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Bulla’s new ice cream & frozen yoghurt sandwiches launched

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Innovative Australian private dairy group Bulla has launched its new Creamy Classics Ice Cream Sandwiches and Frozen Greek Style Yoghurt Sandwiches. As the summer season approaches in Australia, the new...

Murray Goulburn sold to Saputo for $1.3 billion

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Australian dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn has announced that it has been bought by Saputo for A$1.3 billion. Murray Goulburn, formed in 1950 and home to ten processing plants in Tasmania, New South...

Unilever in Streets battle on min. conditions

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The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has urged Australian consumers to boycott Streets’ ice cream brands. Streets are the producers of the popular Paddle Pop, Golden Gaytime, Magnum and Cornetto...

Subway to phase out plastic bags in Australia

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Australia’s largest quick service restaurant Subway has announced that it will be eliminating the use of plastic bags from its stores Australia wide. Implementing more environmentally friendly packaging...

Food waste in Australia totals nearly $10 billion each year, Rabodirect report

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Australians are collectively wasting $9.6 billion on food each year according to new research released by RaboDirect. In a survey of 2,300 people aged between 16 and 65, the RaboDirect Food & Farming...

Kraft Heinz and Bega in dispute over peanut butter

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Global food giant Kraft Heinz has petitioned a judge in a federal court in New York to mediate a dispute between it and leading Australian food manufacturer Bega, alleging “Bega’s blatant violation...

Coles suffers sales slow down in first quarter, FY18

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Coles Supermarkets has reported minuscule sales growth for the first quarter of its 2018 financial year compared with the level of sales in the same period of the previous year. Falling fresh produce prices...

Class action against ‘diet’ drink giants in the States

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Class action lawsuits have been filed in the United States accusing major soft drink manufacturers Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple of false advertising for labelling some of their drinks as ‘diet’. At...

‘Authentic’ Italian foods increasing in popularity, Nielsen Homescan

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Nielsen Australia has released new research which indicates that one in three Australian consumers would consider choosing a perceived ‘authentic’ brand when grocery shopping. Nielsen Homescan Insights...

The Bachelorette’s Sophie Monk is the new Slim Secrets ambassador

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Australian owned and operated healthy snack foods company Slim Secrets has announced the Bachelorette star Sophie Monk as a brand ambassador and social media influencer. Slim Secrets was founded in 2005...