Experts are warning that increased pork prices as a result of droughts across North America and Russia are “unavoidable.”
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Wal-Mart offers discounts on healthy foods: should Australia follow suit?
America’s largest supermarket has teamed up with a leading insurance company to offer healthy foods at a reduced price.
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Makers of ‘pink slime’ sue TV network
The manufacturers of the now infamous “pink slime” used in American meat products has sued ABC News in the US for defamation over its coverage of the creation.
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Kraft to buy remaining stake in Moroccan biscuit company
Global food giant Kraft has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50 per cent stake in Moroccan biscuit manufacturer Biscuiterie Industrielle du Moghreb (BIMO).
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Aussie winemakers well-placed to take advantage of the US market
Brian Croser, veteran winemaker and co-founder of the Petaluma label, believes that demand for premium wines is outstripping supply, and Australian winemakers are well positioned to take advantage of this.
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White House releases home brew beer recipe
The White House has given the people what they want and finally released the recipe for Obama’s favoured honey ale home brew recipe.
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Thought deep-fried butter was bad? Brace yourself…
American ingenuity is alive and well at state fairs across the country, where nothing is safe from the confines of a crispy batter casing.
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EU overhauls food labelling requirements
Consumers around the world are demanding greater transparency when it comes to food labels and it seems the EU is one of the governments that is listening.
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Public Demand Increases for White House Beer Recipes
An American beer-lover has made a request under US Freedom of Information laws for the White House to disclose the recipe of its home brewed ale.
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Would you eat deep-fried butter?
It’s a well known fact that Americans like their deep fried food; in fact, if this year’s state fairs are anything to go by, they will pretty much deep fry anything.
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Bread prices to increase due to US drought, but who will absorb the cost?
Australia’s largest baker has confirmed that the price of bread will increase due to the US drought.
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All GM foods to be declared on labels if Californian bill passes
Genetically modified (GM) food is a controversial issue that is set to become an electoral one in the US, with one state set to vote on the practise.
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Food Crisis: The Development of Modern Aquaculture in Australia is an Imperative
The US corn crop has failed due to the severe drought and extreme temperatures experienced in the US this year. But the US is not alone, Ukraine, also a major exporter of grain, has banned wheat exports due to poor harvest this year. As a consequence only 50 days’ worth of stocks are left in world’s granaries.
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Campbell’s Soup buys produce company for $1.55 billion
Campbell Soup has acquired US fruit and vegetable company Bolthouse Farms for $1.55 billion in cash.
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Which Aussie farmers are game enough to create their own version of this video?
Three US farming brothers have released a hilarious parody of the popular LMFAO song “I’m sexy and I know it.”
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Hot weather in US Midwest damaging corn, wheat crops
A 10 per cent rise in the cost of US corn and wheat in just one week is sparking fears of a significant increase to world food prices.
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Australian meat exports contaminated: biggest export market at risk
A batch of mince contaminated with E.coli discovered in South Carolina may have come from Australia, amid revelations that up to 13 shipments of Australian meat has been rejected by the US in the past year.
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Company behind deadly listeria outbreak files for bankruptcy
A US company linked to a listeria outbreak which infected 146 people and killed at least 30, has filed for bankruptcy.
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New invention gets sauces out of bottles as quick as water
A clever scientist in the US has come up with a way to make the process of getting sauces out of their bottles easier and most importantly, quicker.
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FSANZ recalls yeast products over salmonellosis concerns
Australia’s food safety watchdog has issued a warning to food businesses not to use two direct order yeast products.
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