The McDonald’s Corporation Board of Directors last week elected Steve Easterbrook, currently McDonald’s Executive Vice President and Global Chief Brand Officer, as President of McDonald’s...

Fonterra has set a new record for the most milk processed in a single day. Commonly known as the peak day, the record was set on Wednesday, 27 October, when the co-operative’s 26 sites throughout...

A symbol to show consumers that products contain “sustainable” palm oil was launched yesterday (9 November).The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) unveiled the trademark at its annual...

The head of PAI Partners has said the private-equity firm’s 50% stake in French yoghurt maker Yoplait will be put up for sale in the coming days.Lionel Zinsou, chairman and CEO of PAI Partners, told...

New South Wales Premier Kristina Kenneally yesterday announced that menus for fast-food outlets across NSW will be required to display kilojoule information on their printed and menu boards, as of February...

New research from Johns Hopkins University suggests that hard work really does make a meal taste better, and that, particularly, healthy food is more appealing after some hard yakka. “Basically, what...

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan yesterday announced the Foreign Investment Review Board’s approval of the sale of CSR Ltd’s sugar and renewable energy business, Sucrogen, to Singaporean food giant...

Coles today announced an extension of its ban on pork raised in sow stalls to include pork products manufactured overseas. The move has been welcomed by Australian pork farmers, with the playing field...

The managing director of dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn has announced his intention to quit, after over a decade in the role. Stephen O’Rourke will leave the business next July after 12 years...

Results of an independent investigation launched this weekend have revealed a complex international black market in East Atlantic bluefin tuna worth an estimated $4 billion, with many cases of quota violation,...