New Zealand-based milk producer Fonterra and UK-based First Milk today announced a joint venture to produce “premium” whey proteins for Fonterra’s growing food ingredients business in Europe. The...

The non-profit Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation (AER Foundation) today presented a report to the Australian Government calling for urgent reform of taxes on wine in Australia. The report...

Queensland dairy farmers claim the national retail milk value chain has been devalued by A$77 million in 2010/2011 compared to the previous year due to supermarkets’ house brand milk being sold at...

Queensland’s largest flour mill and only durum semolina mill, owned by Weston Milling, has recommenced production after an extensive rebuild that followed the devastating Brisbane floods in January 2011. The...

Cadbury has created Cadbury Screme Egg Minis in time for Australia’s own Halloween (‘ANZAC Beersheba Day’, 31 October in Australia). The new eggs are a miniature version of the Cadbury Creme Eggs...

Multinational brewer SABMiller has accused Australian brewing giant Foster’s Group Limited of making “misleading” and “deceptive” statements in its recently published end-of-year results. It...

A drop in the price of fruit and vegetables in August 2011 has contributed to the lowest inflation rates for almost two years in Australia, according to a report published today by leading financial services...

A new smartphone application with the controversial traffic light system has been launched by the Obesity Policy Coalition, which aims to reduce obesity levels in Australia. The Obesity Policy Coalition’s...

Cargill has merged its Australian beef business with Teys Bros., the country’s second-largest beef processor. The companies have combined their businesses into a 50:50 joint venture, which will trade...

British researchers claim that the caffeine ‘fix’ that many coffee-drinkers seek may be obtained equally by a decaffeinated placebo. Researchers from the University of East London studied volunteers...