The chairman of Australian food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has warned that the company “continues to confront commodity cost pressures and significant price volatility”. In a letter sent...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has reportedly abandoned one of the two potential buyers of grocery chain Franklins it nominated in its court bid to block Metcash from buying the retailer. According...

Tasmania’s Department of Health and Human Services today renewed the public health warning not to eat wild shellfish from the Huon Estuary and parts of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, after a man...

Health food and breakfast cereal giant Sanitarium has announced its own traffic light labelling system, the Healthy Eating System, which it says goes beyond basic traffic light labels to include highlights...

Eating a fatty fast food meal is never good for you, but washing that meal down with a coffee is even worse, according to a new University of Guelph study. Researcher Marie-Soleil Beaudoin has discovered...

Food rescue charity OzHarvest has announced a new one-day intiative, Shout Lunch, Fight Hunger, encouraging Australians on May 20th to donate the cost of their normal lunch and bring a packed lunch instead. The...

The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan could have a “dire” impact on the country’s food and agriculture sectors, analysts at Rabobank have warned. Concerns over food safety and supply...

Nestlé has announced plans to extend its PowerBar range in the US with a new co-branded Iron Girl energy bar to be targeted at women.The manufacturer announced today (7 April) that the Iron Girl Energy...

Salt in Australian-manufactured simmer sauces, and salt and saturated fat in processed meats, is the next target for reduction by the industry, retailer and government partnership, the Food and Health...

German food group Dr Oetker has admitted it has had a “sluggish” start to 2011 with all its business lines – apart from chilled products – “falling below target”. The...