Former Australian Olympic swimmer Susie O’Neill yesterday launched ‘Together Counts’ – a program aimed at improving the health of Australians by getting their energy balance right with the...

While customer enthusiasm is “up” in the United States for casual dining, a new Technomic report has found that new challenges are emerging for casual-dining operators. As the lines continue to blur...

Victorian agricultural science student Ashlee Hammond is set to shake up the Australian food industry, suggesting to government officials that supermarket labels need to disclose the price paid for produce...

Australia’s National Heart Foundation has claimed a recent study published in the British Medical Journal is “misguided.” The Heart Foundation’s response is part of a broad backlash to the British...

Stage One of Kraft Foods Asia Pacific Centre of Excellence at Ringwood, Melbourne was opened on Friday last week, set to bolster export opportunities to Asian markets. The Australian Food and Grocery Council...

Diageo Australia’s half-year results up to December 31, 2012 show that the ready-to-drink beverage category has continued to plummet. The latest results show that sales for ready-to-drink beverages or...

Uncle Tobys has declared that all its breakfast cereals “meet the nutrition requirements of a new Government food standard.” Uncle Tobys claims its cereals are “the first of the top three breakfast...

Australian Food News recently reported on research finding that as much as half of the world’s food – amounting to two billion tonnes worth – is wasted every year. With predictions that food production...

US-based soft drink company SodaStream has challenged rival companies PepsiCo and Coca-Cola in its latest campaign, which features an advertisement banned from being aired at the Super Bowl. The SodaStream...

Previous research which has promoted polyunsaturated vegetable fat such as margarine as a healthier alternative to butter has been quashed by a group of leading US scientists. The new research findings...