The Avolution, a new Australian avocado industry marketing company was officially launched 12 June 2013. The Company said its business model would simplify and centralise the marketing of avocados in Australian...

Autumn conditions have created ideal growing conditions for poisonous mushrooms, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has warned. “People should avoid gathering wild mushrooms around Melbourne, in rural...

A leading UK convenience food manufacturer, Symington’s Ltd (Symington’s) has reached an agreement to license Unilever’s wet sauces portfolio in Australia and New Zealand. Symington’s will take...

Major Australian supermarket Coles has entered long-term supply partnerships with two Australian dairy co-operatives, Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited (Murray Goulburn) and Norco. Coles has signed...

Melbourne’s reputation as the coffee capital of Australia has been cemented by the launch of Australia’s first international coffee roasting competition. Entries for the inaugural Australian International...

Monday 11 March 2013 is Labour Day in the State of Victoria. Australian Food News, like most other businesses based in Melbourne, Australia, will be shut for this public holiday. Labour Day historically...

The Brisbane City Council has called for tenders for ‘mobile food facilities’ at several locations around Queensland’s capital city. The self-contained food  and beverage trucks, which will operate...

The Victorian Liberal Coalition Government is contributing $2 million towards Mars Australia’s new expansion of its large manufacturing facility in Ballarat. The Mars expansion, which will cost AU$52...

Costco Wholesale Australia’s recently reported figures to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) show that the US-owned supermarket and discount retailer is now turning a decent...

The January issue of the Medical Journal of Australia this week has reported on a study into the “prevalence and implications of overweight and obesity in a rural maternity cohort”. Spanning from 1...