Australia’s first “salt-reduced” smoked salmon product is about to hit the market. The Tassal Salt Reduced Smoked Salmon comes with “60% reduced salt” making it a “healthy alternative for those...

It is sometimes said that cockroaches will be the only survivors of a nuclear disaster. Not so! Octopus and whelk (the latter being a marine snail) are both traditional seafoods in Japan. Each of these...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released a report that reassured Australian parents that their children are “consuming low levels of food colours”. Steve McCutcheon, FSANZ Chief...

An Australian delivery service has established a way for online consumers to receive their parcels at the local convenience store, rather than having to collect them from an Australia Post outlet. ParcelPoint...

A new marketing war has begun between supplier brands and the supermarket homebrands, with a new angle being taken by the suppliers against the homebrand product. A major milk processor is promoting that...

There has been a mixed response to the Australian federal government’s announcement of a $25 million incentive for sporting codes to end their alcohol sponsorship agreements. While twelve organisations...

An Australian packaging company, Amcor, has been expanding its U.S. profile through the marketing of a new U.S. niche for PET bottles. Amcor Rigid Plastics, a subsidiary of Amcor, has seen a growth in...

Coconut-infused beverages have become a popular market segment in Australia in the past 12 months, which is good news for suppliers of coconut-based ingredients from the Pacific Islands and other parts...

SPC Ardmona, which runs one of  Australia’s few remaining   fruit-processing plants and cannery, has received a significant boost from two Victorian Government grants. Victoria’s Deputy Premier...

The Federal Food Regulation System is in the process of a big shake-up and people are encouraged to provide feedback on part of the process called the ‘Stakeholder Engagement Strategy’. The Strategy...