Published: Aug 27, 2012

MILO drink and Nutri-grain cereal are unhealthy, a new nutrient scorecard endorsed by health ministers says.

Published: Aug 27, 2012

Ongoing research into the recovery of Orange Roughy is yielding some positive results, with a clear indication that stocks are improving as a result of measures put in place by Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).

Published: Aug 25, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) is one step closer to re-entering the Australian premium beer market, after announcing plans to lend JV the Australian Beer Company AUS $46m, as it leverages its sales and distribution muscle.

Published: Aug 24, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Listeria-killing Listex P100 has been approved for use in Australia and New Zealand, making it the first bacteriophage product for food safety to be permitted for use in Australasia.

Published: Aug 24, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Young Australians who mix their alcohol with energy drinks may be getting more than the heady cocktail that they bargained for, a new study has suggested.

Published: Aug 24, 2012

The shelving of BHP Billiton's A$30 billion Olympic Dam mine expansion in South Australia has caused disappointment for some, but for others it's brought relief.

Published: Aug 24, 2012

A Senate Select Committee report examining Australia’s Food Processing Sector was released on 16 August 2012.

Published: Aug 24, 2012

CHOICE, the Australian consumer advocacy body, has this week queried the genuineness of claims made about the healthiness of coconut water.

Published: Aug 24, 2012

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has succeeded in a prosecution against a company and its director in relation to a company whose name was found to have misleadingly referred to a geographic location from which its products did n

Published: Aug 24, 2012

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) ‘s Interim Results issued on 22 August 2012 reveal net profit after tax increased by 5.6% to $247.1 million, before significant items. CCA also reported that trading revenue increased by 8.9% on strong Group volume growth of 5.5%.

Published: Aug 24, 2012

Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCA) is moving to expand its interests in the premium beer market in Australia.

Published: Aug 24, 2012

7-Eleven, Australia’s leading convenience retailer, has won 3 awards at the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) gala dinner in Melbourne last night.

Published: Aug 23, 2012

A by-product of beer can help reduce methane emissions in cattle, scientists in Australia have found.

Published: Aug 23, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Amcor said the defensive nature of its food and beverage business led to strong economic performance in its full year results.

Published: Aug 23, 2012

A rice grower with a passion for aquaculture is on a mission to prove eels can be commercially grown on his farm in the New South Wales Riverina.

Published: Aug 23, 2012

A Melbourne man has had his boat and trailer forfeited after pleading guilty to trying to flee Fisheries Officers and driving dangerously on Port Phillip Bay earlier this year.

Published: Aug 23, 2012

Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has announced that it is cutting the prices of various cuts of lamb by 20% to 30%.

Published: Aug 22, 2012 By: Ed Bedington

Funding is up for grabs as Australian pork bosses invite proposals for projects to help innovate and improve pork production.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

A number of local fast food chain stores have been added to the Name and Shame register today, Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson said.

Published: Aug 21, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has called on fast action to be taken to reform the country’s food processing sector in light of a recently published Senate report.