THE move away from plastic shopping bags has created demand for alternatives, including a return of the string bag. It was announced last month that Victoria will ban lightweight plastic bags by the end...

SUPERMARKETS continue to treat suppliers unfairly, says a review of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct calling out a lack of good faith on behalf of the retailers to improve poor practices. Former ACCC...

WE are used to the concept of adopting colour trends in fashion, beauty and home décor. But how much influence does colour have on the production of new food and drink? ‘Millennial pink’: you’ve...

THE Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation, the agency charged by government to meet the target of making packaging 100 per cent reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, is reaching out to help...

SUPERMARKET staple McKenzie’s continues to display market agility and nous introducing a new range of alternative, “healthier”, gluten-free flours while explaining how to use them. The new-look health-focussed...

WOOLWORTHS is keeping pace with the rising health and wellness sector by adding to its Macro Wholefoods Market offering. The supermarket last week announced its gourmet health-food range will now exceed...

SHOPPERS need to step up and shoulder some of the responsibility if Australia wants to rid its supermarkets of single-use plastic bags, an expert says. While the bag controversy rages, Australian Food...

FRESH from causing trouble in Australian supermarkets, a 100 per cent plant-based “meat” is at the centre of a ruckus caused by an in-flight burger served by Air New Zealand. Kiwi Acting Prime Minister...

NEWS Barossa wine maker Seppeltsfield Estate had made “a strategic investment” in ASX-list Australian Whisky Holdings (AWY) seemed a natural fit. Seppeltsfield is renowned for its signature wine, the...

AUTHORITIES are urging business to check the new minimum pay rates that apply from July 1, 2018. The Fair Work Ombudsman is leading the call. From this date, the national minimum wage will increase to...