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Free range egg shoppers care more about taste than welfare

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Australian consumers who purchase free-range eggs are more concerned about the taste of their eggs than the welfare of the chickens a new study has found. Conducted by University of Adelaide researchers,...

Chinese demand for infant formula expected to keep growing, Mintel

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Demand for infant formula in China is “poised for impressive growth” market research group, Mintel, has said. According to Mintel, demand for infant formula will have a compound annual growth rate...

Australians are unaware about how much salt they really consume

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Australians are underestimating the amount of salt they eat by at least a third a new study has found. After studying the diets of more than 400 Australians, The George Institute for Global Health found,...

Australian children are growing out of food allergies

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The number of Australian children who outgrow egg allergy has contributed to a drop in food allergies between the ages of one and four years the Australian Centre of Food and Allergy Research has found. Nearly...

Massive jump in Asian vegetable purchases among Australians

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Australians are purchasing more Asian vegetables at the supermarket and green grocer according to the latest Nielsen Homescan study. Asian vegetable sales jumped 22 per cent in the 12 months ending January...

Food companies shying away from spending advertising dollars

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The drop has been attributed to food advertisers spending less on television and outdoor advertising. Budgets have instead been re-directed to digital advertising with spending on this type of advertising...

Governments will save money investing in weight loss, say UK researchers

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Offering year-long weight loss classes could be the key to keeping thousands of people out of hospitals says a new study conducted in the United Kingdom. Published online last week in The Lancet Journal,...

Will the arrival of AmazonFresh really shake up Australia’s supermarket industry?

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There has been much hype surrounding the now confirmed entry of AmazonFresh into Australia. AmazonFresh, which is already operational in the US and UK, promises the delivery of low-priced everyday items...

Australians are going bananas for bananas, Nielsen research

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Bananas are Australia’s most popular fruit, new Nielsen research has found. After surveying Australian households, Nielsen discovered that in the past year, nine out of 10, or 94 per cent, purchased...

Australia’s CSIRO deal with Amfora to stimulate new food oils

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The CSIRO has discovered how to stimulate higher-levels of oil production in stems and leaves, parts of plants which normally do not produce much oil. It is a discovery which could one day lead to more...