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SPARKLING water infused with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient that causes the marijuana high, hits the shelves this week in California. Lagunitas Brewing Company is launching Hi-Fi Hops,...

NEW regulations requiring kilojoule menu labelling are working to reduce kilojoule intake, marking a consumer trend for information that’s hard to ignore – both legally and health-wise. The new regulations,...

MORE than half the dollars spent on packaged alcohol go through the Woolworths Group. Of the $15.5 billion dollar alcohol market in Australia, nearly 75 per cent is purchased in supermarkets. Woolworths...

LOVE is Love, marketing is marketing, and proving equality knows no bounds SodaStream has released a “limited edition” bottles set portraying same-sex parent families. The “collectable”, “special...

REGULATION requiring kilojoule labelling for retail food outlets has changed, and there are penalties for non-compliance. FoodLegal lawyer John Thisgaard says the change is in Victoria which now joins...

DAIRY giant Fonterra is applying itself to help find solutions to malnourishment in older people. Fonterra has joined with 24 scientific and nutritional organisations in a five-year international project. The...

OMG the rise and rise of whisky in Australia continues and the possibilities are seemingly endless. This week hot sauce met single malt when maker Diemen’s teamed with leading Australian whisky distillery...

CONTROVERSIAL plant-based meat substitute Minced this week debuts in the meat section of Sainsbury’s UK supermarkets. The positioning created a stir here this month when Woolworths did the same thing....

GRANTS of up to $25,000 are available to help start-up and SME food producers reduce salt in their products. The grants will draw down from a total pool of $300,000 provided by Food Innovation Australia...

AMID reports of a sale looming for giant Patties Foods the acquisitions continue for the pie maker with the purchase of Victorian company Boscastle, adding a gourmet range to a line-up led by Four’N-Twenty. Patties...