Stevia supplier PureCircle yesterday (3 August) launched a global campaign in a bid to boost awareness of the natural sweetener among consumers. The UK-listed group said a “trust mark” entitled...

Securing a larger slice of the lucrative lunch market, Eagle Boys has launched a new gourmet sandwich range for hungry workers that can be delivered directly to a workplace, construction site or household. The...

Australian supermarkets are adopting various strategies to tap into the growing trend to ‘go local’. Independent grocery network IGA recently launched an advertising campaign emphasizing the...

Australia’s largest manufacturing industry – the $100 billion food and grocery sector – will be encouraged to establish breastfeeding-friendly areas for mothers who return to work.As...

Whoever wins the federal election on August 21, the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF’s) 2010 National Congress in Melbourne over 6-7 September will place attendees ringside as political...

Waitrose has moved into the mobile space with the launch of its first ever iPhone app and mobile website.The app and channel have been designed in response to more and more users accessing Waitrose.com...

HJ Heinz is set to begin offering its baked beans in a resealable bottle called the ‘Fridge Pack’ in the UK.The US food giant said on Friday (30 July) that the Fridge Pack had been designed...

Italian dairy giant Parmalat has seen its first-half profits slide on the back of a fall in settlements from legal cases linked to its 2003 bankruptcy.Parmalat, which has so far recovered about EUR2bn...

Experts have warned that retail may take years to recover with continual sales over the past year having trained consumers to expect and only accept reduced prices. The warnings come as research group...

Speaking in Orange today Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown called for a national register of foreign purchases of land or water in rural Australia.”In the coming century food and fibre production...