A new mobile phone app, called Nose to Tail, that provides consumers and chefs with information about more than 200 cuts of meat has been launched in Australia. The Nose to Tail app offers information...

Grocery buyers who shop at Coles are more likely to have a smartphone than those who shop at Woolworths, Aldi or IGA, according to new findings from market research organisation Roy Morgan Research. Nearly...

A new integrated tool called Mobile Den, which allows retail brands to link digital customer loyalty campaigns and mobile payments directly with their retail operations, has been launched in Australia. The...

An Australian food-scanning app, FoodSwitch, has been recognised in a list of the world’s top 100 innovative initiatives, selected from entries from more than 79 countries. At the international 2013...

In the month leading up to this week’s Federal budget, a number of announcements have been made about Federal government funds being available on a selective basis for food-related projects. Recently,...

Three information technology students from the University of Sydney have won the Microsoft Asian Cup with their BlueClover mobile phone app, which is designed to help diabetics manage their condition. The...

Barcode company GS1 is about to launch its GoScan app. With the support of a range of food industry partners – including the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), major supermarkets and food manufacturers...

SPC Ardmona-owned Goulburn Valley has launched a new range of pre-sliced apple snacks to be promoted by Bindi, Terri and Robert Irwin. As part of the recent SPC Ardmona manufacturing facility upgrade in...

Coles has launched a trial of a new Coles MasterCard Mobile Wallet that will enable a sample group of customers to pay for groceries with their credit card and earn flybuys points using their smart phone. Similarly...

A study undertaken by staff at the University of Campinas in Brazil has found that chocolate melting in hot climates may no longer be a problem. Just published in the January issue of the European Journal...