Packaging company Chronos BTH and Australian Prime Fibre (APF) will be exhibiting a new state-of-the-art packaging system at this year’s AUSPACK PLUS 2011 expo,  the new Chronos BTH Bottom-Up Bag...

Fonterra, the world’s number on dairy exporter, has decided to open up its globalDairyTrade auction site to allow other processors to sell dairy products on the platform.The New Zealand-based company,...

SA Health Minister John Hill has announced moves to require all major fast food retailers in South Australia to display kilojoule information on their menu boards, websites, leaflets and menus. The new...

Woolworths today put out a request for information to all suppliers and importers of palm oil in Australia, in an attempt to assess the availability of sustainable palm oil. The supermarket chain aims...

Clean Seas has returned a stronger-than-expected half-yearly result, with the company’s kingfish business generating cash flow for the first time. The company’s after-tax loss for the half...

This harvest, wheat farmers are being asked to spare a small portion of their crop to help feed Australian’s in need.Foodbank Australia, the country’s largest food relief organisation, has...

World food prices surged to a new historic peak in January, for the seventh consecutive month, according to the updated FAO Food Price Index, a commodity basket that regularly tracks monthly changes in...

An independent panel led by former federal Health Minister Neal Blewett delivered the Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy 2011 to the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing Catherine King on...

Concerns that the German dioxin crisis could force European pigmeat producers into losses have pushed the EU into offering emergency storage subsidies. Handouts will vary by products being stored and the...

US spice giant McCormick & Co. has booked an increase in full-year profits, driven by product innovation and expanded distribution during the year. For the 12 months to the end of November, profits...