On the 23 and 24 January 2011 in Berne, six chocolatiers will compete for the coveted title of “Swiss Chocolate Master”.  The winner will compete in the world of chocolate in Paris.  The...

Australia’s first laser guided pork cutting robot has been installed, at a cost of $700,000, at Craig Mostyn Group’s Linley Valley Fresh pork processing works at Wooroloo, WA.Highly accurate...

UK retailer Asda has extended its “price guarantee” to refund the difference to consumers if it is not 10% cheaper than its main rivals.Around 15,000 products listed by independent price checker...

Global food prices last month reached the highest since records began, exceeding the 2008 highs that sparked riots across the globe, according to figures from the UN. An index of food commodities tracked...

Coles Supermarkets have switched their fresh beef offerings entirely to beef produced without the use of Hormone Growth Promotants, or HGPs, as of January 1st. Hormone Growth Promotants are small implants...

Three McDonalds outlets in south-east Melbourne have been targeted by armed robbers this week, leaving employees concerned for their safety and some stores closing earlier than usual. McDonalds in the...

Researchers in Germany have used Lupin seeds, a type of legume, to produce low-fat, high-quality sausage products. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, believe...

Sugar industry peak body CANEGROWERS said today that the sugar industry has been severly impacted by the rain during the 2010 harvest, with some 20%, equating to some 5.7 million tonnes of sugarcane, left...

Regularly drinking green tea could protect the brain against developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, according to latest research by scientists at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. The...

Despite the wet weather in Queensland, there is still an abundant supply of bananas and growers are continuing to send fruit to market, according to the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC). ABGC...