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GS1 GoScan app will help Australian consumers make better choices

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Barcode company GS1 is about to launch its GoScan app. With the support of a range of food industry partners – including the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), major supermarkets and food manufacturers...

Retail competition most fierce for the Australian small food retailer

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Of all Australian small businesses, competition is most fierce for businesses selling food and groceries, according to the latest findings from market researcher Roy Morgan Research. Research found that...

Baby Boomers healthiest eaters, says research

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The food preferences of the Baby Boomer generation are the healthiest, according to new research from Australian market research organisation, Roy Morgan Research. The Baby Boomer generation covers those...

Judge blocks New York soda ban

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A New York judge has blocked the City Council’s ban on large servings of sweet soft drinks, mere hours before the restrictions were due to come into effect. Australian Food News reported in September...

US consumers driven to fresh food for the “taste”, new research

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A new US report by “Supermarket Guru” Phil Lempert has found that “taste” is rapidly becoming a driver for purchasing fresh food in the United States. While “health” is still considered the...

Australian study shows sugary soft drink link with tooth decay

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Australian research, published online this month and to be published soon in the American Journal of Public Health,  has shown that the “consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) should be considered...

“Solid result” says Woolworths chief of second quarter sales

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Woolworths Limited has today released its second quarter results, up 3.8 per cent in the supermarket division and 4.8 per cent overall compared with this time last year. Woolworths’ food and liquor division...

Coles reports strong sales growth

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Coles has performed well in the first half of the financial year according to the report by holding group Wesfarmers of the 2013 second quarter results released yesterday. For the quarter, Coles’ sales...

Sweetener use in formulated foods on the rise in the US

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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...

CHOICE’s Country of Origin push, so what’s new?

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Following the gazettal of new Country of Origin labelling requirements for unpackaged meat this month and the October 2012 launch of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) guide...