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Restaurant offers Sensory Hour for customers with autism

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TODAY a Sydney restaurant on a ground-breaking mission of inclusion will host its first Sensory Hour for customers with autism and their families. Part of the Rashays Casual Dining chain of 22 restaurants...

Delivery service impact on fast food outlets revealed

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WITH the increase in meal choice available from the explosion of food delivery services you might be surprised who now rules the roost when it comes to take-away food, according new research. More than...

The need-to-know about Coles’ private label plan

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SUPERMARKET shoppers will win on price and may lose on choice as Coles moves to increase its private label penetration to 40 per cent, a plan that threatens to undermine local manufacturers, experts say. Coles...

Whole Grain Week launches new diet database. Try it.

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TODAY marks the start of Australia’s inaugural Whole Grain Week, run by the Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council which no doubt hopes this fibre-rich event becomes regular. The idea is to spread the...

Fast-food inventor is on a wild ride, join the journey

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A LINE of food industry players is forming a queue at Crag Carrick’s door, inventor of Australia’s latest fast-food innovation – the Donug. The cross between a doughnut and a chicken nugget is...

Will Australian supermarkets make their own milk?

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US grocery giant Walmart is opening its own dairy processing plant supplying milk to 500 stores, and perhaps modelling a next-step pathway for Australian supermarkets. Walmart will take milk at the Indiana...

Woolworths develops in-store education for kids

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Brick and mortar supermarkets are developing new strategies to woo shoppers to engage in the physical experience of shopping in person. At the same time, shopping is a learning opportunity for giving children...

ACCC penalises Jenny Craig for its “10kg for $10” TV ads

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken action to reiterate the importance of transparency between businesses and consumers by requiring adequate disclosure. The ACCC action...

Winemakers sign MoU with Alibaba, in industry-wide approach

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Australia’s wine producers stand to make significant inroads into the Chinese market from a deal with Alibaba. Wine Australia and Chinese multinational e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba have signed a Memorandum...

New coffee pod for Nespresso machines typifies lots of innovation

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ExpressPods has released its new Baileys Premium Coffee Pod in Australia and New Zealand, across a variety of retail stores including Coles and Woolworths, and online at www.expresspods.com.au.  The coffee...