Woolworths and the Western Australian based craft beer company, Gage Roads Brewing, have signed a three year supply deal. The relationship is a beneficial spin-off from the closure of the Perth-based Swan...

The majority of breakfast cereals contain gluten and other potential allergens as part of every meal. However, Freedom Foods has created a new “free from” cereal range that does not contain gluten. Gluten-free,...

A national cross-sectional survey of more than 1,000 grocery shoppers by a leading Australian retail consulting firm, Bain & Company, has found that retailer-owned private label products are well established...

Australia’s major advertisers have declared that the self-regulatory system for food-related advertising is already working effectively, regardless of a recent report by the Obesity Policy Coalition...

The Foodservice Industry Association has announced its name has changed to Foodservice Industry Australia, at the recent Foodservice Industry Awards of Excellence for 2012. The change of name and direction,...

Researchers at the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) at Flinders University in Adelaide have found that there is currently one liquor licence for every 317 people in Australia...

Wesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder has acknowledged strong retail turnarounds in Coles, Kmart and Target during the annual general meeting held yesterday. Mr Goyder said that it was “important...

Gluten-free, gluten intolerance, Coeliac Disease and gluten sensitivity have been in the news of late, with many people turning to gluten-free products as a “healthier way of living”. Most processed...

A China-based property development company with no previous involvement in food production appears to have won control over one of Australia’s largest irrigated agricultural land tracts. The company,...

The new UK traffic light food labelling system has been praised by many as a convenient way to choose healthy food. However, a UK weight loss company, Differ Diets, claims that the system will  be “adding...