logo and national advertising campaign for Birds Eye vegetable products. The news comes as a welcome...

An outbreak of Salmonella in the United States has been linked to salami products containing contaminated spice products. Ready-to-eat Italian style meats, produced by Daniele International Inc, were identified...

The Consumer Goods Forum has released their annual Top of Mind survey, revealing that economy and consumer demand still top the list of concerns for key decision makers in retail and consumer goods. The...

The UK’s Food Standard Agency this morning (10 March) agreed to the implementation of a single approach to front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling.At an open meeting held in Cardiff today, the FSA’s...

Japan’s food ministry will expand a pilot programme that aims to increase consumption of domestic agricultural produce as early as this year. The scheme, Food Action Nippon, uses reward points to...

A personal barista is the latest morning perk for busy stars on the sets of Hollywood’s hottest TV shows. Owner of Longshot Coffee, Mark Baird and his crew of baristas have become regular fixtures...

Franchised Food Company (FFCo) is continuing its restructure of Cold Rock Ice Creamery, moving its Queensland support office from the Gold Coast to Brisbane and appointing three new support managers to...

Recent announcements by Federal Small Business Minister, Craig Emerson, regarding unconscionable conduct and franchising laws fail small businesses and franchisees, according to Associate Professor Frank...

A recent discovery that humans are able to taste ‘fat’ may be the route to new treatments in obesity, Deakin University health researchers have yesterday announced. Deakin researchers Dr Russell...