Kraft Foods chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld has insisted the US food giant does not need to offload assets amid speculation over how the company would fund a second, higher bid for Cadbury. Some industry...

A natural sweetener made from the stevia plant could have a major impact in the food and beverage market. The plant-based sugar substitute is increasingly being used by food and beverage companies –...

Woolworths’ Everyday Rewards scheme has helped boost sales at Australia’s largest supermarket chain, according to its Chief Executive. Michael Luscombe, speaking at a corporate breakfast earlier...

A new recycling initiative was launched today at the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre in Queensland, marking the beginning of a national rollout that is expected to result in hundreds of tonnes of beverage...

The Fine Food Australia award winners were announced on Monday night, with Foods Pacific Limited and Rubens Fine Foods sharing the prize for Best New Australian Retail Product.Australia’s largest...

Advertising of snack foods and drinks by Australian companies has dropped by more than 50 per cent in Australia since 2005, according to new research from the World Federation of Advertisers. The study...

With food, poorer is often richer. Onion soup wasn’t created by any celebrity chef. Nor was apple pie.But now comes the news that remote tribes in dense tropical forests or frozen polar wastes are...

The chocolate industry needs to provide more financial support to cocoa growers in Ghana to guarantee future supplies from the west African state, leading academics and conservationists have claimed. The...

The restaurant award season continues, with Peter Gilmore’s acclaimed harbourside eatery Quay claiming the Sydney Restaurant of the Year title at the 25th annual Good Food Guide Awards last night. The...

Nestlé is planning to continue increasing marketing spend in anticipation of a faster than expected upturn in the global economy, CEO Paul Bulcke has said at the opening of the company’s new luxury...