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Diageo acquires George Clooney’s tequila brand

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British beverage giant, Diageo, has acquired George Clooney’s tequila range, Casamigos. Casamigos was first launched in 2013 and was created by the famous actor and former model, Randy Gerber. Diageo...

What could Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods mean for Australia?

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Over the weekend, Amazon acquired Whole Foods, a premium American supermarket chain which only sells foods without artificial preservatives, colours, flavours, sweeteners and hydrogenated fats. For years...

International trend: food companies expanding into designer merchandise

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Australians might be used to receiving toys with kid’s meals, but a new food trend is emerging out of the United States; food companies expanding into high-end merchandise. As highlighted by MarketingDIVE,...

Cheese can be an acquired taste says researchers

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Researchers have found evidence that those who do not like cheese can acquire a taste for it after continuous taste tests. Researchers at Ewha Womans University in South Korea fed 78 South Korean women...

Aussie grapes hit Korean gold

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Australian grapes are back in demand across Korea, after a joint rebranding and promotional campaign helped convey the taste and quality of the fruit to consumers and wholesalers. The need for the campaign...

Go vegetarian to lose weight says researchers

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Vegetarian diets are almost twice as effective at helping you lose weight a study has found. Published online by the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, researchers discovered those on a vegetarian...

Is wholemeal bread always necessarily healthier than white?

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Healthy eating guidelines often tell us choosing wholemeal bread over white is always a healthier option, but new research has found this may not always be the case. In an article published in the Cell...

Kellogg’s surpasses sugar and sodium reduction goals

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Kellogg’s says it has surpassed its goals for reducing sugar and sodium its cereals worldwide. In 2014, Kellogg’s set the goal of achieving 10g or less sugar per 30g serving in 90 per cent of its cereals...

App for testing whether fruit is ripe developed

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An Israeli start-up has developed an app which takes all the guess work out of deciding whether a piece of fruit is ripe or not. Created by Aclar Tech, the ‘AclaroMeter’ uses an app and sensor to analyse...

‘Fresh Food Pharmacy’ offers alternative way of managing diabetes

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A ‘pharmacy’ specialising in fresh foods has officially opened in the United States. Located in the small town of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, the pharmacy has been opened by a local health care provider...