Suppliers, manufacturers and distributors in Australasia’s foodservice sector are collaborating to improve supply chain processes and standards. Key players in the foodservice sector have formed the...

One of the world’s largest food and nutrition companies, Nestlé, has announced its intention to acquire US-based global nutrition company Pfizer Nutrition for US$11.85 billion (AU$11.5 billion). In...

Australia’s National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called for greater transparency around investments made by foreign interests in Australia. The NFF’s members believe there is a need for...

Poor dental health may influence children to eat unhealthy food, placing them at higher risk of obesity and chronic disease in later life, according to researchers at the University of Queensland. The...

Latest market research by international research body Innova Database has found the table and cooking sauces markets are seeing moves to spicier and more complex flavourings. Innova’s research focused...

KFC Australia has confirmed it will appeal a judgment in the NSW Supreme Court which found it to be responsible for causing the salmonella poisoning of a young girl in Sydney in 2005. The family of Monika...

The US Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) has proposed new guidelines for the use of nanotechnology by food manufacturers in the United States. Nanotechnology is an evolving technology that allows scientists...

Woolworths Limited has announced its third quarter sales of AU$13.7 billion, an increase of 3.9 per cent on the previous year, despite the company’s food and liquor sales remaining the same as they...

Australian supermarket chain Coles will today (23 April 2012) implement major changes to its flybuys loyalty card scheme. As well as changing the points issuance system for the loyalty scheme, Coles has...

Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Austin Health have discovered that the liver can directly talk to the brain to control the amount of food we eat. Dr Barbara Fam from the University’s...