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Arnott's Slices Into War with Unilever's Mint Slice Ice Cream

Jul 28, 2016

Biscuit producer Arnott's has lodged Federal Court action against ice cream manufacturer Streets, owned by Unilever, in an attempt to block the sale of its mint slice ice cream. The two companies had previously engaged in deals to ...

Tags: Biscuit, Ice Cream

Lenard's Chicken Kicks off Expansion Plans

Jul 18, 2016

Lenard’s Chicken has kicked off its expansion plans, opening eight new redesigned stores across Australia. The stores are the first in a plan to open a further 10 by the end of the 2016 calendar year. Lenard’s says it is ...

Tags: Lenard's Chicken, Expansion Plans

McDonald's Turnaround Plan Starting to Pay off

Jul 18, 2016

McDonald’s global turnaround is coming to fruition. The global re-vitalisation is being driven by the new management headquartered in Chicago. There are numerous lessons that can be learnt on how big companies can successfully ...

Tags: McDonald, food

Pepsi US to Bring Back Aspartame as Sweetener

Jul 18, 2016

Pepsi in the US has decided to re-introduce aspartame sweetened soft drink after axing it a year ago. In August 2015, Pepsi Co US decided to remove the artificial sweetener from its diet Pepsi beverages after it said consumers wanted the ...

Tags: Pepsi, soft drink

The Latest US Food Trends Report by JWT Intelligence Show Move Towards Meat-Based Products

Jul 18, 2016

A J.Walter Thompson Intelligence (JWTI) report on the Summer Fancy Food Show, North America’s largest speciality food and beverage event held annually in New York, shows a mix of new and retro in the latest in food trends. Protein ...

Tags: Meat-Based Products, beverage

ACCC Takes Heinz to Court Over Nutritional Claims

Jun 23, 2016

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated legal proceedings against Heinz over nutritional claims made on its Little Kids Shredz infant food range. Little Shredz have been sold in major Australian ...

Tags: young children, Shreadz products

A2 Milk Company Suing Lion Over “Naturally Contains A2 Protein” Claim

Jun 23, 2016

The A2 Milk Company is suing beverage company, Lion, for using the statement, “naturally contains A2 protein”. The A2 Milk Company markets its milk and dairy products based on the fact it only contains the A2 milk protein, ...

Tags: A2 Milk Company, protein

Aussies Continue to Drink Beer During Winter, Roy Morgan Research

Jun 21, 2016

Cold beer usually goes hand-and-hand with summer but at least 38.1 per cent of Australians continue to drink beer every month no matter the weather, says new data from Roy Morgan Research. Three-quarters of these beer drinkers are men, ...

Tags: beer, drinking habits

Australian Egg Industry to Bring in Over $750 Million in Revenue 2015-16, New Ibisworld Data Released ©

Jun 21, 2016

New data from IBISWorld shows the Australian egg farming industry is expected to generate AUD $759.6 million in revenue in 2015-16. According to IBISWorld, in the five years leading up to 2015-16, Australia’s free range egg ...

Tags: egg, farming industry, cage egg

Where Will The Retail Gorillas Make Profits Tomorrow?

Apr 19, 2016

Coles and Woolies are locked in a battle for share of the customers wallets and throats that becomes more complicated every day. The competitive landscape has changed. The old model of them against each other and independent wholesaler ...

Tags: Coles, Woolies, Retail Gorillas

China New Tax on Online Sales to Hit Australian Products

Apr 6, 2016

China is introducing a new tax which will impact Australian food companies that rely on selling their products online. Details of the tax are not yet clear however it is expected that online purchases from outside of China will be ...

Tags: Tax, Australian Products, Online Sales, Online Sales Tax

Woolworths Ditches Homebrand for New Private Label Range

Mar 30, 2016

Woolworths supermarket group is saying goodbye to its Homebrand private label range and replacing it with another of its private label brand. Homebrand was established by Woolworths in 1983 and developed an early reputation for ...

Tags: Woolworths supermarkets, Homebrand, Private Label

Sugar Tax Doesn't Help Fight Obesity: Katherine Rich

Mar 22, 2016

The chief executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC) Katherine Rich has told Australian Food News today that the UK”s announced sugar tax will not help fight obesity. Under the UK tax, drinks which contain more ...

Tags: NZFGC, Katherine Rich, Sugar tax

Chocolate Investigation Of Easter Bunnies And Bilbies, AFN Survey

Mar 18, 2016

Easter is now just around the corner. For readers still looking to purchase chocolate and confectionery Australian Food News has compiled the following amongst the 2016 Easter offerings. Bunnies out, Bilbies in this Easter Australian ...

Tags: Chocolate, 2016 Easter offerings, AFN survey

PM Announces Effects Test’Is To Come

Mar 18, 2016

Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has today announced that the ‘effects test’ will be introduced into the Australian Competition and Consumer Act. Introducing the test will change Section 46 of the Competition and ...

Tags: PM, Effect test, ACCC, Consumer Act

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