PepsiCo stands to benefit from “significant” investment in functional and healthy products, amid tightening restrictions on the marketing of ‘junk foods’ to children, the head of...

On Monday, Ajinomoto announced that the two companies were to join forces to develop products that are low in sugar and salt and that meet consumer demand to manage weight. Kellogg has insisted its tie-up...

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America business unit has launched two Lightly Salted varieties of chips for the US market. Fritos Lightly Salted corn chips and Ruffles Lightly Salted potato chips join...

A US researcher has linked a preference for salty foods to a heightened sense of taste, in a study at the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. The study asked 87 participants to rate the taste...

Campbell Soup Company will begin shipping 21 lines of reduced-sodium soup this month, with salt levels reduced between 25% and 45% on previous levels. The soups, including favorites like Chicken with Rice...

Health experts have advised women who are pregnant or breastfeeding that they need to ensure they get enough iodine. Recent findings from the National Iodine Nutrition Survey showed that much of the Australian...

A new agreement, aiming to reduce New Zealanders’ salt intake, was signed by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority and the Heart Foundation yesterday. The Memorandum of Understandin formalises the...

The NSW Government has announced its support for a national requirement for fast-food chains to publish detailed nutritional information on their products as part of their menus. Under the proposed plan,...

Food makers operating in New Zealand face a new code overseeing how they advertise their products in the country.New Zealand’s Advertising Standards Authority, a body that promotes “self-regulation”...

Australia’s food and grocery industry is disappointed that the Federal Government slipped its response to the Preventative Health Taskforce under the door on Budget night, the Australian Food and...