Baking in the home in the UK declines, Mintel Despite the popularity of ‘bake off’ television shows in the UK, the number of UK consumers baking in the home is falling, according to new findings...

China set to be second most valuable bakery and cereals market by 2018 The Chinese bakery and cereals market – already the largest in volume – is set to become the second most valuable by 2018,...

Arnott’s launches new cake-inspired Tim Tam Arnott’s, the makers of the iconic Australian chocolate coated Tim Tam biscuits, has launched a new cake-inspired Tim Tam variety in Australia in collaboration...

Frozen pies and cakes sales decline in US, but consumers willing to try new flavours Few things are more American than baseball, blue jeans and apple pie, just so long as that apple pie isn’t frozen,...

Ingredients and mixes benefit from global boom in home baking Despite the apparently inexorable rise of convenience foods and the “cash-rich, time-poor” consumer, some parts of the world have maintained...

Big Sister Foods goes into administrationNew South Wales-based manufacturer of baked goods Big Sister Foods has collapsed, with receivers PPB Advisory now looking for buyers for the food manufacturer. Big...

Australian Food News recently reported that the total value of food and liquor retailing in Australia grew by 4.2 per cent in 2011-12, to $135.8 billion, according to ‘Australian Food Statistics’,...

New US research from the University of North Carolina has found that 75 per cent of formulated foods contain sweeteners, raising health concerns with the study authors. The study published in the recent...

Goodman Fielder, one of Australia’s largest and most diverse food manufacturers with well known brand names such as Helga’s, White Wings, Praise, Crisco, Meadow Lea and Meadow Fresh in its stable of...

An investigation by a leading consumer group into supermarket cakes has discovered some contain more than 20 additives, including those used to prolong shelf life or cover up cheaper ingredients. Of the...