An Israeli foundation is first in the world to research mass production of cultured chicken breast, a real meat product starting from a single cell of a real bird.   Dutch tissue engineer Mark Post...

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced its intentions to undertake the second-largest company merger in history by joining with Irish drug company Allergan.   If it goes ahead, the deal will...

Eating a handful of walnuts each day has been linked to a better overall diet and an improvement in certain risk factors amongst people at high risk of diabetes.   Published on 23 November 2015 in...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the sale of a type of genetically modified (GM) salmon within America.   ‘AquAdvantage’ GM salmon was developed by an US company called AquaBounty...

Traditional Kit Kats Nestle has released 500 single gold leaf covered Kit Kats to be sold in Japan only.   Unlike a usual Kit Kat, the ‘Sublime Gold Kit Kat’ comes in a single bar instead of the...

The United Nations have declared 2016 to be the Year of Pulses or as Australians refer to them, legumes.   Australia is amongst 40 countries participating in the initiative which will launch globally...

You have good product concept or a good food product that you want to make it a business. However, you are not sure if it is a good idea. Now, where do you start? Let start with the basis:   Define...

Australian fresh bean exports have hit a record high says vegetable industry representative body AUSVEG.   Australia’s fresh bean exports are valued at over 40 times the size of its frozen bean...

Fonterra has increased its forecast earnings for the 2015 financial year.   The co-operative is now expecting to pay farmers $4.95-5.00 per kg of milk solids.   Chairman John Wilson said performance...

Australian parents are taking to social media in uproar as they stress over not being able to purchase their favourite infant formula brands.   Expressing concerns through Facebook and other sites,...