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New research from the University of California, in the United States, has found that consumption of certain types of chocolate is linked to some favourable metabolic associations with blood pressure, insulin...

Food Standards Australian New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on three proposed sets of changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. Nutritive Substances and Novel Foods: New approach FSANZ...

Publicly-listed Australian retail food brand manager and franchisor, Retail Food Group Limited, has announced it is making financial preparations to make more acquisitions this year. Making its announcement...

A proposal to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, if brought to fruition, means so called “exotic meats” such as bison, emu and crocodile could be sold in Australian supermarkets within...

Research undertaken by Roy Morgan Research has revealed the most popular chocolate bars amongst Australian consumers, with Cadbury brands leading the market. Cadbury brands were purchased by the highest...

Nestlé has announced it is collaborating with the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, in Switzerland, to examine the microscopic ice crystals found in both snow and ice cream. In a media release,...

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced its intention to acquire Australian brewing giant Foster’s Fijian brewing business. Making the announcement through a media statement, Coca-Cola Amatil said it...

Researchers at Deakin University, in Victoria, have found that eating less than the recommended amount of red meat is related to depression and anxiety in women. Deakin University’s Associate Professor...

Some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets, food manufacturers, caterers and food outlets have agreed to voluntarily cut the number of calories in their products under a new UK Government health initiative...

A new report from The George Institute for Global Health, in New South Wales, claims that cutting dietary salt by five grams a day by switching to healthier foods would reduce stroke risk by one quarter. The...