Woolworths has just launched a new advertising campaign that alters the whole marketing focus of Australia’s top supermarket group. The 25-year-old slogan “the fresh food people” has been subtly...

Master Grocers Australia, the body representing smaller supermarket operators under groupings such as IGA and Foodworks, claim to have evidence that will compel the Federal Government and the Australian...

To meet the demand from almost 70% of their customers for more home-grown produce, Coles has announced a series of local-sourcing roadshows. Coles’ buyers will tour the country meeting local suppliers,...

At a meeting on Friday 1 June 2012, the Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food regulation noted progress was being made on their development of a front-of-pack labelling system. The...

Australia’s resilient cafe culture will see the cafe and coffee shop industry experience sustained growth over the next five years, according to industry analysts from Australian market research...

Cutting the Australians’ salt intake by three grams a day would prevent an estimated 6,000 deaths a year from heart disease and stroke, the National Heart Foundation of Australia said today. According...

The National Food Allergy Awareness Week, to raise awareness about food allergies in Australia, was launched in Sydney yesterday (14 May 2012) by NSW Minister for Primary Industries and Small Business,...

In an exclusive interview with Australian Food News, internationally acclaimed authority on consumer protection and food security, Associate Professor Patrick Wall, discusses the current challenges in...

The Australian Federal Budget, handed down last night (8 May 2012) by Treasurer Wayne Swan has been described by the Treasurer as a “battlers’- budget.” The Budget allocates some extra funding...

A new study published in the Dietitians Association of Australia’s journal, Nutrition & Dietetics, has found that more than 40 per cent of community-living older Australians are either “malnourished...