Organic growth for Nestlé
03 April, 2008Nestlé's strategic reorientation to nutrition, health and wellness is yielding benefits.
Marketing influences the sale of fast food
29 January, 2008Marketing may influence how often parents feed their children fast food, according to a study by Sonya A. Grier, an associate professor of marketing at American University’s Kogod School of Business.
Product trends expected to make it big in 2008
17 January, 2008In 2008, new products that complement a simpler, purer and more natural way of life are set to dominate, according to research from Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD)
Food prices are set to rise and to continue to rise
10 December, 2007 by Janette Woodhouse, EditorAdvances in agricultural productivity have minimised food price rises for the last couple of decades. However, this is all starting to change
Logistics mentoring in NSW and Vic
04 December, 2007After five years of success in NSW, the LAA/APICS Mentoring Program is expanding to Victoria in 2008.
UK market responds to artificial colouring concerns
08 November, 2007UK food and beverage manufacturers have committed themselves to removing artificial colours from their products by the end of 2008, in reaction to a recent study that linked artificial colours to increased hyperactivity in children.
Chicken prices set to skyrocket
25 October, 2007The Australian Chicken Meat Federation (ACMF) has warned that consumers can expect a significant price increase on chicken meat in mid-November, due to a continuing shortage of grain.
Is homicide a risk in your food plant?
12 September, 2007 by Janette Woodhouse, EditorWorkplace safety — it's a must-have criterion for every food processor. But accidents and injuries do happen — here is a quick look at workplace fatalities in the United States in 2006
Kraft sued by Proctor and Gamble
10 September, 2007Procter & Gamble (P&G) has filed a patent lawsuit against Kraft Foods, over a dispute on some new packaging for Kraft’s Maxwell House coffee brand.
Food brands under attack
27 June, 2007Many food and beverage manufacturers will only survive if they can move their brands from the first era of branding to at least the second and possibly the third era of branding, according to Professor David Thomson, speaking yesterday at the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Inc (AIFST) 40th Anniversary Convention in Melbourne.
Drought flow-on affects prices
20 June, 2007National fresh food producer Mrs Crocket’s Fast & Fresh is the latest to be affected by the increasing toll of rising produce costs with a drought levy to be introduced in the new financial year after a year of dutifully trying to cover the increases internally.
Bashing and the food industry
10 April, 2007 by Janette WoodhouseIn August, the annual Variety Bash will motor its way around diverse parts of Australia from Garden Island to HMAS Bathurst in Darwin, raising money for sick, disadvantaged and disabled children
Campylobacteriosis overtakes salmonellosis in the EU
14 March, 2007In 2005, campylobacteriosis overtook salmonellosis as the most reported zoonotic disease in humans in the EU.
Understanding the market increases success
11 September, 2006Understanding the market can quadruple the chances of a successful product launch according to Dr Ad Juriaanse, from food research company NIZO.
Company branding gets overhaul
13 July, 2006Australian industrial packaging specialist, DSL Packaging is set to implement an entire corporate branding overhaul as it moves to adopt the new business name ‘Schütz DSL’.
