Franchisor FFCo (Franchised Food Company) has acquired Nutshack, comprising 28 outlets in Victoria and Queensland. The acquisition brings FFCo’s stable to four, alongside Mr Whippy, Pretzel World...

Borgo Smallgoods is conducting a recall of its Friulano Salame, Lismore Salame and Casalingo Salame after detection of Salmonella bovismorbificans in the products. The recall affects products with a Best...

Australian food suppliers may soon be required by law to communicate more frequently and directly to consumers by means of tailored communication methods such as social media and blogging, which will see...

According to new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the apparent consumption of ready-to-drink pre-mixed alcoholic beverages fell by 30% in 2008-09, reversing an upward trend for...

Woolworths chief executive Michael Luscombe warns that the last two years of growth, buoyed by the Federal Government’s economic stimulus package, cannot be sustained. “Over the last eight...

Pizza Capers have announced they will adopt the newly released Apple iPad for their staff as a point-of-sale and ordering device. Orders placed on the iPad would go directly to the pizza chefs in the kitchen,...

The NSW Government has announced its support for a national requirement for fast-food chains to publish detailed nutritional information on their products as part of their menus. Under the proposed plan,...

A survey of 811 students in Brisbane suggests that the cash-strapped student diet of baked beans and two-minute noodles is putting students at a greater risk of developing chronic diseases. Dr Danielle...

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has been warned by Thailand’s Department of Foreign Trade that imports of cheese and curd classed as “other cheese” from Australia are approaching...

The Foreign Investment Review Board has delayed its decision on whether the proposed acquisition of CSR’s sugar unit, Sucrogen, by China’s Bright Food Group will be allowed to proceed. Bright...