Unique Australian chocolate bar, the Polly Waffle, is to be axed by maker Nestlé. Nestlé confirmed yesterday that production of the marshmallow-filled bar would cease after this year’s recipe...

Employees at the McCain vegetable processing plant in north-west Tasmania are hopeful that a co-operative could be created to ensure jobs are not lost. McCain announced last week that, while their Smithton...

Capilano Honey has claimed one of the major awards at the recent Australian Export Awards. Held at Parliament House last Friday night, the long running awards recognised the leading Australian export performers...

Supermarket chain Aldi has opened a $145 million Warehouse and Distribution Centre in Prestons, western Sydney, providing a key plank in their expansion plans. “The 56,000 square metre Prestons Warehouse...

Red meat meals make up half the nation’s top 10 dishes, according to a report launched by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) – and cooking from scratch is becoming a more regular occurrence. The...

The food processing sector in Australia has received another blow with the second major plant closure in a fortnight. McCain Foods announced that their vegetable processing plant in Smithton, Tasmania...

The boss of the owner of Coles is not fearful of an expansion of Aldi to the west despite the discount grocer managing to gain a foothold in the eastern states. Wesfarmers Managing Director Richard Goyder...

Fonterra-owned Mainland Cheese has insured the tastebuds of their leading cheese taster for $10 million.The Chief-of-Cheese at Mainland, Peter Sinclair, has been tasting cheese for a quarter of a century...

Australia’s food and grocery industry has urged the Senate to pass a Bill to establish a new National Preventative Health Agency, the Australian Food and Grocery Council has advised. Introduced into...

The owners of Australia’s two largest supermarkets are among the most respected by their peers, according to new research. Woolworths and Wesfarmers, the owner of Coles, placed second and third respectively...