In a groundbreaking speech this week, a representative of the National Heart Foundation of Australia  told a national conference of planning professionals that agricultural land around Australian cities...

Australian supermarkets have been responding to growing consumer activism in favour of ‘sustainable’ fish and ‘free range’ eggs. The German-owned Australian ALDI supermarket group has announced...

Australian food box delivery company Aussie Farmers Direct has called on Australians to support peach farmers in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley who are having to let this year’s bumper crop of clingstone...

The world’s biggest ever study of food allergies, which is spearheaded by the University of Manchester and supported by industry players such as Unilever and Eurofins, began on Friday 22 March 2013. The...

The latest findings from global market research organisation Mintel suggests that the importance of ‘traceability’ has more than doubled for consumers in the UK following the horse meat scandal in...

Convenience stores globally are likely to move more towards stocking more ‘fresh food’, according to Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert. In Australia, independent grocery and convenience store supplier...

Research from global market research house Mintel shows that the ice cream market in Brazil has grown by 33 per cent in the last five years, reaching a volume of nearly 398 million litres and a value of...

Despite an increase in food prices worldwide, fresh foods remain an important part of the weekly shop globally, according to research published earlier this month by global market researcher Nielsen. The...

US Healthy Beverage Expo, which will run in Las Vegas 7-9 June 2013, is predicting that “functional beverages, better sweeteners, healthy alcohol, drinks for the under-18 set, gastronomically seasoned...

A new trend for ‘mid-calorie’ products has appeared in the global carbonated drinks market, according to market research organisation Innova Market Insights. The new products, which Innova Market Insights...