Food companies will be prominent in this year’s “Shop the City” event in the Melbourne CBD. The one day (and night) event will include pop-up food shops, held this year on Wednesday 18 May 2016. The...

The number one food priority for Australians in 2016 will be eating more fresh fruit and vegetables says global research firm, Ipsos. Revealing the results of its latest Foods Consumption, Habits, Attitudes...

A group of Australian dairy farmers are extremely unhappy with the pricing decisions by Murray Goulburn and Fonterra to cut their respective farmgate milk prices. Fonterra Australia late last week revised...

Sakata has released a ‘fusions’ range which combines its rice crackers with sesame seeds and Asian flavours. The crackers come in 90g tray packs and three varieties; Sweet and Sour, Coconut Thai Basil...

Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne have found a second-life for the vast amount of coffee grinds thrown away by Australian cafes every day. Professor Arul Arulrajah, working...

Following is an edited version of a presentation given to a group of owners of small businesses struggling with the challenges of building a brand on very limited budgets in competitive markets. This...

Small businesses are amongst the biggest winners in the 2016 Australian Federal Government’s budget revealed last night in Canberra. In Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison’s first budget, businesses with...

Australia’s largest supermarket group Woolworths has had its credit rating downgraded after the release of financial results yesterday disclosed another drop in sales in the latest quarterly results. The...

Australian consumer advocacy group CHOICE has today named and shamed a number of baby snacks marketing health claims whilst containing up to 60 per cent sugar. After reviewing 80 packaged baby and toddler...

A number of agriculture and farming representative groups have today expressed disappointment over the government’s decision to keep the backpacker tax introduced in the 2015 budget. Amongst upset groups...