A high-protein Jerky manufacturer and a gluten-free nut butter firm are among the five start-ups on Chobhani’s Australia's first incubator scheme, each of which has been warded $100,000 in equity-free funding.
Gender, ethnicity, family history and early childhood medical history all affect adolescent food allergy, with Asian males being particularly susceptible, a new study from Australia has reported.
Getting buy-in from freight-forwarders, ports and shipping firms is crucial to maximise the food industry potential for blockchain to fight counterfeit goods, according to one start-up, which has formed a consortium to boost use of the technology.
Thailand’s CP Foods has achieved double-digit growth in Australia since entering the country in 2012, and is now targeting sales success in New Zealand as it seeks greater “expansion and diversification” down under.
Auckland-based meat substitute producer Sunfed Meats, which has consistently sold out its Chicken Free Chicken in New Zealand, is in the midst of a series A capital raise to significantly expand production to meet growing local and overseas demand, and...
Australia is facing a mounting problem of finding fruit pickers during the fruit harvesting season, and hundreds of tonnes of fruit are going to waste.
Campaign group GE Free NZ wants regulator Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to review its draft approval for Golden Rice, which is genetically modified to produce beta-carotene.
Allergen labelling regulations in Australia need a complete overhaul, claims a new report, which argues the current voluntary use of 'may contain traces' statements are not adequately protecting consumers.
Proposals to shake-up Australia’s GM rules are likely to face “fierce opposition” according to a leading academic, while another said that it would undoubtedly result “in the food our children eat in the future having a different DNA sequence to the food...
Tinned food firm Golden Circle has defended its sourcing strategy after coming under fire when a photo of several tonnes of rotting Australian pineapples went viral online.
Mānuka honey brand Comvita has expanded its retail availability in the US and Canada, after securing a deal with Costco and launching a new store on Amazon.
Blockchain technology is being introduced to strengthen supply chain management in the fresh and frozen tuna sectors of the Western and Central Pacific region, replacing ad hoc and paper-based records.
Just over three months since Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull quashed calls for a tax on sweetened beverages, the media as well as a coalition of health professionals have relit the torch on the debate.
South Australia has been named as one of the world’s only Pacific oyster producing areas to be free of POMS disease — though this status has resulted in supply issues.
Products containing traces of golden rice, which is genetically modified to produce beta-carotene, should be able to be sold in Australia and New Zealand, regulators have ruled.
Sugar taxes have continued to gain momentum in 2017, but the introduction of new legislation is rarely straight-forward. We take a look at countries around the globe where sugar taxes have been making headlines this year.
Amid the growing rise of e-commerce across Asia, culminating in remarkable sales figures from last month’s Singles' Day in China, it is easy to miss the changing face of online grocery in the wider region’s more organised markets, such as Australia.
Australia’s biggest kombucha manufacturer has launched a new, native flavour, reflecting the lightning-fast growth of the fizzy fermented beverage in the country – but so far the globals don’t seem to getting in on the act.
Australian consumer advocacy group CHOICE is campaigning for mandatory kilojoule (calorie) labelling on alcoholic beverages, in order to give consumers more information about what they drink.
AB InBev's AU$10m deal for South Australian craft brewer Pirate Life has reignited concerns over the number of independents being taken over by global powerhouses.
A new wave of products containing hemp are starting to filter into Australian and New Zealand markets, after the long-banned product was finally permitted for food and nutritional use.
Australia’s advertising standards board has upheld complaints against a Coca-Cola advert, for ‘portraying the drink as a suitable substitute for a meal’.
With Australian energy bills soaring, the food industry is being forced to look for new ways to keep their costs down — or risk pricing consumers out of the market.
AB InBev has acquired Pirate Life, with a $10m ($7.6m USD) investment in a new South Australian brewery kick-starting growth plans for the Adelaide brewer.
Heinz New Zealand is seeking clearance from the Commerce Commission to acquire the food, sauces and instant coffee business of Cerebos Pacific Limited from Suntory-owned subsidiary Cerebos Gregg’s.
Australia’s Bega Cheese has announced its acquisition of the Peanut Company of Australia (PCA) Limited, further expanding its portfolio of brands outside the dairy sector.
Buckwheat flour containing gluten and used in products advertised as gluten-free has prompted numerous recalls in New Zealand and led to at least one reaction.
Plans are afoot to try and save the struggling Queensland oyster industry in Australia by developing a disease-resistant species known as the Blacklip.
Sports drinks, diet soft drinks and flavoured water appear to be more closely linked to dental problems and obesity in teens than traditional soft drinks, according to surprising new research.
New Zealand's advertising regulator has clashed with academics over a study that concluded advertising rules are ineffective in protecting children from exposure to unhealthy food marketing on television.
Domestic organic and export sales are continuing to rise in Australia but there are still considerable opportunities for the industry to accelerate its growth.
Eating more vegetables could cut the risk of heart disease and stroke by as much as 40%, with six vegetables especially beneficial due to their high levels of nitrate, according to a new study.
Most Australians do not know the safe cooking temperatures for foods such as hamburgers, sausages and poultry, according to a Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) survey.
There is an urgent need to better track community nutrition to support policymakers in improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote communities.
A study of Australia’s largest food firms shows nine out of 10 are at least partly owned by foreign companies…but with Murray Goulburn about to be sold to Canadian rival Saputo, that number will soon be zero.
Campbell Soup’s global biscuits and snacks division has brought Tim Tam single-serve packs to the US and has set about educating consumers on the Tim Tam Slam.
After many rumors over the potential sale of Australia’s Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co. Limited, Canadian dairy company Saputo Inc. has emerged as the company that will take over the cooperative.
The 40-year relationship between one of Australia’s biggest beef suppliers and its exclusive domestic customer is on the rocks following an export dispute that has landed before the courts.
