Woolworths has reported a 10.1% increase in net profit, to a total of $2 billion, for the financial year. Woolworths announced its positive full-year results today, among the most positive for Australia’s...

National Foods has announced it will undertake an extensive review of its cheese manufacturing operations across Australia. The announcement follows a string of redundancies, consolidations and closures...

Westfield Shopping Centre today launched a recycling initiative which, once rolled out nationally, is expected to divert 675 tonnes of beverage containers from landfill each year – enough containers...

Cinnamon extract could help reduce risk factors associated with heart disease and diabetes, according to new research. In the investigational study, the water-soluble cinnamon extract, which contains...

Cadbury has released two new ‘Bar of Plenty’ experimental flavours for its 190g variety blocks. The new flavours are designed to combine unusual but delicious ingredients, with two flavours...

Pasta giant Barilla has announced its largest integrated marketing campaign in Australia, ‘Share the Passion’. The campaign consists of a $4.5 million above-the-line investment over the next...

Chocolate giant Mars Inc has cut the saturated fat content across its brands in the UK. From September, Mars will cut the saturated fat in its Mars, Snickers, Milky Way and Topic bars by 15%, the firm...

Has the long-sought magic potion in society’s “battle with the bulge” finally arrived? An appetite-control agent that requires no prescription, has no common side effects, and costs almost...

Lindt & Sprüngli this week revealed an increase in first-half profits, boosted by increased volumes and innovation. For the six months to the end of June, the company earned CHF24.8 million (A$27.2...

Australian charity Foodbank today hosted a gala lunch at the Salvation Army in Surry Hills, Sydney, to launch the national distribution of 800 tonnes of pasta and 100,000 cans of pasta sauce, produced...