It may have been the dampest summer on record in the UK and consumers across the UK have been tightening their purse strings, but new research from Mintel finds Brits have still have a taste for ice cream,...

British rock band Status Quo are the performers of a new ad for supermarket giant Coles. The catchy ‘Down, down, prices are down’ jingle, created last year for Coles advertising, appears to have been...

Researchers at the Institute of Food Research, in the UK, say they have discovered why the micronutrient selenium is important to the survival of Campylobacter bacteria. In Australia, Campylobacter is...

People in the UK are significantly misjudging the amount of sugar in popular drinks, particularly those perceived as “healthy” options, according to new research by the University of Glasgow, in Scotland. The...

Some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets, food manufacturers, caterers and food outlets have agreed to voluntarily cut the number of calories in their products under a new UK Government health initiative...

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) in the UK is investigating cases of Salmonella newport related to watermelons following a salmonella outbreak that has infected 35 people across the country. Dr Bob Adak,...

UK researchers have shown one way in which poor nutrition in the womb can put a person at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other age-related diseases in later life. The researchers say...

The Canadian Government has announced it will reform the way it regulates energy drinks in Canada. Energy drinks are non-alcoholic beverages characterised by the addition of ‘energy enhancing’...

Research published today by market research organisation, IBISWorld, predicts that Australians will spend A$25.4 Billion on alcoholic beverages in 2011-12. According to the research, Australians are increasingly...

The results of a survey by weight-loss company Atkins suggest that over half of women in the UK think more about food than they do about sex. Atkins surveyed 1,290 women dieters across the UK. In addition...