Caffeine linked to increased soft drink consumption, but industry says Deakin study is ‘flawed’ A study that links caffeine with increased consumption of soft drinks is ‘flawed’, according to the body representing ...
Indian restaurant search service provider Zomato has acquired US-based food portal Urbanspoon for $52m in an all-cash deal and intends to raise approximately $100m through a fresh funding in a month in order to fuel growth. This purchase ...
Tags: food portal, Indian restaurant, Food
Several dairy farms across China are dumping milk and ceasing operations, citing oversupply and cheap imports.TS This comes in response to slump in consumer demand across the country and increase in imports from countries such as ...
Tags: dumping milk, dairy farms, milk
Stone Brewing is re-brewing a particular collaboration that was first brewed in 2011 with Guam’s Ishii Brewing and Japan-based Baird Brewing Company. Baird / Ishii / Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA is brewed with Japanese sencha green ...
Dairy Australia has made a submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), urging the regulator to allow milk products in Australia and New Zealand to carry health claims for replenishment of the body following intense or ...
Tags: Dairy Products, Agriculture
Flavoured drinking straw company Sipahh is set to launch its e-commerce store in mid-January 2015, which will allow consumers to buy bulk packs of its straws. Sipahh straws, which use the Unistraw Delivery System, were created by Peter ...
Tags: E-Commerce Store, Unistraw Delivery System, Agriculture
Australian pie franchise Pie Face has made a comeback from voluntary administration, with the appointment of a new CEO and the signing of a Deed of Company Arrangement. Pie Face launched in Sydney in 2003 and now has 89 stores across ...
Tags: savoury pies, pastries, cakes, muffins, coffee, Agriculture
An alliance of Australia’s beverage manufacturers has responded to speculation that New South Wales could introduce a Container Deposit Scheme for beverage packaging, saying recent research has shown such schemes are “many times ...
Nintendo Europe is offering the New 3DS Ambassador Bundle to select EU Nintendo Club customers this month. The New 3DS will be available early to Nintendo’s “most loyal customers”, according to emails sent out to select ...
Tags: 3DS, Consumer Electronics, games
Australian Wool Network (AWN) has moved forward in the wool textile value chain from brokerage to wool-made apparel retail by acquiring Victorian knitwear manufacturer and retailer, Hysport. “The acquisition will allow AWN to move ...
Tags: seamless technology, wool-made apparel retail, Textile
The market for olive oil is the fastest growing in the oil and fats market in the UK, and has the potential to appeal to those aged 55 and over due to its age-aligned benefits, according to market research organisation Canadean. Older ...
Tags: olive oil, Agriculture
Earlier in December 2014, Australian Food News reported that food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
More research is needed into the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), although emerging research suggests the method is an effective way to reduce or quit smoking, according to a review of research on e-cigarettes ...
Tags: E-Cigarettes, Agriculture
Syngenta has received the safety certificate for its Agrisure Viptera trait (event MIR162) from China's regulatory authorities, formally granting import approval. The approval covers corn grain and processing byproducts, such as dried ...
Tags: food, feed use, Agriculture
Australian establishment Quality Food World has recalled Pure Produce Company's dip as it may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product is 200g Pure Produce Company Honey Soy Artichoke dip with Best ...
Tags: cheese, chips, crackers, Agriculture