ACCC concerned about Competition Review’s recommendations to weaken ACCC The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has provided some initial comments in response to the draft report...

Turnover and exports up, but job shedding continues: AFGC State of the Industry 2014 report The Australian Food and Grocery Council’s (AFGC) sixth annual industry snapshot State of the Industry 2014...

Productivity Commission calls for sellers of dairy products to share in on-farm investment Australia’s federal government Productivity Commission has found that on-farm investment was “crucial” to...

Half yearly results show convenience industry resilience The Australian convenience sector has recorded a strong growth rate of 4 per cent for the first half of 2014, according to a State of the Industry...

Rising demand for natural sweeteners, including stevia, Canadean The concerns about obesity and related health problems plus sugar taxes in many countries have stimulated the market for non-caloric sweeteners,...

Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids linked to smaller risk of coronary heart disease Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a study from the University...

Cadbury and Bulla launch new ‘carnival’ ice cream flavours Global confectionery company Cadbury and Australian dairy manufacturer Bulla Dairy Foods have launched new flavours in the Cadbury...

SodaStream launches new ‘True Lemon’ flavour range Home soda making machine company SodaStream has launched a new range of lemon flavours to its portfolio in Australia. The Company said the True Lemon...

CHOICE opposes sports drink health claims as ‘misleading consumers’ Consumer group CHOICE has said it believes that allowing sports drinks to carry health claims will “mislead consumers into believing...

Woolworths to expand Farmers’ Own milk to Western Australia Australian supermarket group Woolworths has announced that it will introduce its Farmers’ Own milk brand, which will be sourced directly...