ALDI employees will have access each year to ten days of paid family and domestic violence leave as the retailer takes a stand to help drive societal change to prevent violence against women. To the end...

RESEARCHERS are calling for screening of vulnerable older adults at risk of poor nutrition and diminished physical performance, in an effort to identify those in need of dietary intervention. The New...

FACEBOOK has pulled a series of advertisements posted by a Tasmanian gin maker, sounding an alarm for food and drink makers hoping to use the platform to spread word of their hemp products. Rex Burdon...

THE 10th annual Products of the Year have been announced, with 10 of the 50 products named offering healthy and allergy-free alternatives to everyday food and beverage items. The winners are responding...

PEOPLE’S expectations of desserts are continually being lifted. Consumers are now increasingly looking for more sophisticated and indulgent creations, writes Anand Surujpal, general manager of...

ENGLAND’S Oxford University, founded in 1096, and similar institutions are “becoming irrelevant”, says Australia’s Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud, angry about a research proposal to...

RESEARCHERS of an American-based company have manufactured proteins from green algae that are the same as those naturally found in human breast milk. One of the proteins developed by Triton Algae Innovations...

INTENSE sweeteners made from monk fruit extract will soon be available for sale in Australia and New Zealand after an approval this week by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). Monk fruit...

WOOLWORTHS’ counter attack to the Coles Little Shop toy promotion begins today and early social media feedback is mixed. But is its success really that important? Well, consider this. The Coles promotion...

WOOLWORTHS Group Limited is entering into a binding agreement to sell its 540 Woolworths-owned fuel convenience sites to EG Group for A$1.725 billion. EG Group is a global leader in fuel and convenience...