The price of fresh food could be reduced if innovative work at The University of Manchester to develop intelligent low-cost sensors is successful. Scientists and engineers at The Syngenta Sensors University...

A letter sent by Cadbury Chairman Roger Carr has further highlighted Cadbury’s lack of interest in the current multi-billion proposal put forward by Kraft. Last week, the markets were buzzing with...

Mark Best, one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, will visit Taiwan (27 Sept-4 Oct) in support of an Austrade initiative to promote premium Australian food and wines to consumers in the region. A...

Campbell Soup Company reported a profit decline of US$20 million in the fourth quarter as currency movements and an impairment charge hit the bottom line. On a comparable basis, however, profit rose 11...

A Senate committee is set to look into the market power of leading dairy players in Australia to determine whether farmers are being short changed. Concerns have been raised about whether Australian dairy...

Online grocery sales in Australia remain well below the percentage levels seen in countries like the UK, but the roll-out by Coles and Woolworths could yet have a significant impact. In the 12 months...

The crossover between food and beauty is increasingly apparent, with global food and drink product launches with a ‘beauty enhancing’ claim increasing by a staggering 306% from 2005 to 2008,...

From Sunday 13 September 2009, bread-making flour in Australia must have folic acid, a form of the B vitamin folate, added to it to reduce the risk of babies being born with birth defects such as spina...

Global food manufacturer Kraft Foods is intending to halve its supplier base in a bid to slash costs by US$300 million per year, according to a Reuters report. Such a move would affect more than 30,000...

Fast-food giant McDonald’s has reported a 2.2% lift in sales in August, moderating after a 4.3 per cent rise in July. By segment, their American sales were up by 1.7%, European sales rose 3.5% and...