The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), the nation’s peak body representing food and grocery manufacturers, has urged the government to make sure they understand the real impact that an emissions...

Exotic fruit growers in Far North Queensland are likely to reap their worst harvest in many years due to the impact of adverse weather conditions. The beginning of the wet season earlier than usual has...

Applications for Electrolux Appetite for Excellence, the ultimate national competition for young hospitality professionals are now open. The new season brings exciting news for the program as it welcomes...

Food producer, Buderim Ginger Limited, today announced after-tax profit for 2008 more than doubled to $2.006M from $671,000 in 2007. “Operating profit for the Group increased solidly for the full...

Wesfarmers Managing Director Richard Goyder is looking to address the lack of consumer interest in fresh produce at supermarkets, as less than 50 per cent of their customers purchase fresh produce. Mr...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has today launched an updated version of the protocol for conducting a recall – ‘Food Industry Recall Protocol: a Guide to Writing a Food Recall...

Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket chain, is reportedly looking to negotiate the direct supply of Vietnamese products to their supermarkets nationwide. The General Director of the Woolworths...

In what jam producer Beerenberg believes to be a world first, the Australian company has managed to create a system to inform customers of where the exact product they purchased came from, what date it...

Interbrand, a world leading brand consultancy, this week announced the twenty ‘Best Australian Brands’, with Telstra and Commonwealth Bank being named as having Australia’s highest brand...

The Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement will come into force tomorrow 6 March, 2009, opening up greater opportunities to meat, wine and dairy exporters.This was the first Free Trade Agreement to be concluded...