A decision to introduce a national beverage deposit scheme – similar to that seen in South Australia – was not reached at a meeting of Australia’s state and federal environment ministers...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand has reported that around 34 per cent of Australians are consuming too much salt but indicated that media reports might have exaggerated the over consumption. “Recent...

Coca-Cola Amatil have reported strong growth in the first half despite a “noticeable shift” in consumer behaviour. Australia’s largest soft drink beverage maker advised, in their May...

Australia’s largest supermarket chains are enhancing their focus on private label within their advertising campaigns as they seek to capitalise on an Australian consumer intent on cutting costs. A...

National Foods has announced that Parmalat will purchase some of their fresh milk manufacturing operations in New South Wales and South Australia after the competition watchdog requested divestments from...

The bid to ban the advertising of ‘junk food’ to kids paints an unfair picture of the fast-food industry, according to McDonald’s. The Coalition on Food Advertising to Children (CFAC),...

Lion Nathan, the subject of a takeover offer by major shareholder Kirin, has indicated they may sell their wine assets as soon as economic conditions improve. Lion Chief Executive Rob Murray told analysts...

Coca-Cola Amatil’s Mother is now challenging V for top spot in the energy drink sector as Australia’s leading soft drink producer finally uses its distribution networks to capture a valuable...

Today, food manufacturers are taking a long, hard look at their business to assess the best way to navigate not only the economic downturn, but also the increasing regulatory pressures for food safety...

With an ageing population comes opportunity for food and beverage marketers, according to new analysis from Datamonitor. In a follow up to their research into the non-alcoholic beverage market, they have...