National Foods announced yesterday that it will be closing down its plant in the Ipswich suburb of Booval in favour of an expanded site at Crestmead. The company is planning to invest $55 million in the...

NutrientWater has released Australia’s first stevia-sweetened beverage, NutrientWaterX, in two flavours. The beverage, available in ‘A-Game’ (strawberry guava) and ‘Refocus’...

California’s Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has voted to prevent restaurants from supplying toys and other promotions with high-calorie children’s meals. The ordinance bans the inclusion...

Roy Morgan’s latest customer satisfaction figures show liquor store 1st Choice in the top spot, taking a narrow lead over Dan Murphy’s for December 2009. 1st Choice (91.6% satisfaction) and...

The fifth annual Millward Brown Optimor BrandZ Top 100 was released today, ranking the world’s most valuable brands by dollar value. Food and beverage companies featured strongly in the top 100,...

The US is to review the use of two synthetic additives in organic baby food and infant formula after a fresh look at the nutrients allowed in organic processed food. The National Organic Program, which...

The federal government has announced a grant of $100,000 for fruit marketing company Towac Fruit Export Cooperative to develop a strategic plan to help build the competitiveness and resilience of the Australian...

Food and Health authorities today confirmed that Bonsoy soy milk, reformulated without kombu seaweed extract, could return to sale. On the 24 December 2009, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)...

SABMiller announces that its Namibian subsidiary, SABMiller Namibia (Pty) Limited, is to build a US $34 million brewery on 7.2 hectares of land outside Okahandja city, 70km north of Windhoek.Construction...

Unilever Italy today announced its intention to explore the marketplace for a buyer of its Frozen Foods business, Findus, with turnover in excess of 450m euros and a dedicated factory in Cisterna, Italy.James...