PepsiCo is planning further acquisitions as part of its bid to treble sales of “nutritious” food and beverages, the company said yesterday (2 December), after announcing its move to buy Russia...

The Public Health Association of Australia has criticised the Government’s new Food Policy Working Group, saying that its panel represents industry presence over public heath interests. The Working...

The UK’s coalition government has outlined its desire for a “responsibility deal” with the food industry in a bid to tackle obesity and make the nation healthier. In a policy document...

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh will have a personal cooking lesson with Britsh celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, along with thousands of Queenslanders and other Australians tonight. The celebrity chef will take...

An American man has just eaten his 1200th potato as part of a bizarre 60 day challenge to promote potatoes.Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington Potato Commission ate nothing but 20 potatoes...

A new consultative forum, set up to facilitate more effective engagement between consumer and public health groups and Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), will meet for the first time today.Food...

The UK’s Food Standards Agency has said that milk and meat from cloned cattle and their progeny is “hypothetically” safe. A meeting of the UK food watchdog’s Advisory Committee...

A report by Sydney based The George Institute for Global Health, released yesterday, says that despite the government’s Food and Health Dialogue, salt levels in Australian bread products have not...

Health experts have long touted the health benefits of antioxidant-rich red wine and recent research even suggests that light wine consumption (1-2 glasses a week) is no longer off limits for pregnant...

A senior executive at food giant Cargill has said international food manufacturers should innovate more effectively to seize new markets, especially in the developing world.Cargill executive vice president...