EVEN though Australia lifted its 17-year ban on Japanese beef imports in May, the amount of Japanese wagyu being imported into the country only makes up a fraction of the Australian beef market. The Australian...

THE increased demand for health foods – everything from vegan to gluten-free, low-carb and vitamin enhanced meals and beverages – shows no sign of slowing. With this increased dedication to healthy...

GOING vegetarian won’t save the planet from catastrophic climate change but reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production is a bankable marketing angle for plant-based foods, and just another...

THE Cattle Council of Australia has returned from a tour of Indonesia declaring there’s a prosperous future for live cattle trade between the two countries. In 2011 there was a ban for six months on...

A skyrocketing interest in chickpeas as a star ingredient in traditionally dairy, bean or wheat-based products is good news for health conscious consumers and for Australian agriculture. For the health-conscious...

THE conversation in New Zealand about a sugary drink tax, of perhaps 20 per cent, has reached the prime minister’s office. Findings of a report requested by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...

OPINION: STRONG future earnings prospects from less capital-intensive businesses is what Wesfarmers seeks, so Coles has to go. Coles accounts for 60 per cent of the conglomerate’s tied-up capital but...

WESFARMERS on Friday entered into a trading halt as it provides details on its proposed $20 billion demerger of Coles, on which shareholders will vote November 15. If the demerger proceeds, which is subject...

A FOOD industry player and the “demon” sugar have been included in CHOICE magazine’s hall of shame, being named a “winner” in the consumer watchdog’s annual Shonky awards. But Kellog’s, whose...

A NEW survey shows the surging popularity of plant-based milks and how the precocious market is fine tuning issues to do with calcium and protein fortification and labelling. The category has grown by...