Unilever CEO Paul Polman said yesterday (4 November) that the consumer goods giant made “solid progress” in the third quarter of 2010 thanks to the company’s emerging markets.The Magnum...

Woolworths employees from the Broadmeadows distribution warehouse in Melbourne are meeting to consider the company’s latest pay offer, after a conditional pay offer prompted a strike last Friday. The...

A new beer from Perth-based microbrewery Nail Ale has claimed the title of ‘world’s most expensive beer’, with a single bottle of the beer, brewed from a chunk of melted antarctic ice,...

Ricegrowers, owner of Australian rice giant SunRice, has announced plans to reopen its NSW rice mill in Deniliquin next year. The mill was closed in 2008 for ‘care and maintenance’ after six...

A US study has conducted an analysis of BPA levels in American food, revealing that almost two-thirds of foods tested contained traces of the chemical, but at levels 1000 times less than accepted limits. Researchers...

Queensland-based ginger, fruit and nut manufacturer Buderim Ginger has estimated its expected losses for 2010 at $3.6 million, hurt by the strong Australian dollar, drought conditions in its Hawaiian macadamia...

Falling sales in the US and overseas have hit third-quarter profits at US food group Kellogg, with the cereal giant announcing that net earnings dropped 6% to US$338 million for the quarter to 2 October. Kellogg’s...

South Australian dairy company Fleurieu Milk is recalling its pouring cream after it was discovered to be contaminated with E. coli. The cream was distributed across South Australia and the Northern Territory...

Flavour and fragrance giant Givaudan’s ChefsCouncil 2010 recently convened in Hong Kong, bringing together Michelin-starred chefs and food technologists for a global, culinary exploration of new...

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is conducting a new study into how water and natural fertilisers – such as manures, biosolids and compost – are used by the horticultural industry. NZFSA...