Published: May 19, 2016

The CSIRO is conducting a survey to gauge the impact Australian diets have on the environment. According to CSIRO research, if Australians followed the National Dietary Guidelines, the greenhouse gas contribution of the average diet could be cut by 25

Published: May 18, 2016

It has been reported that Canberra will now allow air freight flying in from Bangladesh, as long as it transits via a First World country, indicating a relax in Australia's embargo on Bangladeshi cargo.

Published: May 18, 2016

The price of avocados in Australia is finally dropping, and the fruit is also increasing in quality. Avocados Australia CEO John Tyas told Daily Mail Australia that prices have eased due to supply and demand.

Published: May 18, 2016

The Australian capsicum market is “steady and strong” as consumer demand and interest in specific varieties continues to grow. “We are finding the demand for the tri-colour capsicum pack growing on a modest scale,” Kapiris Bros Sales and Marketing Dire

Published: May 18, 2016

In a world-first, major grocery retailers and the horticultural industry have agreed to streamline fresh produce safety requirements lowering the cost of doing business and improving food safety across the fresh produce supply chain in Australia.

Published: May 18, 2016

In far-north Queensland, hot and humid weather conditions have led to an oversupply of bananas, causing the price to drop to as little as 15 cents a banana. While in South Australia the opposite situation has happened, recent storms have damaged strawberr

Published: May 16, 2016

Presently, wheat is the big-ticket item in Australia’s exports to Indonesia, accounting for $A1.4bn of the total $A7bn. While it is likely that wheat will be a mainstay of agricultural exports well into the future, there are more food market opportunities

Published: May 16, 2016

On Wednesday 11 May, the National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey was released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The survey provides a comparison of Australians’ diets against national guidelines

Published: May 11, 2016

The reputation ranking of Australia’s biggest food companies were yesterday revealed in AMR’s 2016 Corporate Reputation Index. AMR is an Australian based research consultancy. Its annual Corporate Reputation index is based on surveys conducted with Aus

Published: May 11, 2016

Australian dairy ingredient processor, Burra Foods, has sold a 79 per cent stake in its business to Chinese dairy farming company Inner Mongolia Fuyuan Farming Company (Fuyuan).

Published: May 11, 2016

Marketing technology company Primary Opinion has acquired 48% stake in Australian food company Maggi Beer Products for $15m.

Published: May 11, 2016

Australians have long been encouraged to eat green for a healthy lifestyle and CSIRO plan to use data from the country’s largest diet survey, the Healthy Diet Score, to look at the role food consumption contributes to our environmental footprint, as well

Published: May 10, 2016

Farmers may soon be able to achieve maximum fruit outputs, with the help of two Australian-made robots which identify issues for growers such as lack of pollination

Published: May 10, 2016

Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne have found a second-life for the vast amount of coffee grinds thrown away by Australian cafes every day.

Published: May 10, 2016

A group of Australian dairy farmers are extremely unhappy with the pricing decisions by Murray Goulburn and Fonterra to cut their respective farmgate milk prices.

Published: May 10, 2016

The number one food priority for Australians in 2016 will be eating more fresh fruit and vegetables says global research firm, Ipsos. Revealing the results of its latest Foods Consumption, Habits, Attitudes and Trends report, Ipsos determined Australia

Published: May 10, 2016

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is planning to launch Blossom Hill range in Australia on 16 May. TWE had acquired the Blossom Hill range when it purchased the Diageo wine business for $600m.

Published: May 09, 2016

Davidson provides DSD services for over 6,000 specialty, kosher and ethnic products to independent and chain retailers across New England and the New York metropolitan area.

Published: May 05, 2016

Australia wants to increase the consumption of its stonefruits and table grapes in the Philippines, and convenience stores have been established as an appropriate market for doing so.

Published: May 05, 2016

Australasian food brand My Food Bag is seeking expressions of interest from equity investors as it reviews its capital structure. Home delivery service My Food Bag has 35,000 active customers in New Zealand and Australia and annual growth of 120 per ce