The first farmers’ markets in Australia will be accredited on Saturday 15 May 2010 under the Victorian Farmers’ Markets Association (VFMA) Accreditation Program. The VFMA commenced a rigorous...

• Product of the Year surveys Australians to choose the best new products • Independent consumer study to be conducted by leading research firm TNS • Globally, winners boost sales by 10% to 15% Product...

Montefiori Cheese is conducting a voluntary consumer level recall on their Mozarella Fiorello cheese products. The reason for the recall is that the products have been contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. ...

McCain Foods has hit out at yesterday’s (13 April) strike action at a manufacturing site in Victoria.The chip maker said it had been in talks with local union representatives since December over...

US food giant ConAgra Foods  announced on Monday that it has bought Elan Nutrition, a formulator and manufacturer of snack and nutrition bars, from private-equity firm Sun Capital Partners. Financial...

You may think otherwise but there is optimism in organic at the moment.After the recession whacked organic sales of the UK (down almost 13% last year), you would have thought there would have been a downbeat...

Tetra Pak yesterday opened its new Tetra Pak Technology Centre in Pudong, Shanghai. The Centre, which brings together resources from product development and engineering, technical service, training, sourcing...

Research by The Nielsen Company and the Natural Marketing Institute has shown that the health consciousness of consumers is directly reflected in their purchasing habits. The research divided US shoppers...

The World Trade Organisation is expected to formally rule that Australia’s stringent quarantine restrictions on New Zealand apples are unfair, ending a 90 year long lockout on bringing the fruit...

UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has begun using a new pest control technique to combat moth infestation by turning the insects gay. Three orchards are now established using the new technique, which...