Australian restaurant franchise Mad Mex will introduce chicken approved by the RSPCA as a standard in their NSW and ACT restaurants. The Company says the initiative is part of ‘BiteMark’, its ongoing...

The University of Sydney will today launch a $20 million multidisciplinary research centre dedicated to tackling problems of food security and environmental challenges in Australia and the surrounding...

Swedish agricultural authorities have suggested the implementation of a “meat tax” to reduce greenhouse gases and encourage environmental sustainability. The Swedish Board of Agriculture last month...

Nestle Australia’s chocolate favourites such as Kit Kat, Smarties and Club chocolate will now be sourced from “independently certified sustainable cocoa.” In what Nestle describe as an Australian-first,...

Australia’s largest bread maker, Goodman Fielder, has felt the pinch of Supermarket discounting during its half yearly results for 2012 – 2013. The results released today report a normalised net profit...

Australian Food News recently reported on research finding that as much as half of the world’s food – amounting to two billion tonnes worth – is wasted every year. With predictions that...

Australia’s Woolworths supermarket chain has announced its commitment to have all the wild-caught fish it sells certified by the Marine Stewardship Council by 2015. Sydney’s famous Taronga Park Zoo...

The Australian farming and manufacturing sectors have expressed growing concerns about Australia’s booming gas export industry. While the energy and mining sector is generating billions of dollars that...

The Australian summer is renowned for the hazard of obtrusive Flies. Unlike dignatories who with a nonchalant hand-wave will acknowledge an awaiting crowd, most Australian are exponents of the Australian...

Australian salmon brand, Tassal has said that it has been selected to pilot test new international performance standards on its aquaculture farms. Initiated and coordinated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF),...