The Chia Co. and dairy company Ballantyne have teamed up to launch a new product hybrid, a spreadable butter blended with chia oil.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand has sparked debate with the release of a report which denies the presence of novel nanomaterials in food additives.

Ice tea startup Nexba has launched a range of Erythritol-sweetened drinks in 330 Woolworth’s Petrol stores.

Choice has slammed snacks from brands such as Heinz and Rafferty's Garden for containing excessive sugar.

Market intelligence agency Mintel will be revealing which emerging ingredients are having the biggest impact on product innovation at Foodtech Qld.

Australia’s major chocolate manufacturers have each committed to using sustainably sourced cocoa in their locally produced products.

McCormick & Company has unveiled its annual McCormick Flavour Forecast, which aims to reveal the top trends and ingredients driving the future of flavour.

Puratos has acquired Melbourne Jam Manufacturing Co, a local, family-owned bakery and confectionery fillings business that has been operating since 1925.

Australian ingredients company Juremont has won the exclusive agency to supply Australian food manufacturers with Barry Callebaut cocoa product.

A Perth biotechnology company is claiming a breakthrough in the GI levels of white bread.

Consumer demand for calorie information has led Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) to publicise the calorie content of its wines online.

Lion is in the second phase of a campaign which addresses common myths about beer.

Fonterra has responded to consumer demand by reducing the sugar content of one of its yoghurts by 25 per cent.

Mondelez International has committed to removing artificial colours and flavours from its products.

Nestlé has announced that KitKat will become the first global chocolate brand to be made only from sustainably-sourced cocoa from early next year.

The new Allen’s Jelly Tots – last sold in Australia in 2004 – have returned to the market, but this time with no artificial colours.