The European Commission has cleared Lactalis’s proposed acquisition of fellow dairy group Parmalat, producer of Australian milk brand Paul’s.Lactalis has made a EUR3.4bn (US$4.91bn) takeover...

Private-label food is here to stay in the US, according to recent research that found that almost 45% of consumers are purchasing more own-label products than before the economic slowdown.According to...

Australian noodle franchise Noodle Box has announced plans for four new gourmet dishes, designed for the group by Masterchef 2010 winner Adam Liaw. The dishes, to be launched in July, are Aromatic Black...

The number of people killed by the E. coli outbreak in Germany has risen to 35 – although officials have claimed that the number of new cases of illness is showing signs of falling. The Robert Koch...

Quorn Foods has announced plans to focus its marketing budget on educating consumers about the vegetarian meat-substitute range’s health benefits. The company said last week that it plans to spend...

According to scientists at the University of Adeliade, a potential life-saving treatment for severe E. coli food poisoning outbreaks was pioneered more than a decade ago, but hasn’t gone forward...

Nestlé has launched a new addition to its Kit Kat range, the Kit Kat Chunky3, which features the brand’s signature wafer, topped with three breakable chunks containing three separate textures –...

US food group Cargill has announced a shake-up of its senior management, naming current CFO David MacLennan into the new role of president and chief operating officer.The company’s chairman and CEO,...

Parmalat has recalled its one-litre plastic bottles of Pura Milk full cream with a use-by of 15 June, after the company said it believed the batch had been contaminated with “a small amount”...

Woolworths Limited has announced plans to roll out contactless payment facilities across all its brands. The payment system allows customers to use a Visa payWave card to leave the checkout without needing...