Sugar, dairy and oils were the catalysts for growth in global food prices last month, according to the latest release of the FAO Food Price Index, while cereals and meat prices remained stagnant. The Index...

Global food prices are on the ascent again with the FAO Food Price Index – a food basket composed of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar – registering four straight monthly rises. Fortunately,...

A NSW Government crackdown on illegal “backyard ” meat processors in Sydney has today shutdown seven unlicensed operators from selling high-risk smallgood products. Inspectors from the NSW...

Australia’s food safety regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), has today announced a number of proposed changes to current food laws and is welcoming the views of any individual...

A food monitoring survey of packaged ready-to-eat meat products within the state of New South Wales found almost all samples complied with health standards.The NSW Food Authority survey showed just 7 of...

A survey of butchers who sell organic meat by consumer group Choice has found there is widespread confusion in the information provided to consumers about what the term ‘organic’ means and...

New research into meat purchases released this week has suggested a change of shopping behaviour amongst Australian consumers. In a recent survey of nearly 11,000 Australians, commissioned by Australia’s...

Private equity group Harmony Capital has acquired all shares in Western Australia’s largest meat processor, Harvey Beef, from Stark Investments and Elders. The deal, which values the company at around...

Research on the disease-preventing, health-promoting benefits of meat and meat products makes them a viable contender in the functional food arena, according to the Institute of Food Technologists. Enriching...

In 1854, Ike Hill took a job as a ‘Butcherboy’ on a convict ship bound for Australia. Since then the Hill family has been involved in butcher retailing and lamb exporting and wholesaling, trading...