The full extent of the likely impact on the WA food and beverage industry is still unknown, but the WA Food Industry Association (FIA) has reported that the industry has been “heavily impacted”...

ICM, Inc., a US leader in the ethanol industry, has announced that ethanol biorefineries will be capable of commercially producing both food and fuel in 2010. “We are talking about the ‘ethanol...

In a bid to ease Western Australia’s tourism and hospitality labour shortage, an innovative new online campaign aims to attract young working holidaymakers from the United Kingdom. It features a...

The European Commission has created a high level group to address issues of competitiveness, innovation and safety in the food and beverage industries. The plan is to counter the current issues undermining...

Food manufacturers will soon have access to a new CSIRO-bred barley variety, which reportedly has significant human health benefits. A licence agreement between the CSIRO/Australian Capital Ventures Limited...

Consumers are driving an industry trend towards food used for medicinal purposes, and exciting market opportunities exist as ‘Pharmafoods’ become increasingly important in disease prevention, especially...

The popularity of celebrity chefs of the ilk of Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay, coupled with the success of British restaurants in lists of the world’s best restaurants, has been attributed to the...

New research released today in the inaugural Australian Retailers Association (ARA) Australian Retailers’ Index revealed retail support for the Federal Government has dropped dramatically during...

While conditions across the Australian grains belt have been variable, a forecast increase in the area planted provides optimism regarding winter grains production in 2008-09, according to the Australian...

p.i.n.k vodka, the first 80-proof ultra-premium vodka infused with caffeine and guarana, is to be made available in Australia from July. Made from the handcrafted vodka from Holland, p.i.n.k. vodka contains...