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Lesson from Tesco ‘sweet lemons’ in the UK

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UK supermarket giant Tesco have announced the launch of a ‘sweet lemon’ in the UK.  Is there a lesson here for Australian fruit marketers? These lemons are a product which has been very common in...

TGA alert on Slim Capsules purchased online unsafe

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The Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA) has released an alert to warn Australians that Meizi Evolution Botanical Slimming soft gel capsules and Best Slim capsules pose a serious health risk and should...

Antioxidants may pose threat to cancer treatment, Nobel Prize scientist

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Antioxidants have been a mainstay for food marketers promoting the health aspects of foods for the past 5 years. Yet a new study by Dr. James Watson, published in the latest issue of Open Biology on 8...

Woolworths’ search for ‘best Aussie sausage’, winner can get onto the shelf

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Woolworths has launched a competition to find the next great Aussie snag in the lead up to Australia Day, inviting customers to vote online for their ‘ultimate sausage.’ The winner will have their...

Local, natural and organic are the new consumer definitions of “health” in USA, Technomic finds

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Consumers perceptions of what is considered healthy eating at restaurants are changing according to a new report by market research firm Technomic. The Healthy Eating Consumer Trend Report by Technomic...

Shrinking UK sales for diet foods despite expanding UK waistbands

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Although one in three  consumers in the United Kingdom is on a ‘more or less permanent diet’, new research from Mintel finds that sales of diet or weight control foods have been stagnating. Latest...

Sources of food wastage identified in IME report

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The UK-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) has revealed the ways in which up to half of the worldwide food supply is wasted. The IME says that poor storage and delivery methods, harsh expiration...

AFGC says supermarket choice goes ‘down, down’ with new Coles campaign

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The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has expressed its concern over the fall in product choice on offer to Australian supermarket shoppers. The AFGC says that research by Deloitte Access Economics...

Woolworths’ new strategy aims to boost local producers and small businesses

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Woolworths has announced its new Local Food Sourcing Strategy, which aims to bring more locally produced foods to the shelves of Woolworths’ supermarkets across Australia. The new strategy will see the...

Australian dietitians label the ‘lemons’ in list of worst diets

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Hundreds of Australian dietitians have voted on the “three worst diets to avoid in 2013”, with The Lemon Detox Diet taking the number one spot for the second consecutive year. Closely followed by the...