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A review by Choice that deems bottled water a waste of money is based on a faulty premise: that the product competes with tap water, according to the bottled water industry.

Australia's leading food brands are collaborating in a new program to recycle soft plastics into furniture to reduce the amount of soft plastic packaging going into Canberra's landfill.

The Bleasdale-Fortis-et-Astutus tawny port bottle from South Australian winery Bleasdale took out the top design award at the Australian Wine Industry Design Competition.

The ACCC has opposed the proposed acquisition by Heinz of fast-growing premium baby food manufacturer, Rafferty's Garden.

Simplot has today advised employees that its vegetable processing plants in Bathurst in NSW and Devonport in Tasmania are under threat of closure.

Coles managing director, Ian McLeod, has defended the retail giant's efforts to pare down its prices at the expense of suppliers at a business lunch this week.

MOI International has had to pay two fines worth a combined $20,400 because of misleading claims it made on its product labels.

Coles has floated a plan to create its own panel of approved field agents who would go out to food suppliers to tender for their services.

The Australian Institute of Building has applauded the innovative design and engineering delivered during the construction of Primo's smallgoods facility in Brisbane.

An imminent application by the AFGC to broaden the definition of the term 'gluten free' in Australia is meeting opposition from some food manufacturers.

The WA brewer of Little Creatures craft beer, is poised to open a brand new brewery in Geelong, Victoria and has already begun brewing on the recently commissioned site.

Australian organic snack food company, Whole Kids, has become the first Australian food company to be named a Certified B Corporation for its ethical practices.

Woolworths' direct marketing wine retailer, Cellarmaster Wines, has been fined $110,000 for sending marketing messages that did not comply with the Spam Act.

The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) has named two food industry innovators as award recipients ahead of its July convention.

Newly elected Australian Food and Grocery Council chairman Terry O’Brien says it’s time consumers understood the future consequences of unsustainable price cuts.

Kraft will tonight kick-off a new TV ad campaign that seeks to recapture the hearts of empty nesters who have drifted away from the Aussie classic, Vegemite.