Menus with calorie information are one step closer to becoming a reality following successful and productive work this summer with twenty-one major fast-food and catering companies, the UK’s leading...

Food ingredients business Penford Corporation has sold Penford Australia Ltd, including its two remaining plants, to National Starch for US$12 million. The sale follows that of their New Zealand business...

Boost Juice Bars is contemplating a public float in Australia, although it remains nothing more than a possibility at this stage. The largest smoothie chain in the country has been one of the biggest retail...

A decision by the Federal Government to allow Australia’s food manufacturing sector to access the Climate Change Research Program has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC)...

Food franchisor and retailer Allied Brands has informed shareholders that its net profit will jump more than 20 per cent this year as the international expansion of its Cookie Man brand gathers pace. Speaking...

Slim Secrets has taken out the award for Best Start Up product (brand) at the inaugural SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start up Awards, held recently at Melbourne’s Crown Casino. The manufacturer...

South Australian aquaculture pioneer Clean Seas Tuna believes they can replace Australia’s entire 23 per cent cut in Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) quota with sustainable aquaculture-bred SBT well within...

Global convenience retailer 7-Eleven is looking to continue their private label push with the creation of a new position –  senior product director for private label products. Tom Gerrity, who has...

Consumer group Choice has not let the Federal Government’s decision to scrap the GroceryChoice website stop them from comparing supermarket prices across the country. The national survey of grocery...

The Tasmanian Minister for Corrections and Consumer Protection, Lisa Singh, today issued a warning to businesses regarding advertising for ‘free-range’ or ‘organic’ products that...