Foodco Group, owner of the Muffin Break, Dreamy Donut and Jamaica Blue chains, has purchased its New Zealand counterpart in a consolidation of local operations. The 36 New Zealand franchises will be added...

Unilever announced yesterday that it has secured enough GreenPalm certificates to supply its European, Australian and New Zealand businesses with sustainable palm oil. The move is part of Unilever’s...

CSR Limited announced on Thursday that it has received a $1.75 billion dollar conditional offer from Bright Food to acquire CSR’s Sugar and Renewable Energy business, Sucrogen. A previous offer...

New schemes in New South Wales and Queensland will encourage restaurants to display their food safety and hygiene ratings on the front door. The scheme will both allow prospective customers to make an...

Various public health experts have called for the government to take drastic steps in limiting the advertising of junk food in an attempt to combat obesity. At the same time, calls have been made to remove...

UK supermarket chain Waitrose has unveiled their stock of the latest new fruit for the UK summer – the pineberry. This striking white strawberry variety is described as having a “highly aromatic...

Danish researchers have found a link between male infertility and excessive consumption of cola-flavoured soft drinks. The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, was designed to look...

Product contamination can have a devastating impact on a company’s reputation, operations and financial performance. According to Michael Lincoln, National Underwriting Manager for Crisis Management,...

The battle over Australian dairy firm Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory has been turned up a notch with the company writing to investors to warn them of the “myth and little substance”...

Food scientist Vanessa Teter, of food-enhancement technology company Watson Inc, has published a review of the latest trends in food fortification for Natural Products Insider. The review named the top...