China is set to break the 50,000 mark for foreign fast food outlets this year. This is a rise from 48,477 fast food outlets in 2011 and 36,037 in 2006. Study also reveals 44 percent of Chinese consumers...

The New South Wales health department issued a warning last night to Sydney workers who may have bought food from a CBD SumoSalad bar, after an employee was diagnosed with hepatitis A. South Eastern Sydney...

McDonald’s newly appointed global chief executive Don Thompson includes ‘fragile consumer confidence’ in Australia as one of the factors that slowed growth in the Asia Pacific region for the company....

The Advertising Standards Board (ASB) in Australia has issued a warning against the fast food chain McDonald’s for targeting children through its Happy Meals website. A previous complaint lodged a year...

An Australian fast-food chain has won a case in the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB), concerning an advertisement that allegedly disparaged people with tattoos and body piercings. The Hungry Jack’s...

An international group of public health academics has collaborated in research finding that provocatively describes the role of big companies in low- to middle-income (LMIC) countries as a “manufacturing...

The growing trend in Australia for higher-priced, higher-quality, yet still casual and quick dining suggests that new offerings emerging for fast food are old-fashion slow food forms with a quick twist. Portuguese...

Global foodservice retailer, McDonald’s, has rejected a resolution requiring the corporation to publicly assess the impacts of its food on public health. At the company’s annual shareholder meeting,...

A coalition of Victorian-based health groups, the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC), has criticised fast food giant McDonalds for promoting its brand through a junior football program in Victoria. The OPC...

A new education and compliance campaign launched by The Fair Work Ombudsman will target up to 120 cafes, restaurants and takeaway food outlets in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory...