The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on complex tests if the participants consumed cocoa flavanols beforehand, research has found. [ + ]

All fresh and minimally processed fruit and vegetable products will receive an automatic five-star rating under the revised Health Star Rating (HSR) plan. [ + ]

An Australian chardonnay has beaten wines from more than 50 countries to be awarded the Champion White Trophy at the International Wine Challenge. [ + ]

Nestlé has announced that it has agreed to sell its Yinlu peanut milk and canned rice porridge businesses in China to Food Wise Co. [ + ]

The annual Consumer NZ awards highlight the claims food manufacturers use to promote their products as being better choices than they really are. [ + ]

Proform Foods has opened its $11m manufacturing facility for plant-based meats, located at Mount Kuring-Gai in Sydney's north. [ + ]

Tailored to Fit is one of Innova Market Insights' Top Trends for 2021, bringing personalised nutrition further into the spotlight. [ + ]

A 100% recycled and 100% recyclable cardboard bread tag has been launched in Australia today by Tip Top. [ + ]

Queensland's Range Brewing has been crowned a champion at the Independent Beer Awards (IBA), known as the Indies. [ + ]

New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra has released its annual sustainability report. [ + ]

Cadbury's parent company Mondelēz International will remove all plastic trays from its adult selection boxes in the UK and Ireland this Christmas. [ + ]

Unilever has announced a new global sales target of AU$1.6 billion from plant-based meat and dairy alternatives within the next five to seven years. [ + ]

The free-from food category, which aims to provide food intolerant people with nutritious foods, has steadily gained traction over the last decade. [ + ]

Consumers say they may buy 'hybrid meat' products that combine meat and other ingredients but only if they include whole plant-based foods such as onions, according to new research. [ + ]

Food and beverage companies Chobani, Kellogg and Unilever were the big winners from the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) Awards ceremony. [ + ]