Published: Aug 18, 2015

Sticking to controlled traffic has continued to pay dividends for Maryborough pineapple grower Jeff Atkinson.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

Fast food may be falling out of favor in many countries around the world but companies are making healthy profits and boldly innovating in the unlikely market of Australia.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

The latest report from consumer research project, Potato Tracker, has shown that consumers believe one to two kilogram packages are the ideal sizes for bagged spuds.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

The Australian chestnut season has finished, and Fumina Farms owner and grower Chris Dikkenberg says volumes were similar to last year. “We probably did, as an industry, around 1,100 to 1,200 tonnes, and three weeks ago we sent our last commercial lot to

Published: Aug 13, 2015

The development of new blood orange grading technology is about appealing to the health conscious consumer, according to the grower involved. “We’re interested in supplying the correct information to people buying blood oranges for the health benefits the

Published: Aug 13, 2015

A hiccup for Australian citrus exports to Vietnam is not enough to dampen the spirits of those in the industry, and ‘everyone is in the same boat’ according to those affected by the news. Exporters were surprised to learn of restrictions to freight from t

Published: Aug 12, 2015

Australian diets are not making the grade with an addiction to junk food largely to blame, according to findings from the CSIRO Healthy Diet Score Survey.

Published: Aug 12, 2015

According to the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research, 8% of the population consume sports drinks such as Powerade, Gatorade and Staminade in any given seven days.

Published: Aug 12, 2015

Saturated fats are not associated with an increased risk of death, heart disease, stroke, or type 2 diabetes, finds a Canadian study published in The British Medical Journal (BMJ) this week. However, the findings show that trans fats are associated with g

Published: Aug 12, 2015

Australian diets have received a dismal score of C after findings that junk food intake is three times greater than the recommended daily limit. National eating habits were rated a paltry 61 out of 100 overall by the CSIRO, which found we are eating too m

Published: Aug 11, 2015

A recent study in Australia reveals that majority of the people consume three-times more junk food than the recommended daily intake.

Published: Aug 11, 2015

The government of Australia is calling on certain communities to limit the sale of Vegemite, which is being used in illegally making home-made alcohol.

Published: Aug 11, 2015

Young toddlers who eat a range of fruits and vegetables may learn to enjoy healthy eating as they grow older, an Australian study suggests.

Published: Aug 11, 2015

One Western Australian export business has learnt the value of diversifying to survive turbulent economic times. Roger Horak, of United Exports, says he has seen the number of WA businesses doing what he does decline dramatically since 2002.

Published: Aug 11, 2015

Mango growers received more good news, as the first trays of the season sold for more than $100 each, when the Indonesian market was reopened to mango exports from Australia. "We've had access to Indonesia a number of years ago, but regulations changed, s

Published: Aug 10, 2015

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he does not want to see a ‘Vegemite Watch’ after reports surfaced that some dry communities were using the spread to make alcohol.

Published: Aug 10, 2015

Consumer advocacy group, CHOICE, is calling for the government to clearly label sugar on food products following the consumer group’s finding that there are 43 different names food companies use to describe added sugars.

Published: Aug 10, 2015

There is very little evidence to recommend avoiding certain types of dietary carbohydrate, known as the FODMAP diet, to ease the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS for short, concludes a review of the available data in Drug and Therapeutics Bull

Published: Aug 10, 2015

Food trends are no different to foods themselves. Some are destined for a short life while a few will catch on to become a top consumer preference.

Published: Aug 10, 2015

Nespresso has launched a new coffee-pod offering in Australia.