The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) has today (4 June 2012) published the results of a study that confirms the safety and benefits of an entirely plant-based diet.  The study was undertaken by well-known...

Clive Stiff has been appointed as the new Chairman and Senior Vice President of Unilever Australia and New Zealand (Unilever). As one of the world’s leading fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies,...

A new study, based on an April 2012 survey, by Perception Research Services (PRS) shows that U.S. shoppers are increasingly selecting retail private brands (i.e. home brands). Of 600 primary household...

In November 2011, Australian Food News reported on Chobani’s acquisition of Australia’s Bead Foods. News of the leading U.S. yogurt brand’s decision to launch its flavoured Greek yogurt range in...

New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that tart cherries have a greater anti-inflammatory content than any food, and can help people with osteoarthritis manage their disease. A...

Eskal, a Trialia Foods range, has introduced a peanut butter alternative to the Australian market.  Designed for allergy sufferers, Eskal FreeNut Butter is, according to Trialia Foods, the first of its...

Beef Australia CEO Roger Desailly has decided not to renew his contract to manage the cattle industry exposition in 2015, despite the organisation’s 2012 event being the most successful in 24 years. A...

  The UK Government has reversed its decision to impose a so-called ‘pasty tax’ – a tax on hot savoury snacks such as pasties, pies and sausage rolls. The Chancellor of the Exchequer,...

  Some of Australia’s largest industry and union representatives have joined together to reject the imposition of a national drink container deposit system (CDS) currently being considered by Federal,...

Wesfarmers, the publicly listed parent company that owns the Coles supermarket chain, has announced that Coles’ Managing Director Ian McLeod will remain in the role after his current contract expires. Wesfarmers...