A new study has found Australians think Aldi’s fresh produce offerings have improved in value, quality and choice. Australian vegetable industry group, AUSVEG, has released a report on its research into...

Coles says it is the first Australian supermarket to offer no added wax on its apples. Last week Australian Food News reported that its competitor Woolworths would no-longer sell apples with added wax,...

Free trade agreements (FTAs) secured by Australia with China, Japan and South Korea in 2014 and 2015 are benefiting Australian fruit and vegetable producers according to new data analysed and published...

New season apples sold at Woolworths nationally from February 2017 will have no wax added to them. The move by Woolworths to remove adding wax to new season apples has been undertaken in consultation with...

Giant fresh produce producer, Costa, is expanding its avocado business, acquiring the Avocado Ridge orchards and packaging operations from the Carney family. At the same time, its competitor Perfection...

Leading Australian produce company, Perfection Fresh, is undergoing a rebrand to help unify its brands which includes Broccolini, Qukes baby cucumbers, tomatoes and Calpyso mangoes. The new branding has...

Consumer demand for quality and provenance in the food they eat is changing the very nature of fresh produce supply chains. Consumers want fresher food with greater transparency and connection to its source...

Australian fresh produce marketer, Freshmax, has signed an exclusive stonefruit rights deal with leading Spanish agricultural business, Provedo. Freshmax will now be able to import, test and commercialise...

The business of Australia’s largest fresh potato supplier, Oakville Produce, has been sold. The purchaser is the fresh produce group Mitolo, which has acquired Oakville’s South Australian based farms...

After a delay of 16 months, the Federal Government has resolved the political issue of the Backpacker Tax. Working holiday making visa holders, or backpackers, are a key source of seasonal labour in Australia...