One of Australia’s biggest poultry businesses Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd, is being prepared for sale. “My decision marks the next phase for the successful ongoing development of the company and is...

A study released today by the Australian National University (ANU) has found that infants who are solely breast fed for the first six months may be more susceptible to nut allergies. A health check questionnaire...

The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), a U.S. not-for-profit organisation established in 2007 to build consumer trust and confidence in the food system, is to be launched in Australia in October 2012. Some...

Meat and Livestock Australia has launched a campaign designed to showcase the red meat industry’s environmental credentials. ‘Target 100’ is based on 100 environmentally related initiatives the industry...

Teaching new mothers about healthy eating and active play can reduce the risk of their child being overweight or obese, new research from the University of Sydney has found. The study, a collaboration...

A unique study of the eating habits of Australian preschoolers has been published today in the Medical Journal of Australia. The study found that, while children were generally consuming adequate amounts...

Starbucks in the United States has made a $100-million transaction with Next World Group, making it the majority investor in the bakery business.  The acquisition of Next World Group’s La Boulange Bakery...

At a meeting on Friday 1 June 2012, the Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food regulation noted progress was being made on their development of a front-of-pack labelling system. The...

  Some of Australia’s largest industry and union representatives have joined together to reject the imposition of a national drink container deposit system (CDS) currently being considered by Federal,...

Tsunami-devastated farmers from Fukishima in Japan have made North Queensland the home for a new source of Japanese-produced rice and are celebrating the harvesting of their first crop. The initial trials...