Stinging criticism that Hershey has not done enough to address child and forced labour in its supply chain has come as a new framework of multi-partite action offers genuine hope of progress in tackling...

General Mills, the US company behind brands like Haagen-Dazs ice cream and Nature Valley snack bars, has set a target of using only “palm oil from responsible and sustainable sources” by 2015.The...

Stevia supplier PureCircle has signed another venture to market sweeteners, this time with German food ingredients group Dohler.The venture, announced yesterday (23 September), comes a day after Malaysia-based...

The sale of grocery retailer Franklins to local rival Metcash has come under scrutiny from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) which said it has serious concerns about the planned...

Yum! Brands announced today the launch of World Hunger Relief featuring global spokesperson and new World Food Programme (WFP) Ambassador Aganst Hunger, Christina Aguilera. According to the United Nations,...

Seafood Choices, an initiative of the ocean conservation organization SeaWeb, today announced the opening of nominations for the 2011 Seafood Champions Awards.Seafood Choices established these awards to...

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced today that Austral Fisheries’ and Australian Longline’s Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) toothfish fishery has entered full assessment...

Despite a new Productivity Commission (PC) report backing the strengths of Australia’s Rural Research and Development Corporation (RDC) system, new Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig will need to head...

AgriFood Skills Australia – the key body on skills training and workforce development issues in the agrifood industry and regional Australia – has awarded three International Fellowships as...

This October the Wine Industry Association of WA (Inc.) is launching the Inaugural WA Wine Month; an opportunity to celebrate, discover, experience and enjoy local Western Australian wines.In year one...