Australian macadamia confectionary manufacturers Paton’s Macadamia Plantations Pty Ltd (Paton’s) have launched a new range of chocolate coated Australian macadamias, called ‘MiniMacs’. Paton’s...

Two food product brands, Cadbury and Weet-Bix, have ranked among the top ten Most Trusted Brands in an annual survey conducted by Reader’s Digest, and released late last week. The survey, which Reader’s...

Missing breakfast may increase the risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease, according to a new study published on 22 July 2013 in the American Heart Association Journal ‘Circulation’....

Caffeine is not what is needed in stressful situations, according to the manufacturers of a new ‘calming’ beverage called Koala Karma. Instead the Company offers its beverage to “calm the nerves”. Koala...

A natural antioxidant compound found in red grapes and other plants, called resveratrol, blocks many of the cardiovascular benefits of exercise, according to research from the University of Copenhagen. Resveratrol...

Creating and promoting foods that contain natural inhibitors of unhealthy angiogenesis – the formation of blood vessels that feed and promote disease, obesity and inflammation – is the “new frontier...

Supermarket group Coles has announced it will stock a range of products from social enterprise Thankyou, after a two-week social media campaign that asked consumers to show the major supermarkets their...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released a consultation paper about the qualifying criteria for dietary fibre nutrition content claims. FSANZ said it agreed before the gazettal of the...

Food and beverage company Lion has launched a new product called ‘Tap King’, designed to deliver draught beer for consumers at home. While most Australians enjoy heading out to the pub or club with...

Beverage giant Coca-Cola South Pacific yesterday announced it would take action in Australia to “help be part of the solution to obesity”. Meanwhile, in the UK, the Advertising Standards Authority...