New findings indicate that cocoa flavanols may be an important part of a healthy diet for people with cardiovascular disease, which affects more than 80 million Americans, according to research by a team...

CSR Limited has announced the sale of its newly spun-off sugar business, Sucrogen, to Singaporean agribusiness giant Wilmar International, for A$1.75 billion, rejecting previous offers from China’s...

In a bid to help confused Australian consumers and in a fight back for the country’s embattled pork producers, Australian Ham Week will be launched today (5 July). Australian pork producers have...

Australia’s largest tomato processor, the Echuca-based Cedenco Australia, has been sold to a Japanese food manufacturer after nearly eight months in receivership. The company maintained normal production...

Discount supermarket chain Franklins has been acquired by its former wholesale supplier, Metcash Trading Ltd, in an unsolicited $215 million offer to its current owner, South African chain Pick n Pay. The...

Cold Rock Ice Creamery is embracing the social media revolution by using Facebook and Twitter to communicate with its customers. The national ice cream franchise, which has an official Cold Rock Facebook...

The Asia-Pacific region will witness some of the biggest percentage increases in obese and overweight children in the world, finds Datamonitor. Research by the independent market analyst has found that...

The tuna industry is being urged to regulate bycatch – the capture of undersized specimens and fish other than tuna – to increase fishery sustainability, by the International Seafood Sustainability...

Four years of work by Western Australian researchers has opened the door for exports of Australian grapefruit to one of the world’s biggest markets.Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said...

“Coles, the major sponsor of Channel 10’s MasterChef, has reported rushes on ingredients and kitchen equipment featured on the show. Coles General Manager Corporate Affairs, Robert Hadler,...