The first measurements of antioxidant levels in commercial bottled tea beverages has concluded that health-conscious consumers may not be getting what they pay for: healthful doses of polyphenol antioxidants,...

US-grocery retailer Whole Foods market has launched an App to help users “eat and live better”. Called the Whole Foods Market Missions App, it revolves around more than 70 challenges known...

Kraft is seeking high-tech chocolate bar packaging that will prevent bars from melting. The owner of the Cadbury’s chocolate brand said it is seeking “novel materials or approaches to packaging...

A new report by consumer research company The Hartman Group investigates the myths of ‘shopper marketing’, a popular marketing strategy aimed at the people who purchase goods, particularly...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is trying to do for the environment what it has done for consumers. Wal-Mart is notorious for pushing suppliers to drive down prices if they want to display their products on the shelves...

New Zealand is set to receive a boost to its dairy industry, with the announcement today of a NZ$170 million (A$133.6 million) research program designed to ‘drive transformational change in the dairy...

The UK Food Standards Agency is reminding caterers and consumers of the importance of refrigerating fish properly, following a number of incidents involving scombrotoxic fish poisoning during the (UK)...

Production of rice – the world’s most important crop for ensuring food security and addressing poverty – will be thwarted as temperatures increase in rice-growing areas with continued...

UK grocery retailer Sainsbury’s will roll out their “eco-friendly” milk bags and jugs across their milk range, after a successful trial of 2% fat milk bags, which sold at double the expected...

Chinese infant formula maker Synutra International has hit back at “irresponsible” reports that allege a link between hormone levels in its milk powder to premature development and sexual precocity. The...