The Northern Territory Government’s proposed container deposit legislation (CDL) will have a significant cost for consumers, according the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC). AFGC Chief...

Nestlé India has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC) to develop nutrition initiatives aimed at helping to manage diabetes.The collaboration...

Italy has broken EU regulations on labelling chocolate, a court in Luxembourg ruled yesterday (25 November).The European Court of Justice has ruled that consumers in Italy are being misled by local legislation...

SOS Corporacion Alimentaria is to sell its rice division to Spanish food group Ebro Foods for EUR195m (US$261m).The deal, announced yesterday (25 November), could also lead to Ebro taking a 10% stake in...

Coca-Cola Amatil, the Australian-based bottler and distributor for Coca Cola across Oceania, has announced plans to invest A$100 million in Indonesia over three years, doubling the company’s investment...

A report by Sydney based The George Institute for Global Health, released yesterday, says that despite the government’s Food and Health Dialogue, salt levels in Australian bread products have not...

Food charity SecondBite yesterday celebrated its fifth birthday, and a total of 3.5 million nutritious meals provided to those in need – representing around 1,700 tonnes of fresh food saved from...

UK food manufacturers and retailers yesterday published guidelines on country-of-origin labelling to encourage consistent information on food labels. The “principles on country-of-origin information”,...

University of Missouri researchers have created a new test for salmonella in poultry and eggs that will produce faster and more accurate results than most currently available tests, which might catch salmonella-tainted...

Nestlé has announced plans to accelerate its investments in India with the construction of new facilities. The firm said the investment will “re-emphasise its confidence in the country’s growth...