Nestlé has announced their commitment to stop buying palm oil from companies owning or managing plantations or farms linked to rainforest destruction. This would apply to notorious Sinar Mas, a palm oil...

Retail giant Wal-Mart has posted a 5.9% increase in revenues, as strong international sales offset slower growth in the US.The company said yesterday (18 May) that first-quarter sales climbed to US$99.1bn. Sales...

A clutch of the largest US food makers, including General Mills, Nestle and PepsiCo, have pledged to cut 1.5 trillion of calories by the end of 2015. The companies announced the plans on Monday as part...

The world’s most prestigious and influential independent wine competition – the International Wine Challenge (IWC) – today unveiled the results of its 27th annual blind tasting at the...

Emerging Opportunities in the Indian Ready-to-Eat Foods Market – a recent consumer insight report published by Datamonitor, predicts that the RTE foods market in India which was mainly driven by...

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) said at its AGM trading update that business remains in a “strong” financial position, driven by revenue management and efficiency gains. The Australian beverage company...

French food giant Danone is to enter the Australian market through a dairy products venture with local milk co-op Murray Goulburn. Products from the venture are scheduled for launch next year but Murray...

Pressure from consumers and authorities for healthier soft drinks dominated a meeting of the key movers and shakers in the UK soft drinks industry late last week. Executives from the likes of Pepsi UK...

Fruit and vegetable manufacturers Golden Circle has apologised for out-dated labelling, packaging and advertising that still state Golden Circle is “Proudly Australian Owned”. The company was...

Simon Best of Augello’s in Mooloolaba, Queensland is the inaugural winner and Grand Champion of the Fonterra Foodservices Global Pizza Challenge. Competing against chefs from South Africa, USA, Italy,...