Resveratrol, which occurs naturally in blueberries, raspberries, mulberries, grape skins and consequently in red wine, could help counteract the negative impact of high-fat/high-sugar diets. [ + ]

We are all aware of the importance of diet to our own health, but do we consider the impact our eating habits have on the health of the planet? [ + ]

Amcor has announced the acquisition of Plastic Moulders Limited, a rigid plastics business that manufactures containers and closures for the food and home/personal care markets in North America. [ + ]

Australia's leading packaging conference is only two weeks away, so now is the time to book your place. [ + ]

Scientists who unlocked the full genome sequence of the carrot say the information can be used to help breeders improve the nutritional quality of carrots and a range of other crops. [ + ]

The demographics of biscuit consumption remain a challenge to marketers, with teenagers and older Australians the nation's most avid biscuit eaters. [ + ]

Global consumption of alcoholic drinks fell in 2015, the first such drop in over a decade. [ + ]

For the first time, the largest and most comprehensive health survey in Australia has compared food consumption against the Australian Dietary Guidelines, and some of its findings are alarming. [ + ]

Scientists with Deakin University's Centre for Advanced Sensory Science conducted experiments using a range of sweeteners and found there is not a strong connection between sweet taste, diet and body size. [ + ]

George Weston Foods has announced the planned departure and retirement of Andrew Reeves, chief executive, and the appointment of internal successor Stuart Grainger. [ + ]

Researchers have demonstrated that fruits can stay fresh for more than a week without refrigeration if they are coated in an odourless, biocompatible silk solution so thin as to be virtually invisible. [ + ]

ISO experts have formed a committee aimed at developing a standard to make unit pricing work effectively. [ + ]

Australian vegetable growers will be provided with a practical overview of the export process at a symposium to be held on the Gold Coast. [ + ]

Melbourne's La Trobe University will lead a five-year, $5 million effort to help Papua New Guinea's ailing cocoa industry. [ + ]

Many of us want to eat healthier, but not so many are doing anything about it. That's the message from a comprehensive study into the who, what, when and where of Australia's food choices. [ + ]