Over one-third of Australians reported eating a meal on-the-go at least once a week, especially breakfasts, according to consumer research group Datamonitor. The consumer insight survey data suggests that...

GrainCorp and AWB have signed a merger implementation agreement, which, if approved by shareholders and regulators, would see the creation of Australia’s largest agribusiness company, with a market...

New Zealand meat processor Silver Fern Farms has announced plans to close its Brooks operation in the UK city of Norwich. The company notified its Brooks employees of the closure on Friday. Some 64 employees...

The UK’s Food Standards Agency said yesterday it would investigate reports that milk from the offspring of a cloned cow has gone on sale in the country. An anonymous UK farmer told the International...

Securing a larger slice of the lucrative lunch market, Eagle Boys has launched a new gourmet sandwich range for hungry workers that can be delivered directly to a workplace, construction site or household. The...

Australian supermarkets are adopting various strategies to tap into the growing trend to ‘go local’. Independent grocery network IGA recently launched an advertising campaign emphasizing the...

Australia’s largest manufacturing industry – the $100 billion food and grocery sector – will be encouraged to establish breastfeeding-friendly areas for mothers who return to work.As...

Whoever wins the federal election on August 21, the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF’s) 2010 National Congress in Melbourne over 6-7 September will place attendees ringside as political...

Waitrose has moved into the mobile space with the launch of its first ever iPhone app and mobile website.The app and channel have been designed in response to more and more users accessing Waitrose.com...

HJ Heinz is set to begin offering its baked beans in a resealable bottle called the ‘Fridge Pack’ in the UK.The US food giant said on Friday (30 July) that the Fridge Pack had been designed...