More than 500 Goodman Fielder employees across Australia will be out of work as the company restructures the business to reduce costs.
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Subway’s chicken fillet is not a fillet at all: chain found in breach of advertising code
Fast-food chain Subway has been forced to rename its Chicken Fillet, after the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) found it to be misleading, because it is not in fact a chicken fillet, but rather processed meat.
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Major food companies targeting low income communities more likely to lead unhealthy lifestyles
A new report has found that major food processors are targeting low and middle income areas with their unhealthy products, armed with the knowledge that consumption of unhealthy foods is higher in amongst those societal groups.
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Industrial action closes Ipswich’s biggest meatworks
Following a number of work stoppages, a meatworks in Queensland’s Ipswich has will close completely on Friday, as workers fight for a four per cent annual pay rise to be included in a new enterprise bargaining agreement.
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NSW govt provides wrong egg-labelling info: consumer watchdog
Consumer watchdog Choice has accused the New South Wales’ government of posting incorrect and confusing information about free-range egg labelling on its website.
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AFGC appoints new CEO
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC)’s new chief executive will begin at the end of next month.
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McDonald’s takes you behind the scenes, but is is really as it seems?
In an interesting PR move for the fast food giant, McDonald’s has released a video showing why the burgers displayed in its advertising look so different to those actually sold in stores.
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Japanese takeover of Little Creatures depends on shareholders’ vote
Japanese-owned beverage company, Lion, has made a bid for Perth-based brewer Little World Beverages (LWB), which is now valued at more than $380 million.
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Revolutionary system saves macadamia farmers time and money
A new system for dehusking and sorting macadamias will provide better returns for growers, reduce their losses and improve the quality of the nuts.
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Coal seam gas is coming to Victoria, and we’re nowhere near ready
Coal seam gas mining is rapidly expanding beyond the eastern basin states. The Inquiry into Greenfields Mineral Exploration and Project Development in Victoria recommends the Victorian Government establish a process to consult stakeholders about the future development of goal seam gas. But Victoria’s laws simply aren’t ready for this new form of mining.
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We source most of our fresh produce locally: Woolworths
Woolworths has unveiled a new advertising campaign, intended to inform consumers that contrary to widely-held opinion, it actually sources 96 per cent of its fresh produce from Australia.
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Australians oppose TV junk food ads, warm to GM foods
More than 75% of Australians support a ban on junk food advertising in children’s television, and almost 20% support a total ban, according to a poll by the Australian National University on attitudes to food security.
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Mixed opinions from farmers over Coles’ boutique food plan
Victorian Farmers have criticised a plan by Coles to sell boutique food brands in regional stores, but the representative body for Western Australian farmers has welcomed the idea.
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4 million Aussies struggle to open packaging: how the industry is improving
Evolving lifestyles and an ageing population will force packaging to innovate, as they attempt to meet changing household demographics and more educated consumers.
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Family farms won’t survive and it’s not all Coles and Woollies fault: AIP National Conference
The 2012 Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) Conference has kicked of in Queensland, and food and packaging experts have already shared their thoughts on the future of the Australian industry.
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Kellogg Australia reduces sodium levels ahead of schedule
Kellogg Australia has met its 2010 commitment to reduce sodium levels in its Corn Flakes and Rice Bubbles by 20 per cent.
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Coles and Woollies wiping out regional grocers: lobby group
The Senate Inquiry into Coles and Woolworths’ anti-competitive behaviour is not impacting their mission to take over the grocery sector entirely, and the independents are desperately calling on the federal government to step in.
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Pizzas not selling, we’ll make potatoes instead: McCain UK factory to slash 40 jobs
McCain Foods will stop producing frozen pizzas in the UK, amid disappointing sales.
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World food prices drop to 8-month low
World food prices dropped to their lowest level in eight months, according to a U.N. Agency.
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We need plans and education to protect agricultural land: farm group
As the debate over foreign ownership of prime agricultural land and Australia being Asia’s ‘foodbowl’ rages, a new review by a leading farming group has found that the land needs to be preserved.
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