Australian poultry giant, Baiada, has been given approval by Griffith’s Western Joint Regional Planning Panel for a $10 million dollar expansion of its Griffith hatchery. The Steggles umbrella brand...

Chestnut blight, an exotic plant disease affecting chestnut and oak trees, has struck the Ovens Valley in North-Eastern Victoria, where 80% of Australia’s chestnuts are grown. The disease was first...

US food group Sara Lee is understood to have rejected a takeover offer for its US business from Brazilian meat giant JBS, who also own Swift Australia, due to a disagreement over price. Sara Lee’s...

More school children will have access to nutritious breakfasts, thanks to $100,000 in Tasmanian State Government funding for breakfast programs next year. The State Government has provided $400,000 over...

McDonalds has defended their iconic Happy Meals against a lawsuit alleging that the fast food company’s use of toys is unfair and deceptive marketing, and lures children into unhealthy choices. America’s...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand has reviewed a request by Cargill to increase the maximum permitted levels of steviol glycosides, the sweetening agent in stevia, in order to provide a better taste...

Australian dairy giant Bulla has kicked off a new Bulla Cream Masters competition, with the assistance of their new brand ambassador and Masterchef personality George Calombaris. The competition asks consumers...

Vegetable industry peak body AUSVEG has expressed its concern about the level of vegetable imports from China, following reports by the Agence France-Presse from China of the discovery of mushrooms with...

General Mills has said that its new Australian acquisition Pasta Master is “a great fit” for the US food group’s operations in the country. The company announced on Tuesday that it had...

Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has signed a deal to sell and distribute zero-calorie food and beverage products in China that are sweetened with the natural sweetener. GLG will join forces with China Agriculture...