The Australian ice cream sector will show reasonable growth over the next five years, according to market research organisation Canadean, with the ‘artisanal’ ice cream category showing the most promise...

The new ‘traffic light’ food labelling system has been launched in the UK, but some experts have suggested cereal manufacturers are unlikely to implement the voluntary system. Meanwhile, in the US,...

Despite a small overall decline in snack food purchases, potato chips (potato crisps) are still Australia’s most popular snack food, with a third of Australians aged 14 or over buying the product in...

More than 50 per cent of analysed apple juice and rice samples had levels of mycotoxins produced by fungi that exceeded the maximum limits laid down by law, according to researchers from the University...

An Australian food-scanning app, FoodSwitch, has been recognised in a list of the world’s top 100 innovative initiatives, selected from entries from more than 79 countries. At the international 2013...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against supermarket group Coles, alleging false, misleading and deceptive conduct in the supply...

Chicken meat has maintained its place as Australia’s most popular meat, ahead of all red meats, and its popularity is expected to continue, according to a recent report from the Australian Bureau of...

Flavoured milk consumption is predicted to grow at more than double the rate of white milk globally between 2012 and 2015, according to new research from food processing and packaging company Tetra Pak. Tetra...

A new Bill due to be introduced to the Australian Parliament next week by Independent MP Rob Oakeshott aims to strengthen rules about misuse of market power and curb the powers of Australia’s major supermarkets. Independent...

New research from an Australian business review website shows that Australians may no longer be won over by a bargain or a freebie. The results of survey of more than 1,800 Australians by the Word of Mouth...