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Kellogg’s launches Fibre Toppers in Australia

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Kellogg’s have released a new product for Australian shelves, All-Bran Fibre Toppers, to be marketed as a convenient way to improve digestive health. Made with natural wheat bran, oat fibre and psyllium...

Smallgoods manufacturer takes corrective measures after $50, 000 fine for machinery injury

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George Weston Foods, one of Australia’s largest food manufacturers, was fined $50, 000 after a faulty machine left a woman with burns to her hands and crush injuries. The company pleaded guilty at Castlemaine...

Patties Food attributes strong half year results to innovation

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ASX-listed food company, Patties Food Limited, whose products include Australia’s iconic pie brands Four’n Twenty and Herbert Adams, announced a positive set of results for the half year ended on December...

Woolworths partners with Australia’s farmers in agriculture Blueprint

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Woolworths Australia has announced it has formed an alliance with the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) to develop a Blueprint for the future of Australian agriculture and farming. The move comes as...

FSANZ releases new Health Claims Standard

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released a fresh version of a draft food Standard to govern the making of nutrition, health and related claims. This was foreshadowed by Australian Food...

Consumers and food manufacturers surveyed in global study: food origin claims, and comments on Australian implications

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A study, undertaken by US-based product safety company Underwriters Laboratories, has found that consumers are more interested in knowing about the origin of a food product’s ingredients than they are...

Nestle reports strong 2011 result and expects growth to continue

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Global giant Nestlé yesterday released its annual report for 2011 and revealed a positive set of results. Nestlé’s impressive report included an overall sales figure of CHF 83.6 billion, a trading...

FSANZ shortly to release revised draft Health Claims Standard

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is expected this month to release for consultation a fresh version of draft Standard 1.2.7 Nutrition, Health and Related Claims. This will be FSANZ’s  fifth draft...

Food industry submits its Federal Budget wish-list to Canberra

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The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), representing key food industry companies, has just made its submissions to the Federal Department of Treasury in relation to the upcoming May 2012 Federal...

Kellogg purchase of Pringles: A signal for more convergence between breakfast and snack foods sectors

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Kellogg Company, the world’s leading breakfast cereal maker, has announced its strategic decision to acquire the Pringles business, currently owned by the Procter & Gamble Group. The acquisition...