The Baskin-Robbins ice-cream franchise, part of the Dunkin’ Brands group, is planning to expand its Australian presence, with ten new stores planned for Western Australia. The chain celebrated the...

IGA stores nationwide are supporting Special Olympics Australia this May with a month-long promotion where one customer will win a trip to Athens, Greece for the 2011 Special Olympics in June. IGA first...

A newly-formed industry body for the café and sandwich shop industry, the Australasian Sandwich Association, has kicked off in style with two major industry partners, GWF Foodservice (a subsidiary of...

Unilever has announced that two more of its Hellmann’s Mayonnaise products will use 100% cage-free eggs in the United States. Hellmann’s Canola Cholesterol Free Mayonnaise and its Reduced Fat...

Parmalat, the Italian dairy processor and owner of Australian dairy brand Paul’s, has turned down a bid from largest shareholder and French dairy giant Lactalis to buy the whole of the business. The...

10 -13 July 2011: During four days in July, more than 9,000 key decision makers from Australia’s food and beverage manufacturing and processing industries are anticipated to attend the triennial Foodpro,...

McCain Foods Australia and New Zealand has announced a new “overarching global company philosophy”, pledging to “spread the goodness” with reformulation of products to eliminate...

French dairy giant Danone, through its joint venture with dairy co-op Murray Goulburn, has announced the Australian launch of its popular yoghurt Activia. A leading global brand, Activia is sold in 68...

Associated British Foods has announced that its Allied Bakeries business is investing in growing its healthy bread brand Burgen in the United Kingdom. Burgen, developed by ABF’s Australian subsidiary...

New research into food allergy in Australia has alarmingly revealed that 1 in every 10 children is now food allergic. This year during Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW), which runs May 16th – 21st,...