The Federal Government has given the green light to apple imports from China today, following a recommendation by Biosecurity Australia. Fears of infestation by the spotted-wing fruit fly, Drosophila suzukii,...

Nestlé announced yesterday that it will invest CHF 40 million (A$44.6 million) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the DRC, over the next three years. The Democratic Republic of the...

Toblerone has announced a limited-edition ‘Super Dad’ packaging for its 400g vareity for Father’s Day. The packaging and is designed to act as a ‘wrapped and ready’ Father’s...

The annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, nicknamed the ‘Superbowl of competitive eating’, will be sponsored by stomach remedy Pepto-Bismol this year. The contest, celebrated...

Faster growth in emerging chocolate markets has in a boost in revenues for Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut in the first nine months of its fiscal year. For the period ended 31 May, sales in local...

Canadian food group Maple Leaf Foods has outlined plans to give the company time, should it receive an unsolicited takeover bid. Maple Leaf, which is set to see the end of a shareholder agreement that...

National Foods to close Wetherill Park and Cobden sites National Foods today advised its workers that the Wetherill Park and Cobden fresh dairy sites will be closed over the next two years, with 280 jobs...

Victorian fast-food and chain food businesses will be required to put nutritional information on their menus by 2012. Premier John Brumby today announced that all food businesses with 50 or more Victorian...

After ten years of careful breeding and research, CSIRO scientists and the prawn industry have developed what could be the world’s most perfect prawn. The Black Tiger prawn is producing record yields...

Mars Australia has been given the go-ahead by the Federal Court to register Whiskas Purple as a trademark for cat food, after rival Nestlé withdrew its earlier opposition. Justice Annabelle Claire ordered...