Asia’s rising stars challenging soft drinks leaders The three largest global soft drinks brands continue to be Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola and Sprite, but Chinese brand Kangshifu (Tingyi Holding Corp) is not...

SPC Ardmona responds to government claim about workers' "over generous" allowances Troubled canned fruit and vegetable processor SPC Ardmona has refuted recent suggestions by Government politicians...

Jelly Belly launches Beer-flavored jelly beans Global confectionery company Jelly Belly Candy Company (Jelly Belly) are set to launch a new beer flavoured jelly bean, available in global markets from early...

New peanut allergy therapy shows 84 per cent success A new therapy for peanut allergy has been successful in the majority of the 99 children who took part in a trial conducted by researchers at Addenbrooke’s...

SumoSalad switches to ‘free-range’ chicken Salad fast food retailer SumoSalad has announced it is making the switch to ‘free-range’ chicken in response to “growing consumer concern for animal...

Rawsome adds new ‘raw treats’ to its range Australian raw food manufacturer Rawsome has released two new product lines for 2014, adding to its range of sweet treats. Made without any cooking or baking...

SPC Ardmona will not receive Government grants The Australian Government’s decision not to invest $25 million as a one-off grant for CCA’s fruit and vegetable processing subsidiary SPC Ardmona has...

Peters Ice Cream could be for sale again, with Murray Goulburn tipped to bid for ownership There is growing speculation that Australian ice cream brand Peters Ice Cream could be for sale, with dairy co-operative...

Neptune Bio-Innovations has launched a new plant-derived sweetener Food ingredient company Neptune Bio-Innovations has launched a new plant-derived sweetener, called ‘Sweetin’, containing stevia and...

Australia is 'slipping' on efforts to make foods healthier, according to The George Institute Efforts to make foods healthier in Australia are failing, and foods continue to contain high amounts...