A challenge to the Australian icon Vegemite has been mounted, with the national supermarket launch of AussieMite—a 100% Australian owned yeast-based spread.
The National Heart Foundation of Australia is alarmed at new research that says Australian children are eating as much salt as adults. N ew Australian research has revealed on average children are eating around six grams of salt a day, the equivalent of r
The National Heart Foundation of Australia is alarmed at new research that says Australian children are eating as much salt as adults. N ew Australian research has revealed on average children are eating around six grams of salt a day, the equivalent of r
Australia’s leading consumer advocacy group CHOICE has just published the results of its survey of supermarket home-branded food products compared with leading supplier brands for the country of origin of product ingredients.
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) CEO Ari Mervis admits the SAB Miller subsidiary was wrong to change the recipe for Victoria Bitter (VB), but is changing the Aussie beer back to its original recipe.
Norway-based krill supplier Aker BioMarine announced Tuesday that Australian authorities have upheld the lion’s share of its Australian krill oil patent over a re-examination challenge lodged by competitor Neptune Technologies and Bioressources.
A2 Corporation (A2C) - the manufacturer of a2 Milk - has reported “very encouraging” financial results for the last 12 months, citing the brand’s growing credibility with Australian consumers.
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is predicting significantly increased fish numbers and fish growth in inland waterways over coming seasons thanks to the perfect storm of extensive fish stocking, coupled with widespread good rains during the pas
A report into the further development of the algae industry in the Pilbara in Western Australia has confirmed its potential to create new jobs and investment outside the resources sector.
Just as another well-known business family controls the Mars chocolate global empire while having global petfood interests, the Australian equivalent is now the Queensland-based Quinn family.
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in South Australia are collaborating with Italian scientists from universities of Bari and Molise to produce pasta that will have additional health benefits for consumers.
Australasian food company Goodman Fielder plans to sell or shut down nearly 15 factories across Australia and New Zealand over the next three years, as a part of its efforts to generate A$100m ($102.56m) in savings.
A multi-million dollar Australian pet food firm has snapped up troubled confectioner Darrell Lea for an undisclosed sum as it plans to delve into a new market area.
An announcement that Premium Fresh – one of Tasmania’s largest vegetable growing operations – has entered into voluntary administration has sent shockwaves through the Australian horticultural sector.
The web-scam exposing website Hoax-Slayer has revealed a scam email currently doing the rounds in the name of the Australian supermarket chain Woolworths without any Woolworths’ involvement.
Food safety standards in retail food and foodservice outlets across NSW have increased significantly, New South Wales Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson said in an announcement today.
