A new filter for the FoodSwitch mobile phone app, called GlutenSwitch, has been launched to help Australians with coeliac disease or a gluten intolerance make more informed choices. The new GlutenSwitch...

People sometimes “see” flavours in foods and beverages before actually tasting them, according to a scientist speaking at a meeting of the American Chemical Society on 11 April 2013. The eyes sometimes...

Global confectionary giant Cadbury has relaunched its Dairy Milk blocks range in Australia with “significant enchancements”. The enhancements include the introduction of new rounder-shaped chocolate...

US-based international manufacturing giant Mocon has partnered with Australian company Inspection Systems to establish a certified lab for permeation, seal strength and leak detection testing for food...

Recently Australian Food News reported the launch by barcode company GS1 of its own mobile phone app, GoScan, designed to let consumers access extra information about products. The GoScan iPhone app allows...

Data analysis is changing the way we manufacture food, track our diets and serve our dishes, having an impact on everything from food safety to trends in restaurants, according to US-based business analysis...

The head of Australian packaging and recycling company Visy, Anthony Pratt, believes Australia’s manufacturing industry has a strong future. The Australian newspaper reports that Mr Pratt made the comments...

A new toolkit is being launched by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) to help businesses have a greater knowledge of and positive influence on decisions about sustainable packaging design. The...

Australian supermarkets have been responding to growing consumer activism in favour of ‘sustainable’ fish and ‘free range’ eggs. The German-owned Australian ALDI supermarket group has announced...

The latest findings from global market research organisation Mintel suggests that the importance of ‘traceability’ has more than doubled for consumers in the UK following the horse meat scandal in...