Australian olive oil harvest for this year has come in slightly below expectations, according to Australian Olive Association.

A naturally occurring lantibiotic could be added to food to kill harmful bacteria like salmonella, E. coli and listeria.

Kraft Foods has announced that its intends to create two independent public companies: a high-growth global snacks business with estimated revenue of approximately $32 billion and a high-margin North American grocery business with estimated revenue of approximately $16 billion. The company expects to create these companies through a tax-free spin-off of the North American grocery business to Kraft Foods shareholders.

After an outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg that has sickened at least 79 and killed 1 in the US, Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling 16.3 thousand tonnes of turkey products produced at its Springvale, Arkansas plant.

Larger dairy operations tended to produce better quality milk than the state's small farms, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study.

The Australian Institute of Packaging has announced that it will be introducing a new half-day training course on Advanced Plastic Packaging.

The University of Sydney Business School has joined forces with not-for-profit agency Foodbank Australia to help them achieve their goal of eliminating hunger in Australia.

A freeze-dry technique could potentially be applied to add value to meat components considered to be less appealing.

The ANU and Bayer Crop Science sign a research agreement to develop new technology to produce higher yielding food crops.

Retail Food Group Limited has acquired New Zealand's Evolution Coffee Roasters Group.

O-I has named Steve Bramlage president of the company’s Asia Pacific region.

A team of researchers from the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology have identified a novel and potent natural antioxidant occurring in tomato plants.

Owens-Illinois has announced the acquisition of VDL Company, a single-furnace glass container plant in Vergèze, France.

Retail trade is likely to slow down according to the AFGC CHEP Retail Index.

OHM has been appointed as a distributor of the Boge range.