BEGA Cheese is understood to have bought a large parcel of shares in Capilano Honey on Friday night, fuelling suggestions the company could now be subject to a bidding war (see our story for the rival). Bega...

THIS Israel21c article by Abigail Klein Leichman was first published on 29 August, 2018, and is re-published here with kind permission. ISRAEL21c is a non-partisan, non-profit publisher of news and information...

CAULIFLOWER continues its run as the cool kid of the veggie patch and carb alternative du jour. And now it has some serious star power backing with Oprah Winfrey launching a range of cauli-crust pizzas...

THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission overreached in its prosecution of Heinz over its Shredz “healthy” snacks, failing to characterise the food giant as “egregious”. The court’s...

BLOG: ON August 6, 2018, CAPPMA (China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance) issued a rather controversial draft standard about “Salmon for raw consumption”. The draft is aimed at regulating...

SIMPLOT Australia is exiting its frozen meals category, making Nestle’s Lean Cuisine, to concentrate on its core capabilities in potatoes, vegetable, seafood, pasta and sauces. Lean Cuisine is a range...

IT’S peak strawberry season at the moment, with the fruit being sold for as low as $1 a punnet in some supermarkets. Although this is great for consumers, it has been terrible for farmers. Queensland...

THE a2 Milk Company continues its onward march into China, the fastest growing segment of its market, as it posts a 116 per cent surge in full year 2018 profit to $NZ195.7 million. The New Zealand-based...

THE war on waste trend is now a commercial imperative for many businesses, offering market advantage to those able signal themselves as progressives. This is no more evident than in the war’s battle...

SAINSBURY’S in the UK is trialling new scan, pay and go technology that will enable customers in one of its London convenience stores to pay for products in-store using their smartphone. The new technology...