AUSTRALIA’S best new products have been named at the nation’s biggest food event, the Fine Food Australia convention in Melbourne. Each year the Best New Product Awards recognise the most...

PERSIMMON growers across Queensland will have better market access to Thailand thanks to a trade agreement finalised this week. The agreement delivers a new irradiation plan for fresh produce to Thailand,...

WE all know eating “healthy” food is good for our physical health and can decrease our risk of developing diabetes, cancer, obesity and heart disease. What is not as well known is that eating healthy...

AUSTRALIA’S biggest honey company and some of the country’s largest supermarkets are facing accusations of selling ‘fake honey’. Five experts look at the impact of the allegations Australia’s...

THE Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) annual convention is on this week, on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The AIFST says this is the...

EATING meat is a symbol of power and status, and those who see themselves as having lower socio-economic status prefer meat, and eat more meat, due to this perception, research shows. The research from...

AUSTRALIAN retail sales fizzled out in July while nationwide home prices fell again in August and a measure of job advertisement eased, suggesting a further dent in consumer confidence and spending. Last...

THE Tryfor5 is an annual campaign powered by Nutrition Australia encouraging Australians to increase their vegetable consumption to the recommended five serves per day, launching during National Nutrition...

VEGANS have been drawn as villains in the fake honey furore with Australia’s honey bee council sour on the consumer watchdog and a state food authority for failing to ban a company selling apple juice...

CAMPBELL Arnott’s Australia has been named as the major winner at the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s (APCO) annual awards, recognised for their ongoing commitment to sustainable packaging. APCO...