While online grocery shopping is just growing in Australia, it is the focus of a new global war between two of America’s global biggest retailers. Both Amazon and Wal-Mart have recently made news regarding...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced major changes to nutrition fact labels displayed on food and beverages sold in the US. The changes were implemented to help consumers make health...

The Europe Union (EU) is not quite following the Australian lead on new tobacco legislation with its new regulations which came effect on 20 May 2016. Rather than following the Australian laws which introduced...

Ira Liran cofounded Vita Coco, a globally successful coconut-water business, with no retail experience. Investors today include Madonna, Demi Moore, Rihanna and Matthew McConaughey. By Abigail Klein Leichman,...

Australian dairy ingredient processor, Burra Foods, has sold a 79 per cent stake in its business to Chinese dairy farming company Inner Mongolia Fuyuan Farming Company (Fuyuan). Existing shareholders,...

Consuming artificially sweetened soft drink daily during pregnancy may be linked with increased infant body mass, researchers claim. In an article published online by JAMA Paediatrics, US and Canadian...

A movie telling the tale of how one man helped turn McDonald’s into a global franchise will be released in August 2016. ‘The Founder’ follows the life of Ray Kroc, an American man who did not establish...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it will not oppose the proposed acquisition of SABMiller by Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev).  Belgium’s AB InBev is the world’s largest...

US-based food giant McCormick and Company, has acquired Australia’s Botanical Food Company which owns the Gourmet Garden herbs brand. The acquisition occurred for AUD $150 million (US $114 million). Gourmet...

A international evidence review conducted jointly by researchers from the University of Melbourne and Harvard University has found certain nutritional supplements can increase the effectiveness of antidepressants. Omega...