Doctors have supported calls for a complete ban of trans fatty acids in food in the UK. Assistant professor Dariush Mozaffarian and Professor Meir J Stampfer, both of the Harvard School of Public Health,...

Stevia experts GLG Life Tech have signed a memorandum of understanding with Sugar Australia to bring stevia-based sweeteners to Australian consumers. GLG will collaborate with Sugar Australia, which is...

The first Wild Flavours of Australia conference, to be held on May 3 in Adelaide, will showcase Australia’s unique native foods and flavours. The conference, organised by the Australian Native Food...

The Confederation of Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA) today released its annual data and trends publication. This year’s Data & trends for the European Food and Drink Industry revealed...

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke has appointed Mr Rory McEwen as the new chair to the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) board. The appointment comes...

US investment group Trilantic Capital is understood to have put its European seafood unit, MWBrands, up for sale. The firm’s interests include UK tuna brand John West, French business Petit Navire...

National Foods has hit back at claims by Queensland’s shadow minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries, Ray Hopper, that lowered quotas at its new Malanda plant will end in “death by a...

Over 140 Australian exhibitors are set to attend Asia’s biggest food industry event, Food and Hotel Asia 2010, this month. The Austrade-organised National Pavilion will showcase the finest Australian...

Wal-Mart chairman Lee Scott announced at Fortune’s Brainstorm Green conference on Monday that the company is dedicated to greening its business practices, and emphasised the congruity between sustainability...

KFC has announced that its iconic red KFC bucket will turn pink at US outlets, in support of breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Colonel’s suit and the KFC headquarters will also...