Ernest Hillier goes on the selling block Australia’s oldest chocolate business, the iconic Ernest Hillier has been placed into voluntary administration, and a meeting with creditors will take place on...

Potato chips remain Australia’s favourite snack food When it comes to the nation’s most popular snacks, it seems Australians’ tastes tend more towards savoury than sweet. Potato chips are a favourite...

Food and beverage mergers and acquisitions in Australia in 2014 Earlier in December 2014, Australian Food News reported that food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November...

Surge in Australians buying chocolate in lead up to festive season Surviving the festive season with one’s waistline intact is a bit like vowing to go to the gym on New Year’s morning: a noble goal,...

Consumers looking for ‘sustainable’ chocolate products Confectionery manufacturers should promote chocolate products as an indulgent treat with natural ingredients and sustainable production in order...

Australia’s snacking habits revealed, Nielsen Eating between meals is extremely widespread with 96 per cent of Australians saying they regularly consume snack foods, according to new research from global...

Hillier’s launches Christmas 2014 range Australia’s oldest chocolatier, Ernest Hillier Chocolates (Hillier’s) has launched a new product range for Christmas 2014. The range includes Honey Roasted...

Eating cocoa may enhance cognitive function in older people, study A  diet  high  in  cocoa  bean  flavanols—naturally  created  dietary  compounds  found  within  the  cocoa bean—may...

Global cocoa sector agrees to sustainability strategy, commits $700,000 to fight ebola Hundreds of members of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and leaders from the global cocoa sector have convened in...

Re:Capital acquires Betta Foods, forms Confectionery Innovation Group International investment company Re:Capital has announced the acquisition of Australian confectionery manufacturer Betta Foods and...