This week (March 15-21) is Australia’s first ever Bacon Week, a new initiative launched by the pork industry producer’s body, Australian Pork Limited (APL) to highlight the pink square Australian...

In today’s health conscious society, consumers are increasingly choosing products they view as healthy. ‘Natural’ foods are considered healthier than ‘artificial’ –...

Forget TV and billboards, the hottest place to advertise is online! Joining the ranks of dancing babies, sneezing pandas and dance-crazed bridal parties, Procter & Gamble’s Bounty “Bring...

The board of Australian dairy group Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) on Friday (12 March) again urged shareholders to resist the takeover approaches for the business.WCB’s board has rejected takeover...

Fairtrade is growing in profile in the UK and the supermarkets have been keen to get on board for the past few years, highlighting their growing Fairtrade offering, introducing additional promotions and...

Showing how small changes can make big differences to an office’s environmental impact, Kraft Foods have made their office buildings “greener” all over the world. “Sustainability...

A major new international research institute that will address the problems of a rapidly changing world and develop innovative solutions was launched in Brisbane on Wednesday night.Her Excellency Dr Penelope...

At the Australian FoodLegal Symposium, which took place on February 23, manufacturers and health experts alike called for food firms to take greater responsibility for creating healthier offerings, especially...

The South Australian Liberal Opposition is the only party that has not made a clear and unequivocal election promise to extend the present ban on genetically manipulated (GM) crops for the term of the...

A new project led by The University of Sydney seeks to improve existing methods of detecting a fish disease which is damaging the barramundi industry in Australia.Thanks to a major breakthrough in DNA-detection...