Australian food industry representative body the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has warned the Australian government that “serious flaws” remain and need to be resolved if an effective...

Australians are expected to spend almost $1.4 billion spoiling their mums this year, according to research from market research organisation IBISWorld. This figure is an increase of 2.7 per cent from 2012,...

People sometimes “see” flavours in foods and beverages before actually tasting them, according to a scientist speaking at a meeting of the American Chemical Society on 11 April 2013. The eyes sometimes...

The iconic Australian chocolate and confectionery brand Darrell Lea has been placed into voluntary administration by its directors. The company, started 85 years ago by the same family from a small factory...

Australian-based international food, beverage and confectionary marketing and importing company, Stuart Alexander, has appointed James Burt as the new Chief Operating Officer for Australia and New Zealand. Stuart...

Australian dairy giant Murray Goulburn and global confectioner Mars both announced yesterday that they will be making workers redundant as result of changes to their Victorian operations. Whilst Mars announced...

Cadbury Dairy Milk Australia, the flagship of the Cadbury brand recently purchased by Kraft Foods, is celebrating its successful Facebook marketing campaign this week, having reached a milestone 100,000...

Nestlé has confirmed it is in talks about a possible takeover of Chinese confectionery company Hsu Fu Chi.The world’s largest food maker said yesterday (4 July) that it was “engaged in preliminary...

Kraft’s popular ‘no artificials’ sweets brand, The Natural Confectionery Co, previously part of Cadbury, last night unveiled a new campaign called ‘Let’s Play’, which encourages...

Nestlé has announced that it is expanding its Skinny Cow range of low-fat frozen snacks, with the launch of its first confectionery range in the US. Nestlé is introducing two new Skinny Cow branded products...