Yarra Valley apple orchardist Kevin Sanders has won the 2010 Victorian Department of Primary Industries (DPI) $10,000 Hugh McKay Future Farming Award, one of four annual awards for excellence and innovation...

NSW Primary Industries Minister, Steve Whan, has announced that dining out is set to become even safer, with the Food Safety Supervisor law moving into its next phase on Friday October 1. “The...

Whilst the action on the pitch at this year’s World Cup may have been a disappointment for some, SABMiller and Crown Holdings Inc. are celebrating success off the field.  A brand new type of beer...

Unilever and EVGA announced last week that they have signed an agreement under which Unilever will acquire EVGA’s ice cream brands (amongst others, Scandal, Variete and Karabola) and distribution...

Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup used on genetically manipulated (GM) Roundup Ready crops is linked to human cell death, birth defects, cancer and miscarriages, says a report released at the European...

Tesco posted a 16% rise in profits for the first half of its fiscal year on the back of strong international results. The UK retailer announced yesterday (5 October) that its net profit reached GBP1.19bn...

Kraft Foods has opened a facility in Switzerland to develop new products for a slew of Cadbury-owned confectionery brands, including Trident gum and Halls candy. The US food giant said it had spent US$14m...

Kraft Australia today celebrated its donation of 1 million kg of food to food charity Foodbank over the past four years, by getting its staff to lend a hand at the bottom floor. President of Kraft Foods...

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said the ABS August Retail Trade figures released today show a meager 0.3 percent growth in retail trade. ARA Executive Director Russell Zimmerman said other...

A new study estimates that 2.5 percent of the United States population, or about 7.6 million Americans, have food allergies. Food allergy rates were found to be higher for children, non-Hispanic black...