Published: Jan 28, 2016

Food Package – a care that could turn into a concern

Published: Jan 28, 2016

A former executive at Kellogg’s Australia has claimed in an article appearing in Fairfax’s Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers that the supermarket majors Woolworths and Coles could be using supplier information to help develop private label prod

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Coles and Lion have issued recalls for milk a number of milk products sold in Western Australia after discovering a microbial coliforms contamination.

Published: Jan 28, 2016

A new pear variety, the red-blushed Lanya pear, was bred and selected in Tatura, Australia. It is set to enter the Asian market and appear in Australian stores by 2017. The Lanya pear is part of a new breeding program called Profitable Pears by the Depart

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Simplot Australia, one of the biggest suppliers to supermarket chains Coles, Woolworths and IGA, has tripled its annual profit to $91 million, thanks to heavy cost-cutting and the sharp slide in the Australian dollar. The maker of the Chiko roll and big f

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Australian mango growers are seeing the fruits of their labour in the US this season, with the first major shipments resulting in overwhelmingly positive feedback from both importers and consumers.

Published: Jan 27, 2016

Australian cherry growers are struggling to keep up with demand from Asian markets due to current export and import protocols.

Published: Jan 26, 2016

Coopers brewery group has continued to grow despite Australia’s dropping consumption of beer reporting strong sales for the 12 months ended the 31 December 2015

Published: Jan 26, 2016

Australian avocado industry’s marketing body The Avolution has blamed poor weather and increasing demand for recent price hikes.

Published: Jan 26, 2016

Australia’s pig farming and pork industry have experienced some tough conditions over the past five years.

Published: Jan 26, 2016

The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council has reassured consumers that Australian honey is safe despite the publication of a study that suggested otherwise.

Published: Jan 26, 2016

Drinking yoghurts and fermented beverages have been flagged for a global resurgence in a new report released last Friday 22 January by Innova Market Insights.

Published: Jan 25, 2016

A leading Queensland scientist has warned the public to be cautious after a Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) study found two chemicals at higher than recommended levels in samples of plastic food packages.

Published: Jan 25, 2016

Training our taste buds to be more sensitive to the taste of fat could be key in the battle to curb the world’s growing obesity problem.

Published: Jan 19, 2016

In Australia, a survey of the supply chain for six fresh foods found that shops get as high as a 76 percent share of the final price while growers, especially of oranges and apples, miss out. Growers complain that whilst retailers and wholesalers still pr

Published: Jan 19, 2016

There is a growing demand for fruit and vegetables across the Western world, thanks to increased awareness of their nutritional and health benefits. But we’ve always been taught they might not be safe to eat straight out of the supermarket, and they have

Published: Jan 18, 2016

The results of the Imperial Mandarin Granulation Study undertaken by Citrus Australia and the University of Queensland reveal that consumers find fruit with up to 35% granulation the most appealing.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Onion growers in Australia are dealing with lower returns as competition from imported onions continues to stir up the market.

Published: Jan 15, 2016

Issues of food safety were highlighted earlier this week when a handful of Coles customers asked the supermarket through social media to start storing its eggs in fridges to help prevent food poisoning.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

The growing volume of cucumber production and supply in Australia is keeping prices for it low in Australia despite market and consumer demand for them.