Dutch-Italian confectioner Perfetti van Melle has decided to close a factory producing Barcelona’s iconic lollipop, Chupa Chups, in an attempt to keep the confectionary’s production in the...

Jindi Cheese, Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses, Kraft Foods (for the Vegemite Port Melbourne operations) and the Murray Goulburn Co-operative have been inducted into the 2010 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of...

On 28 May 2010, New Zealand became the fourth country in the world to outlaw shechita, the slaughtering of animals according to Jewish law to produce kosher meat and poultry. New Zealand’s ban on...

Ice-cream and gelato franchise Trampoline has announced its entry into the Northern Territory, with two stores opening in Darwin at the Waterfront Precinct and Knuckey St. Since their first opening on...

A leading professor has stepped down from his role in a UK government group set up to look at public opinion on GM food in protest over efforts to “rig” findings, according to reports. Prof...

Dairy giant Murray Goulburn has abandoned its attempt to acquire Warrnambool Cheese and Butter, after several months of rejected offers. A letter to suppliers yesterday said that Murray Goulburn “does...

Fonterra continued to witness a decline in the average selling price for skim and whole milk powder during its latest auction event, the second fall in prices in two months. The New Zealand dairy giant...

Peak horticulture organisation Growcom today suggested that the best use for the proposed ‘green wedges’ program, creating green barriers to limit urban sprawl, is not parkland but food production. Premier...

Researchers at Ireland’s Teagasc Food Research, a subsidiary of Ireland’s Agriculture and Food Development Authority, have successfully used ‘pseudocereals’ such as amaranth, quinoa...

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority has warned that energy drinks and energy shots containing caffeine are not suitable for children and young teenagers. The food body has completed a risk profile on...