Danish researchers have found a link between male infertility and excessive consumption of cola-flavoured soft drinks. The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, was designed to look...

Product contamination can have a devastating impact on a company’s reputation, operations and financial performance. According to Michael Lincoln, National Underwriting Manager for Crisis Management,...

The battle over Australian dairy firm Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory has been turned up a notch with the company writing to investors to warn them of the “myth and little substance”...

Food scientist Vanessa Teter, of food-enhancement technology company Watson Inc, has published a review of the latest trends in food fortification for Natural Products Insider. The review named the top...

US supermarket group Supervalu Inc has filed a lawsuit accusing Hershey, Mars Inc, Nestle and Cadbury of colluding to fix the price of chocolate bars between 2002 and 2008. The antitrust suit, which was...

Gone are the days when children were reprimanded by parents for snacking in between meals.  Today snacks are seen as an important tool for managing hunger, for children and adults alike. While experts...

Hong Kong-based Lianhua Supermarket Holdings has booked an increase in profits for 2009 as expansion boosted revenues and offset flat same-store sales.Profit attributable to shareholders for the 2009 rose...

The latest ABS retail trade figures show that sales in February fell 1.4%, seasonally adjusted, compared with a rise of 1.1% the previous month. Most states experienced a drop in sales this February, except...

It’s juicy, exceptionally crisp and this year, it will be available from April until June for purchase from major supermarkets and leading independent fruit shops throughout Australia. That’s...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today announced that it intends to oppose the proposed acquisition of Goodman Fielder’s edible fats and oils business by Cargill Australia.Goodman...