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See what’s next after the honey wars

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AUSTRALIA’S biggest honey company and some of the country’s largest supermarkets are facing accusations of selling ‘fake honey’. Five experts look at the impact of the allegations Australia’s...

Australia’s premier food industry event is on this week – going?

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THE Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) annual convention is on this week, on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The AIFST says this is the...

Beefing up with the Jones’s, meat gives status for aspirationals

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EATING meat is a symbol of power and status, and those who see themselves as having lower socio-economic status prefer meat, and eat more meat, due to this perception, research shows. The research from...

Eco claims lead booming coffee pod sales

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THE coffee pod – it’s a product banned in Hamburg, Germany for its negative environmental impact yet it belongs to a market worth more than $10 billion a year. Global coffee pod sales are on track...

Food resilient as July retail sales fizzle

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AUSTRALIAN retail sales fizzled out in July while nationwide home prices fell again in August and a measure of job advertisement eased, suggesting a further dent in consumer confidence and spending. Last...

Eat your veges: See the latest marketing push

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THE Tryfor5 is an annual campaign powered by Nutrition Australia encouraging Australians to increase their vegetable consumption to the recommended five serves per day, launching during National Nutrition...

Are vegans villains in the fake honey furore?

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VEGANS have been drawn as villains in the fake honey furore with Australia’s honey bee council sour on the consumer watchdog and a state food authority for failing to ban a company selling apple juice...

How AI knows what you buy and what you ought to buy

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WHETHER you do your shopping online or in store, your retail experience is the latest battleground for the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning revolution. Major Australian retailers have...

New aged care food and drink framework coming

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PEOPLE living in aged care are a vulnerable group with unique food needs. About 40-60 per cent of people in aged care have trouble with chewing and swallowing to the point where they are at risk of choking...

Campbell Arnott’s takes top award for sustainable packaging

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CAMPBELL Arnott’s Australia has been named as the major winner at the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s (APCO) annual awards, recognised for their ongoing commitment to sustainable packaging. APCO...