The full extent of the likely impact on the WA food and beverage industry is still unknown, but the WA Food Industry Association (FIA) has reported that the industry has been “heavily impacted”...

ICM, Inc., a US leader in the ethanol industry, has announced that ethanol biorefineries will be capable of commercially producing both food and fuel in 2010. “We are talking about the ‘ethanol...

In a bid to ease Western Australia’s tourism and hospitality labour shortage, an innovative new online campaign aims to attract young working holidaymakers from the United Kingdom. It features a...

Consumers are driving an industry trend towards food used for medicinal purposes, and exciting market opportunities exist as ‘Pharmafoods’ become increasingly important in disease prevention, especially...

The popularity of celebrity chefs of the ilk of Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay, coupled with the success of British restaurants in lists of the world’s best restaurants, has been attributed to the...

New research released today in the inaugural Australian Retailers Association (ARA) Australian Retailers’ Index revealed retail support for the Federal Government has dropped dramatically during...

ISS Group Limited has announced it has been awarded a contract for “Provision of a Real Time Integrated Plant Reporting Solution” by Mars SnackFood Ballarat operations, a subsidiary of Mars...

Archie Norman, the former boss of UK retailer Asda, continues to lure high profile executives to assist Coles with their re-development. Mr Norman has been hired as a consultant by Wesfarmers to assist...

Cadbury, the world’s largest confectionery company, has announced plans to sell chocolate flavoured chewing gum. The product, described by Cadbury as “indulgence without the guilt”, is...

Environmentally-friendly menu options have a good chance of improving a restaurant’s bottom line and providing competitive differentiation if marketed aggressively to consumers, according to a recently...